Concussions in sport: study makes new recommendations

(AFP) – Interdisciplinary working group, changes to certain rules: a study published on Wednesday by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, recommends new measures in the prevention and management of concussions for athletes. The result of five years of work and based on the results of the International Conference on Concussions in Sport, held in … Read more

“It’s exploding”: the very sharp increase in the number of sick leaves worries the government

the essential The Minister of Public Accounts Gabriel Attal, questioned by the Senate on the Social Security accounts for 2022, expressed the sharp increase in the number of sick leaves and his concern. Sick leave for French people up sharply. The number of sick leaves increased by 7.9% in 2022. A figure that worries Gabriel … Read more

Lot: the health option, created in Saint-Céré, extended to seven high schools in the Occitanie region

In order to prepare the installation of future doctors, Cauvaldor and the Saint-Céré high school have set up an unprecedented action: a health option from high school. A device tested for two years Experimented for two years, the system will be extended to seven high schools in Occitania. It is in this context that on … Read more

The town hall organized a health meeting

A reception of the GIP santé ma region in charge of the portage of salaried doctors was organized by E. Cros, mayor of Laguépie and its municipal council. The visit was attended in particular by the sub-prefect Julien Henrard, Vincent Bounes vice-president of Occitanie in charge of health, Cathy Bourdoncle for the department, Patrice Garrigues … Read more

Qi gong and tai-chi-chuan in Ehpad

Since 2021, residents of the EHPADs of the Villefranche-de-Rouergue Hospital Center “Le Jardin Fleuri” Rulhe site and “Le Bosquet” Chartreuse site have benefited from QI GONG courses. This traditional Chinese gymnastics is based on breathing, slow movements have a beneficial influence on psychological function, improve coordination, mobility, range of motion and balance, and have a … Read more

ZFE: the French are divided

In support of its flash mission on low-emission zones (ZFE), the Senate’s Committee on Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development conducted an internet consultation from April 17 to May 14, 2023 in order to collect the testimony citizens concerned, 42% of whom had a Vignette Crit’air 3, 4, 5 or unclassified vehicle. Low emission zone (ZFE): … Read more

Liberal nurses: Laurent Alexandre will propose a law to “improve their working conditions”

the essential Questioned by several professionals from the “Angry nurse” collective of West Aveyron, the deputy planned to propose a text to bring up their claims. “Since the Ségur de la santé, nothing has been put in place in Aveyron to respond to the difficulties of exercising liberal nurses. In a context of medical desert, … Read more

CASE. Anger mounts against low-emission zones

the essential To facilitate the acceptance of low mobility emission zones (ZFE-m), which aim to gradually banish the most polluting vehicles from large cities, a Senate report recommends in particular to relax the timetable for restrictions, and to strengthen aid for the purchase of “clean” vehicles. Discontent has been brewing for nearly two years against … Read more