Health
Tobacco consumption and legal sales continue to fall in France, according to recent data from the French Observatory for Drugs and Addictive Trends (OFDT), reflecting a long-term decline in smoking across the population. In 2025, cigarette and tobacco sales through licensed tobacconists dropped by 8.2%......
Sexually transmitted infections surged to record levels across Europe in 2024, with gonorrhea cases increasing by more than 300% since 2015 and congenital syphilis nearly doubling in a single year, according to new data released by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The agency’s......
French health authorities announced that recent analyses of a hantavirus infection detected in a French passenger do not indicate the presence of a new or more dangerous variant of the virus. According to officials, researchers from Institut Pasteur completed the full genetic sequencing of the virus......
A woman suspected of being in contact with hantavirus has been admitted to a hospital in Marseille as French health authorities intensify monitoring of the situation. The admission came two days after five French nationals were repatriated to Paris following exposure concerns linked to a cruise vessel......
A French passenger evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested positive for hantavirus after being repatriated to France, according to health authorities. The announcement has triggered enhanced monitoring measures, with 22 close contacts now identified across the country. Health officials......
Casablanca will host the first edition of GITEX Future Health Africa from May 4 to 6, bringing together policymakers, investors, and technology companies to discuss the future of healthcare systems on the continent. The event is positioned as a major platform for examining how digital tools, artificial......
France has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening vaccination coverage among adolescents and young adults, particularly against meningococcal infections and human papillomavirus (HPV), as part of its public health strategy. Health authorities stress that improving immunization rates in younger populations......
France’s Minister of Health, Stéphanie Rist, has expressed support for experimenting with a supervised drug consumption facility in Marseille, a proposal that has been debated for several years. During a visit to Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, she stated that such facilities, known in France......
A controlled study published in PNAS Nexus reports that cutting off mobile internet access on smartphones for two weeks significantly reduces screen time and improves mental well-being. Conducted on 467 participants, the experiment found that average daily screen use dropped from 314 minutes to 161 minutes.......
French private nurses have reached a major agreement with the national health insurance system, providing over €500 million in additional annual funding aimed at improving their pay and updating reimbursement for healthcare services. Under the deal, expected to be gradually implemented between......
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced the opening of a new innovation and operations centre in southwestern China, marking a strategic step in its global expansion and research capabilities. The facility, located in Chengdu, is designed to strengthen the company’s activities across......
A fatal case of meningococcal infection at a nuclear processing facility in La Hague has prompted urgent health measures, as authorities work to prevent further spread. The victim, an employee of Orano, died after contracting a severe form of bacterial meningitis. The sudden nature of the illness has......
In 2026, one of the clearest signs of persistent inequality inside the home is not always visible in household budgets or chore charts. It appears in doctors’ appointments, treatment schedules, vaccination reminders, specialist visits and the constant monitoring of relatives’ health needs.......
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