Introduction - A cluster of cases of illness occurred at Carignan Middle School in the Ardennes department. An environmental assessment and an epidemiological investigation were...

In 2004 and 2005, staff at the town hall in Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, experienced an outbreak of unexplained irritative symptoms that caused widespread anxiety, was widely reported in the...

Introduction - Following an unprecedented decline in smoking rates in France between 2014 and 2019, prevalence stabilized in 2020. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis, the main...

Introduction – To limit the health impacts of alcohol consumption, guidelines for lower-risk drinking have been developed since 2017 and are regularly promoted through public information...

Background – Hypertension is the leading risk factor for stroke and a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The objective of our study was to estimate the...

Background – Diabetes is a regional health priority in Réunion, given its high prevalence, the high incidence of risk factors, and associated complications. The Réunion Nutrition and...

Introduction – The objective of our study is to estimate the prevalence of self-reported diabetes—i.e., diagnosed diabetes—in the general adult population across four overseas...

Introduction – Smoking prevalence has generally declined in France since 2016, but social inequalities appear to have widened again since 2020. The aim of this article is to present...

Introduction - The health, economic, and social burden caused by mental disorders has helped make mental health a top public health priority. In France as well as abroad, the health...

Background - To limit the negative impact of low back pain on quality of life, public health policies have focused, on the one hand, on preventing the onset of low back pain and, on the...