Life expectancy has increased less than expected since 1990
Despite all the "band-aids" of medicine, the increase in life expectancy has slowed considerably over the last thirty years, according ...
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Is consulting a specialist without going through a general practitioner soon possible?
The first union of specialist doctors, Avenir Spé, offers a new consultation allowing specialists to refer a patient directly to ...
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General practitioner: the price of the consultation could increase to 30 euros
From next December, the price of a consultation with the general practitioner could increase to 30 euros, instead of the ...
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Domestic violence: HAS “calls on doctors to fully address the subject”
The High Authority of Health (HAS) “calls on doctors to fully address the subject of domestic violence”. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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“Artificial intelligence can do what doctors cannot do”
How are artificial intelligence algorithms disrupting medical practice? Professor Jean-Emmanuel Bibault, oncologist and researcher in AI applied to medicine, takes ...
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Doctors’ strike: why do they close their practices for two days?
Following the call from the Doctors for Tomorrow collective, several medical practices will close on December 1 and 2. Discover ...
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Doubting your doctor increases the feeling of pain during a consultation
Being wary of your doctor could increase the degree of pain sensitivity during the consultation, suggests a study. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Obese people strongly discriminated against at the doctor’s office, according to a study
A study shows that some obese people avoid medical appointments because they feel humiliated and discriminated against by staff. THE ...
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What if emoji reinvented communication between patients and doctors?
Having become essential in online discussions or by SMS, emoji could also prove to be a valuable tool in the ...
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Medical deserts: growing inequalities in access to care
The Observatory of the French mutual provides a worrying panorama in its latest study on geographical inequalities in access to ...
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Ebola: a case detected in urban areas in the DRC, millions of people at risk
A first case of hemorrhagic fever due to the Ebola virus was discovered in an urban area, in Mbandaka, in ...
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General medicine: universities no longer pay internship supervisors
For years, medical faculties have refused to pay general medicine internship supervisors. A circular was supposed to put an end ...
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Home visits: the Uber of medicine sets up in Paris
From April, "docadom" will become the first web and mobile solution for connecting doctors and patients for home visits without ...
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Medical deserts: a “dating generalist” in Finistère
REPORT - In Brittany, finding young doctors to settle down is an obstacle course. To attract them, municipalities have taken ...
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One in two practitioners advises against giving medicine to their children
More than half of doctors advise their children against studying medicine, according to a survey. The end of the myth ...
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General medicine: “Marisol Touraine had no ambition”
INTERVIEW - The first general practitioner union, MG France, is holding its Congress. Dr Claude Leicher will also settle accounts ...
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Demographics: 25% fewer general practitioners in Paris in 2020
The CNOM is publishing this Thursday the Atlas of Medical Demography 2016. The number of general practitioners has notably fallen ...
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Lucenay-l’Évêque: the daily life of a country doctor
REPORT - In Saône-et-Loire, Dr Cécile Gogué-Meunier is the only general practitioner in a canton of 5,000 inhabitants. Grueling consultations, ...
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“Country doctor”: Thomas Lilti’s homage to local heroes
INTERVIEW - After Hippocrates, Thomas Lilti signs a new film on the medical world. It honors country doctors, whose profession ...
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Medical deserts: a site to help doctors find a replacement
On the eve of the launch of trocundoc.com, 1,000 doctors registered on this site to find a replacement. An original ...
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