Introduction - This study evaluates the use of initial health certificates (CS8) for monitoring perinatal policy in the Île-de-France (IDF) region. Methods - Each department in IDF...

Introduction - Thyroid disorders and morphological thyroid abnormalities, such as goiters and nodules, have been identified as potential risk factors for thyroid cancer. Our study aimed...

In France, as in all industrialized countries, the prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to rise, among adults as well as children and adolescents. Childhood overweight and...

This article is a commentary on the following study: Tunnicliffe WS, O'Hickey SP, Fletcher TJ, Miles JF, Burge PS, Ayres JG. Pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in a population...

An epidemic is an excessive occurrence of a disease, compared to what is usually observed, in a specific location and over a specific period of time. The occurrence of an epidemic is not...

On November 19, 2002, the Isère Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) was alerted to a high number of cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in four neighboring...

Among skin cancers, melanoma represents a significant public health problem in France due to its prevalence, its lethality, and its rise over the past two decades. This article presents...

The InVS and the INRS have recently collaborated on the development of a guide dedicated to the epidemiological surveillance of workplace mortality. This methodological document is...

Several methods can be used to identify the medical causes of death among participants in an epidemiological study. In a study of EDFGDF workers, the causes of death were obtained from...