the essential The general assembly of the MSA Midi-Pyrénées Sud brought together nearly 300 people at the Maison du savoir in Saint-Laurent-de-Neste around the major theme of health. It was an almost full room that hosted the general assembly of the MSA, which brings together the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers, Haute-garonne and Ariège. The opportunity … Read more
As the world’s population increases, the number of people dying from stroke is also increasing dramatically, a large international study reveals. Yet strokes are largely preventable, the researchers remind. 2 million deaths from stroke in 1990, 3 million in 2019… 5 million in 2030? This is the grim projection recently published in Neurology, the medical … Read more
The IME (Institut médico-éducatif) Pierre-Sarraut, in Falguières, receives children and adolescents with disabilities, with or without autism spectrum disorders. The Pousiniès-Bordeneuve centre, in Saint-Étienne-de-Tulmont, welcomes or accompanies, among others, autistic adults from their majority. It offers them social, professional and care support. As part of World Autism Day, the two establishments collaborated, on the initiative … Read more
The day of May 19 was busy for the people received at the day reception: with the return of the sun, the first outdoor meal took place, on the banks of the Garonne. It was followed by an outing to the Jardiland garden center in Montauban. Eight participants and two qualified guides, Elisabeth and Pascale, … Read more
the essential Denouncing the difficulties of access to health care and the recurrent beaded closure of some of its services, the collective, made up of involved citizens and elected officials, will organize a public meeting on June 9 at 7 p.m. in Engomer, at the city hall initiative. “My Chac, I love him and I … Read more
(ETX Daily Up) – In addition to medication, there are natural solutions that can help ease the symptoms associated with menstrual pain. This is obviously the case of the hot water bottle, but also of certain plants and essential oils, provided that they are chosen according to the ailments felt. On the occasion of World … Read more
the essential Many healthcare unions and defense committees demonstrated on Friday May 26 against the closure of the La Grave Medical Care Center on May 31. Many nursing staff demonstrated on Friday, May 26, in front of the Regional Health Agency (ARS), chemin du Raisin in Toulouse, to oppose the closure, on May 31, of … Read more
the essential A rebound in nosocomial infections has been observed according to a national survey of these infections contracted in a health establishment. A Covid effect could be linked to this multiplication of cases. One in eighteen hospitalized patients in France is affected by at least one nosocomial infection: a rebound caused in part by … Read more
the essential Temporarily installed with her parents in the Gers, Najat El Houssni is leading a legal battle to try to recover custody of her young daughter, currently with her father in Germany. She accuses her ex-boyfriend of “kidnapping”. It was initially just a vacation, but she never came back. Since the beginning of the … Read more
the essential A study found that the symptoms of patients with long Covid would improve after two years. However, several scenarios remain possible depending on the patient. A study was carried out by Dr Viet-Thi Tran, epidemiologist (Paris Cité University / AP-HP), with 2,197 patients from the “ComPare” cohort suffering from long Covid, followed regularly. … Read more