The authorization of cannabis -based treatments in France, on which a big vagueness has reigned for more than a year, has just taken an important step with the announcement on Wednesday March 19 by the government of crucial administrative formality. “The texts defining the framework of production and authorization of cannabis for medical use have … Read more
Accused of having sexually assaulted 299 young patients, Joël Le Scouarnec, surgeon, was never worried during his long career. A “Collective failure”because many knew, or suspected, his pedocrime, notably in Quimperlé (Finistère), learned AFP by consulting confidential documents. In 2004, a report of the FBI on 2,468 French Internet users having connected to child pornographic … Read more
The arrival of new hostages to be processed, Professor Itai Pessach and his teams have been preparing for more than a year, even before the first ceasefire of November 2023. In the aftermath of the atrocious attacks of October 7, 2023, the head of the children’s hospital at the Sheba hospital complex near Tel Aviv … Read more
In the waiting room of the Mauprévoir health center (Vienna), a little girl runs around the chairs. Roxanne, “6 and a half years”examines the tree planted and the gifts placed at his feet, a few days before Christmas. Her red eyes itch. “Who’s our new doctor?” »she asks her mother, Élisabeth. It is at this … Read more
It’s a small revolution taking place in the cozy world of dental surgeons: for the first time from January 1, rules will limit the installation of professionals in certain already well-endowed areas, in an attempt to resolve the imbalances. The inequalities are blatant: in France, 65% of municipalities, often in rural areas, are “very under-resourced” … Read more
In front of the school on the small Greek island of Sikinos, two imposing heavy goods vehicles have just come to a halt after a crossing of more than eight hours on a ferry subjected to the swell of the Aegean Sea in winter. The doors of the first truck open onto a dental office … Read more
Inès, 35, was the victim of a misdiagnosis after a health check. “My results highlighted an abnormality requiring surgery. I chose to consult a second specialist before taking any steps and I did well, it was a diagnostic error. No operation was necessary,” she says. His testimony is one of the laudatory comments posted on … Read more
It is a budget line that embarrasses the majority: state medical aid. This allows foreigners in an irregular situation to benefit from access to basic Social Security reimbursements, subject to conditions of residence and resources, and excluding certain medical costs (spa treatments, medically assisted procreation, etc.). Tuesday evening, October 15, the Minister of Budget and … Read more
Several municipalities in Nièvre have issued symbolic decrees “forbidding” their inhabitants from falling ill, in order to denounce the situation “catastrophic” emergencies in this department renowned for being one of the worst medical deserts in France. “It is strictly forbidden for any resident to fall ill, otherwise they will not receive any medical care due … Read more