Limoux. Senior workshops to preserve your eyesight

The Limoux hospital center is joining forces with the e-ophthalmology telemedicine network to offer residents of the town and surrounding areas three days of workshops to raise awareness of good eye health. People over 60, the public targeted by e-ophthalmo, will be able to attend three workshops spaced out over time. THE June 22the first … Read more

Borderes-sur-l’Échez. End of season for senior workshops

Exhibitions of paintings… original decorative objects… demonstrations… singing in English… line dancing… chair yoga… tai-chi-do… Ladies with hands and hearts of gold who have also makes decorations for the pediatric department of the Purpan hospital in Toulouse… A hundred seniors (out of approximately 150 registered), faithful to the CCAS workshops throughout the year, met in … Read more

Call for the mobilization of health professionals

the essential The unions call on health professionals to mobilize on Tuesday, June 20. “Ambient security is threatened” says Jean-Marc Michaud, member of the CGT Health-Social Action, referring to the worrying situation of the health system. A hundred SSR beds (Follow-up and Repair Care) have been closed in the department, 22 beds closed at the … Read more

Saint-Etienne-de-Tulmont. Cancer Vaccination Conference

The Saint-Etienne association Atout Coeur pour l’Oncopole works all year round to raise funds for cancer research. A conference will close this season, on the theme “Anti-cancer vaccination: a promising new therapeutic weapon”. Gérald du Crest, director of development, will present the Toulouse Cancer Santé Foundation. The conference will be moderated by Maha Ayyoub, professor … Read more

The French. The prefect visiting the “Ostalas” estate

the essential Vincent Roberti, prefect of Tarn-et-Garonne, visited the “Ostalas” estate which has undergone an exemplary layout in terms of accessibility. On this occasion, he took stock of the level of accessibility of public spaces and buildings. In recent years, the daily lives of people with disabilities have seen many improvements: more disabled children are … Read more

Red spiders invade the operating rooms, the clinic is forced to postpone operations

the essential This Tuesday, June 13, the Keraudren clinic in Brest (Brittany) was forced to postpone non-urgent operations, due to an invasion of red spiders in several operating rooms. This Wednesday, the situation has not changed… For a reason still unknown, several operating theaters of the Keraudren clinic, in Brest (Brittany), were the scene of … Read more

Storm asthma, what is it?

Some hospitals in Île-de-France experienced record crowds this weekend, due to severe asthma attacks triggered in patients who were not asthmatic, under the effect of thunderstorms. But how is this phenomenon explained? It was first mentioned in the 1980s, in the United Kingdom and Australia, relates an article from the Harvard University School of Medicine. … Read more

Man has world’s largest kidney stone removed, measuring over 13 centimeters long

the essential A pensioner has had the world’s largest and heaviest kidney stone removed in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan military doctors have removed the world’s largest and heaviest kidney stone from a retired soldier, the army said on Wednesday. The 62-year-old former noncommissioned officer had a kidney stone removed that weighed 801 grams, more than … Read more