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

A cyclist promotes organ and tissue donation and passes through Tarbes during his tricycle tour of France

the essential Three months to go around France on a recumbent tricycle to support the associations of the Greffes+ collective, this is the challenge that Gilbert Guillerm has set himself. Thus, he will proudly wear the Green Ribbon, the emblem of organ donation across 6,000 km. This Friday, June 9, Gilbert Guillerm, a 62-year-old experienced … Read more

Nymphomania: more than just sexual desire

Coming from the word “nymph” (which refers to deities of Greek mythology associated with nature or the labia minora of the vulva) and “mania” (madness), nymphomania always carries a pejorative meaning behind it, making it sometimes be confused with a “simple” heightened libido. “It is however a real pathology”, explains Milène Leroy, sexologist in Clermont-Ferrand … Read more