Gérard Raymond: the patient at the heart of his fight
PORTRAIT - For 10 years, Gérard Raymond has the ambition to represent the 4 million diabetes patients in France. At ...
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Lung cancer: a survey to understand patient needs
© Alex RathsGlobally, nearly 900,000 new cases per year of lung cancer are diagnosed in men and 330,000 in women, ...
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Physician burnout, a potential risk for the patient
© Getty ImagesThe burnout of physicians would have devastating consequences on the quality of care they provide. This is the ...
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Health: patients demand more power
SURVEY - The establishment of the generalized third-party payment in the law is a further step towards health democracy. But ...
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Black Friday: how to find a doctor
The strike announced by liberal doctors on this “Black Friday” day should disrupt access to patient care. But solutions are ...
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5 million French people help a cancer patient
© fotoliaThe League against cancer presented its 5th report from the Societal Cancer Observatory, devoted to relatives of sick people. ...
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Hospital: AP-HP reveals slates of patients residing abroad
Faced with 120 million unpaid bills owed by foreign residents, the AP-HP presented a new strategy. From now on, care ...
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Prostate cancer: hormone therapy does not improve patient survival
© iStockHormonal therapy does not play a role in the survival of patients with Prostate cancer. This is the conclusion ...
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Prostate cancer: more than 1 in 3 men are wrongly treated
While the sequelae are significant, 30 to 50% of patients treated for prostate cancer could benefit from simple active surveillance. ...
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Hospitalidee: a site to evaluate its care in the hospital
A new website allows you to post opinions about your hospital stay. A tool of uncertain success, in a country ...
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Hospital: one in ten patients suffered from an adverse event
In 1 in 3 cases, teamwork is the cause of the errors suffered by patients in the hospital. HAS unveils ...
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Reimbursement of care: the NHS hunts down smokers and obese people
SURVEY - The third-party payer is bringing more complementary services into the coverage of care. With attractive offers, for some; ...
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Two caregivers assaulted by the children of a patient at the end of her life
© iStockTen days of temporary incapacity for work (ITT). A nurse was prescribed these 10 days of ITT following an ...
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Grenoble: a psychiatrist sentenced for the murder committed by his patient
© Getty ImagesThe story begins on November 12, 2008: Jean-Pierre Guillaud, a 56-year-old man suffering from chronic delusional psychosis, runs ...
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Prostate cancer: three combined treatments improve patient survival
A combination of treatments dramatically increases the survival rate of patients with prostate cancer, even at the metastatic stage. They ...
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A patient saved thanks to cardiac micro-stimulators
© Getty images"Without Professor Leclercq and the cardiology team of the Rennes University Hospital, I would probably no longer be ...
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Patient receives second face transplant after first graft rejection
© iStockAfter being the first to receive a total face transplant in 2010, Jérôme Hamon, 43, is now the first ...
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Covid-19: a plasma exchange could avoid patient intubation
The French Blood Establishment Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Hospices Civils de Lyon are conducting a clinical trial based on plasma replacement ...
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Rare diseases: four years to make a diagnosis
On the occasion of the International Day of Rare Diseases, a survey highlights the too late diagnosis of pathologies and ...
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Coronavirus: the typical profile of the intensive care patient is getting younger and younger
For several weeks, the profile of patients entering intensive care has not been the same. The proportion of people over ...
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Medicines: non-compliance would cause 12,000 deaths per year
Patients tend not to follow their treatment, especially when they have serious pathologies. This non-compliance is believed to be the ...
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A forum to prohibit vaginal examination on a sleeping patient
While the case of vaginal examinations on a sleeping patient continues to create controversy, a forum signed by doctors and ...
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Interns: shorter on-call times would benefit doctors, not patients
Shorter on-call periods do not bring real improvement to the health of patients. On the other hand, according to this ...
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Organ donation: patient dies of Covid-19 after receiving lung transplant
This is the first confirmed case of donor-to-recipient transmission of the coronavirus. The patient who received a bilateral lung transplant ...
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Connected objects: patients and doctors say yes
If they are recognized by the general public and health professionals, connected health objects are also factors of apprehension, in ...
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VIDEO. Artificial heart: “I went back 30 years!”
The second patient, transplanted with an artificial Carmat heart on August 5, testifies to his new life since the operation.“When ...
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Covid-19: 1 in 2 contamination comes from an asymptomatic patient
According to a recent study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, more ...
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Ebola: patient zero was two years old
German researchers believe they have found the trace of the first patient infected with Ebola. It is said to be ...
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Nurse donates kidney to patient before marrying him
© iStockIt was at the hospital in Pisa, Italy, that Giacomo Schinasi and Cinzia Stracquadaini met 5 years ago. She ...
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The cost of medical transport soars
According to a report from the Social Security Funding Laws Assessment and Control Mission, the cost of transporting patients has ...
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