The result from a clinical evaluation at a French University Hospital is encouraging
Working with a university clinic in France’s southern region, Hemcheck has fruitfully concluded assessment research of one of its products called v-Test, at the resident medical laboratory. The evaluation study verifies the high performance of the test as well as its robust association with confirmed reference techniques while also...
Read moreFrance’s heat wave is a severe health threat
Saturday 18th June 2022 is estimated to be France’s hottest day on record. It is a potential health hazard for everyone, especially the seniors and those with underlying medical conditions that can be made worse by heat. Vulnerable people are counseled to stay indoors and drink lots of water. Seniors...
Read moreFrance outlines hospital crisis measures
Health Minister Brigitte Bourgignon indicated on Wednesday that France would implement steps to avoid damage to public hospitals ahead of a challenging summer (8 June). The statement was made during the Paris Congress of Emergencies (8-10 June). “The summer will be challenging,” Bourguignon informed healthcare staff before conceding a “serious possibility...
Read moreFrench doctors protest Covid’s hospital catastrophe
Health workers demonstrated Tuesday in France to demand more employment and better compensation in public hospitals. Decades of cost cutbacks left medics buried when the COVID-19 epidemic came and are forcing emergency departments to curtail services. Nine organizations and collectives planned a day of protest, including a demonstration outside the...
Read moreFrance’s monkeypox infection count rises to 51
French health authorities announced Friday that they have identified 51 patients with monkeypox infections, in line with the increasing global numbers. The country’s index case was registered in May, and the most recent tally was 33 verified infections on Wednesday. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it...
Read moreAge, sex, and location of the Monkeypox infections… Information on all cases found in France
This Friday, there were 900 occurrences of monkeypox across the world… Including 51 in France distributed as follows; Centre-Val de Loire (1), Hauts-de-France (1), Normandy (2), Auvergne – Rhône-Alpes (4), Occitanie (6), and Île-de-France (37). The evaluation, shared by Public Health France, is only expected to rise in light...
Read moreFrance experiencing staff shortages in hospitals: Macron ruled out unvaccinated personnel
Despite staff deficits generating mounting tension, French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out allowing Covid-19 unvaccinated hospital employees to return to work. During a stop at a hospital facility in Cherbourg, Manche, on May 31, the president made his position clear. It has been required for health experts (as well as...
Read moreFrance is prepared to provide COVID vaccines to North Korea
The ambassador of France to South Korea said on Tuesday that his country is prepared to provide COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea, noting that Paris has the “capacity to deliver more resources” for the DPRK in the face of an ongoing epidemic. At a meeting in Seoul on North Korea’s...
Read moreCovid care for tourists in France, including tests and isolation Paxlovid
Many travelers are anticipated to visit France in the coming months, but the Covid epidemic has not subsided. Here are your concerns addressed on testing, quarantine, and treatment if you become sick while on holiday. Travel rules and regulations Covid-related travel rules have mostly been relaxed now but you will still...
Read moreFrance’s new health minister will keep fighting the long-running COVID epidemic
Brigitte Bourguignon, France’s new health minister, will persist with her predecessor’s battle against long COVID, as Brussels suggests part-time work for those with continual COVID-linked symptoms. EURACTIV France said Protracted COVID is detected in patients who continue to exhibit disease symptoms such as pain, post-exercise discomfort, shortness of breath, and exhaustion, more than...
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