When hiking is practiced in the city

Let it be said, hiking is no longer practiced only in the countryside, in the forest or in the mountains. In recent years, its followers have also taken up residence… in town. The GR2013 celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. A long-distance hiking trail which has the particularity of unfolding not in the middle of … Read more

How a computer bug caused delays in payment for caregivers at Orpéa Villeneuve-sur-Lot

the essential A group of caregivers and life assistants from the Orpéa residence in the Tour de Pujols was recently created. The cause: major malfunctions in the payroll figures “Several of our friends who work here find themselves in very difficult situations vis-à-vis their banks”. This is how the members of a collective of nurses, … Read more

Tarbes: shared accommodation for interns in the former house of the DGS of the departmental council

the essential The house, which was no longer used, has found a new destination in order to facilitate the arrival and reception of interns in the department. It is a cozy residential area, a stone’s throw from Tarbes hospital. Among these charming residences, was the official accommodation of the general director of the services of … Read more

Antibiotics, paracetamol, antiepileptics… France faces a shortage of “more than 3,000 drugs”

the essential This is one of the fallout from the Covid-19 crisis: faced with increasingly significant supply difficulties, “more than 3,000 drugs are in shortage”, alerted this Friday, May 12, the president of the senatorial commission of inquiry on the subject, Sonia de La Provôté. Antibiotics, paracetamol, antiepileptics, anticancer drugs… more and more drugs are … Read more

a promising nRNA vaccine against relapses

A personalized treatment based on messenger RNA has given good initial results in the treatment of this cancer. This is the review Nature which relays the results of a personalized vaccine based on messenger RNA and developed by BioNTech and Roche. It targets aggressive forms of pancreatic cancer. At the end of the first test … Read more

5 things to know about fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a condition recognized by the World Health Organization since 1990. On the occasion of the world day dedicated to it, let’s take stock of this still poorly understood disease, which mainly affects women. Various symptoms Fibromyalgia covers a series of non-specific symptoms: “permanent muscle or joint pain, chronic fatigue, sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms … Read more

In the Toulouse district of Saint-Simon, the health center is eagerly awaited

the essential A multidisciplinary health center is under construction in the heart of the Saint-Simon district in Toulouse. Two doctors and around twenty healthcare professionals are involved in this project. At the foot of the building under construction, in the heart of the Toulouse district of Saint-Simon, Valérie Boyer Jmel and Céline Calandri do not … Read more

HHC: 6 questions about this synthetic cannabis sold legally

the essential Subject to no legislation, HHC, derived from THC, the active substance of cannabis, has been sold legally for almost a year. Yet the warnings of specialists on its psychoactive effects are increasing. Should HHC be considered a drug? What is HHC? Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) is a hydrogenated derivative of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the natural cannabinoid … Read more