Ebola: a first patient repatriation on European soil
© iStockThe Ebola outbreak continues to rage in West Africa, with the death toll reaching more than 930 out of ...
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Ebola: a cured patient develops the virus in the eye
© iStockPhotosDr. Ian Crozier, 43, was diagnosed with the Ebola virus last September while working for the World Health Organization ...
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Ebola: first patient repatriated to France
© iStockPhotoThe news, announced by Médecins sans Frontières has been confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press ...
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Medical deserts: patients and practitioners denounce the shortage
More than 80% of patients and practitioners deplore, in a survey, the shortage of doctors. The 2 largest medical deserts: ...
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A patient infected with a superbug placed in isolation
The Châlon hospital must manage a state of crisis. He is confronted with a superbug. The patient carrying the NDM-1 ...
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Ebola: what care for the first patient in France?
© istockThe case is sufficiently exceptional to attract the media: the first French patient with Ebola will be repatriated to ...
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Multiple sclerosis: the State compensates a patient
© istockRecord compensation. A former nurse who suffered from multiple sclerosisafter being vaccinated against hepatitis B won his case in ...
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A patient dies of severe dengue fever in Guadeloupe
© iStockphotoDengue fever, an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of a mosquito, caused a victim in Guadeloupe. The patient ...
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Patient safety progresses in hospitals
© Thomas NorthcutSince 2009, each healthcare facility has been required to publish the results of various indicators that provide an ...
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Drôme: a “butcher” surgeon breaks the life of a patient
Véronique, 54, almost died during a hysteroscopy, a trivial examination. The surgeon perforated her uterus and severed the femoral artery. ...
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HIV: 43% of patients “often” lie to those around them
According to a new survey, 43% of people living with the HIV virus "often" lie to those around them about ...
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Levothyrox: 42 patients assign Merck for prejudice of anxiety
42 Levothyrox consumers sued the Merck laboratory before the Toulouse tribunal de grande instance. They claim 15,000 euros for anxiety ...
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Alzheimer’s: communicating better with the patient
Alzheimer's: a disease of communication"If Alzheimer's disease is a disease of memory, it is also a disease of communication. And ...
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Levothyrox: the new formula arrives in 21 European countries, including Spain
The Merck laboratory plans to launch the new formula of Levothyrox in 21 countries of the European Union. Spain, where ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: how to communicate with a sick loved one?
When Alzheimer's disease occurs in a loved one, we are often taken aback. He seems changed, less focused, and the ...
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Cancer: a patient takes the US court against the Round-Up
© Getty ImagesNeither he nor his doctors knew if he would live long enough to make it through to this ...
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Staying loyal to your doctor would allow you to live longer
People loyal to their doctor live longer than those who change practitioner with the seasons ...Would staying true to your ...
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Levothyrox: a complaint filed for “influence peddling”
About a hundred patients have lodged a complaint for "influence peddling" in the context of the Levothyrox affair.It will be ...
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Cancer: more than 150,000 French people died in 2017
Epidemiology, risk factors, screening, care, quality of life of patients ... As every year, the National Cancer Institute (INCA) takes ...
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A healthy lifestyle decreases cardiovascular and diabetic risks
A new study puts into perspective the different genetic heritages, the cardiovascular and diabetic risks, and the health habits of ...
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Severe asthma: the beneficial effect of dupilumab
A new study confirms the effectiveness of Dupilumab in treating asthma, especially severe asthma. This new treatment received its marketing ...
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Alcohol: a new target for treating addiction and the risk of relapse
A new preclinical trial has just shown that the activation of the GPR139 receptor in the brain would reduce excessive ...
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Ebola: the Liberian patient hospitalized in the United States has died
"It is with deep sadness that we report the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7:51 am (1:51 ...
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How to diagnose possible sleep apnea by looking in the mirror?
53% of patients with sleep apnea had saggy, rubbery upper eyelids, according to a new study published in the journal ...
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Breast cancer: researchers discover a new treatment path
A computer model has uncovered a hitherto unknown combination of two drugs, potentially effective in the treatment of triple negative ...
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Crohn’s disease: MRI, a good method to diagnose relapses
MRI can effectively monitor the extent of Crohn's disease in the small intestine, new study finds. It is a valuable ...
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Cirrhosis of the liver: the promise of a new treatment
Scientists have just demonstrated that a treatment called "aleglitazar" had multiple beneficial effects on cirrhotic rats. About 700,000 people suffer ...
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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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Kidney transplant: faced with regional inequalities, the allocation method called into question
In France, the time to obtain a kidney transplant varies from 13 to 66 months depending on the region. Magali ...
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Hospital: caregivers lack time to do their job well
Doctors and hospital staff generally lack the time to take good care of their patients. This is what an Odoxa ...
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