General practitioners are reluctant to be on call
Fewer than four out of 10 GPs performed call duty in 2019. Fewer and fewer volunteers for the guards. According ...
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Nearly half of doctors no longer take new patients
According to UFC-Que Choisir, agglomerations of 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants are the most affected. Finding a treating doctor can become ...
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HIV: general practitioners can now prescribe PrEP treatment
From this Tuesday, June 1, GPs will be allowed to issue prescriptions for pre-exposure prophylaxis, better known as Prep. Facilitating ...
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Covid-long: “Symptoms in many young people who were healthy before the infection”
This Thursday, the National Assembly adopted a resolution which recognizes people suffering from prolonged symptoms of Covid-19 but the disease ...
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Self-diagnostics on the Internet: “The basis of the consultation is richer than before”
Nearly 80% of French people would make their own diagnosis online to decide whether they need to see a health ...
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Itching, superinfection, depression: the big comeback of bed bugs
Last year, 72,000 consultations with a general practitioner were linked to bed bugs.It has (again) become a public health problem ...
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During confinement, 93% of French people trusted their GP
A BVA survey reveals that 93% of French people have trusted their GP to monitor their state of health during ...
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“We are on war medicine, we are going to the essentials” (Dr Boutin, general practitioner)
The number of people infected with Covid-19 continues to increase. To help hospitals, some intensive care units of which are ...
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Care pathway: patients without an attending physician will no longer be penalized
In 2019, 5.4 million French people did not have a attending physician. Faced with the shortage of general practitioners, Social ...
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The consultation could start in the waiting room thanks to a connected medical chair
A French start-up has developed a connected medical chair capable of collecting the blood pressure or even the temperature of ...
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Angina: a diagnostic test now available in pharmacies
Since October 1, a rapid diagnostic orientation (TROD) of angina is now possible in pharmacies for 1 euro HT. The ...
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On average, our general practitioners work 54 hours a week
French general practitioners work an average of 54 hours a week, according to a new survey by Drees. Private general ...
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Access to care: it’s proven, more general practitioners increases life expectancy
10 additional general practitioners per 100,000 inhabitants are associated with an average increase of 51.4 days in life expectancy. A ...
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Tele-services in health: what are the advantages for doctors and their patients?
Since 2011, the Assurance Maladie has been offering tele-services for patients and healthcare professionals. Today, the saving of time and ...
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Cancer screening and prevention: the importance of the role of general practitioners
A survey conducted by the Rencontres de la cancérologie française tells us a lot about the involvement of general practitioners ...
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From September 15, you will be able to consult your doctor remotely
After an agreement between the unions of liberal doctors and the Health Insurance, telemedicine settles in France from September 15. ...
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Saône-et-Loire: how will the 30 doctors be recruited?
INTERVIEW – To deal with medical desertification, Saône-et-Loire will pay 30 doctors, distributed according to territorial needs.To fill the shortage ...
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A general practitioner sued by Social Security for refusing to prescribe generics
General practitioner Julien Blain, based in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, in the Val d'Oise, is being sued by the primary health insurance fund ...
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Lyme disease: increased frequency of diagnoses in general practice
A study from Public Health France indicates that general practitioners diagnosed Lyme disease more in 2016 than in previous years.While ...
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Too old ? One in three French doctors is over 60 years old
226,000 French doctors currently practice in France. A new study from the DREES (Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics) ...
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The French are very happy with their doctor
Whether in terms of the quality of care, consultation time or access to information, the French are extremely satisfied with ...
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General medicine: the new plan to fight against medical deserts
A new zoning system has been put in place by the Regional Health Agency to fight against medical deserts, especially ...
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Haute-Saône: general practitioner provides office, equipment and apartment!
In Saulnot, Dr Patrick Laine would like to retire, but he cannot find a doctor to succeed him.At 67, after ...
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Work stoppages: doctors feel hounded by Social Security
The union of general practitioners MG France believes that practitioners have become the target of increasing harassment from the health ...
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Doctors better trained to avoid “grossophobia”
INTERVIEW - The training of general practitioners has evolved towards more benevolence towards obese people. But grossophobia remains a problem.When ...
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Dunkirk: 12,000 signatures to support the attacked doctor
More than a week after the assault on a general practitioner in Dunkirk, anger is still palpable within the profession ...
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Consultation: 3 days of waiting to see a general practitioner
Each week, general practitioners dedicate 50 hours to their practice. They see up to 30 patients per day. General practitioners ...
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PagesJaunes: twelve million searches on alternative medicines
French people are more and more addicted to well-being and different medicines, according to the 3rd PagesJaunes Santé Barometer. The ...
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Seniors: fewer premature deaths with a female doctor
After hospitalization, patients over 65 are less likely to die prematurely if they are cared for by a woman.Women in ...
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Access to care: 20-minute journey to consult a specialist
Patients take an average of 8 minutes by car to visit their doctor. Travel time for a specialist is 2-3 ...
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