Risks associated with sports betting: a new prevention campaign
Santé publique France is relaunching a prevention campaign aimed at reducing the number of pathological gamblers and improving knowledge of ...
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Meningitis: a worrying increase in cases
Cases of meningitis have risen sharply in recent months in France, a worrying situation for health authorities. THE ESSENTIAL Public ...
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Occupational diseases: what are the most common?
Occupational diseases have increased sharply and many of them remain undeclared in France in recent years, according to a new ...
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Cocaine: the number of visits to the emergency room has increased sharply in ten years
Santé Publique France warns of the increase in visits to the emergency room after cocaine consumption, observed throughout the country ...
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Avian flu: how to protect yourself in the event of risky exposure?
While since October 2021, Europe has been suffering from the most devastating avian flu epizootic it has known, Public Health ...
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The French experience 36% more depressive episodes since 2017
The French population is more depressed than before the Covid-19 crisis according to the latest edition of the Barometer concerning ...
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Tuberculosis: which regions are most affected in France?
In 2021, the number of cases of tuberculosis decreased by 7% in France compared to 2020, according to the annual ...
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Cancer: “worrying trend”, the French do not get enough screening
According to the latest barometer from Public Health France and the National Cancer Institute, the rates of participation in the ...
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Antibiotics: too many prescriptions for children
In a press release published on November 2, Public Health France warned of the high consumption of antibiotics by the ...
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Santé Publique France encourages teenagers to do more sport
Santé Publique France is launching a prevention campaign to encourage adolescents to do more sport on a daily basis. THE ...
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Tiger mosquito: several cases of dengue fever detected in Pyrénées-Orientales
Four new cases of dengue fever were reported Monday in the Pyrénées-Orientales by Santé Publique France. THE ESSENTIAL Dengue fever ...
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Covid-19: hospital admissions up sharply
Hospital admissions for Covid-19 are rising sharply, Public Health France has warned. THE ESSENTIAL Experts are now talking about the ...
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Covid-19: more than 3,600 new cases detected in 24 hours
According to Santé Publique France, 3,602 new positive diagnoses were recorded on Saturday August 22 and 38 new clusters were ...
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Pediatric cancers in Loire-Atlantique: “no common cause”, concludes the investigation
By investigating the cases of pediatric cancers identified over the period 2015-2019 in seven municipalities of Loire-Atlantique, Public Health France ...
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Cancer: here are the risks region by region
The French network of cancer registries, the National Cancer Institute and Public Health France publish the figures at the regional ...
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More numerous reinfections with the BA-2 variant?
The BA-2 variant of the BA-1 sub-variant largely dominates in the new contaminations recorded in France. THE ESSENTIAL The number ...
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Covid-19: what is the XD variant?
Also called Deltacron, this variant was detected in early 2022. Its symptoms are similar to those of Omicron. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Covid-19: where is the epidemic?
While in France, the figures attest to an improvement in the health situation, in Hong Kong, the number of cases ...
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Influenza: the epidemic is gaining ground in mainland France, overseas territories and Mayotte
In its weekly bulletin, Public Health France warns of an increase in flu indicators. Several mainland regions, as well as ...
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Alcohol: the French drink too much, public health alert France
Nearly a quarter of the adult French population consumes too much alcohol according to Public Health France. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Month without tobacco: the number of smokers on the rise in France
As November 1st marks the start of Tobacco-Free Month, Why Doctor takes stock of this major public health problem. THE ...
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Breast cancer: concern about the drop in screenings in 2020
According to Santé Publique France, the number of breast cancer screenings decreased significantly in 2020, due to the health crisis. ...
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Sharp increase in drownings at the start of summer: how to avoid them
More than 300 accidental drownings, including 79 fatalities, occurred in France between the beginning of June and the beginning of ...
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Young people facing confinement: it was psychologically harder for the girls
Public Health France has published the first results of the Confeado study, which reveal how the first confinement affected children ...
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Drugs, tobacco, alcohol: tell me where you work, I’ll tell you what you consume
Certain sectors of activity promote the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Here are which ones. THE ESSENTIAL The consumption ...
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“Feel good” assessment of this winter: gastro has almost disappeared from the radar
Thanks to barrier gestures, masks and more frequent hand washing, cases of gastroenteritis have been very rare this winter. THE ...
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The new ranking of regions where tobacco kills the most
The proportion of deaths attributable to tobacco varies from 3.7% in Guadeloupe to 15.5% in Corsica, followed by the Grand ...
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HIV, Syphilis, Chlamydia… STI screening continues to increase in France
The increase in screening activity for HIV and bacterial STIs, observed for several years in France, continued in 2019. Public ...
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The heat waves of 2020, the most important and deadly since 2004
In a report published on Tuesday, October 20, Santé Publique France reported that the heat waves of summer 2020 had ...
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Pediatric cancers in Loire-Atlantique: For Public Health France, there is “no common cause”
Public Health France affirms that the investigations carried out did not "reveal any proven risk". The investigations yielded nothing: Public ...
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