Air pollution (AP) is still responsible for 40,000 deaths annually in France. The main objective of this study was to characterize trends in urban air pollution and its impact on...

Key Points Among mothers of children aged 5 or younger in 2021, 24% were smoking when they found out they were pregnant. Among these women who were smoking when they found out they...

Prevention is a key focus for improving the health of the French population. As such, it is a priority for the government. Prevention policies have been in place for several decades:...

As a diabetic and patient advocate, Michel Chapeaud emphasizes that engaging with peers is a form of therapy for chronic disease. During patient therapeutic education (PTE) sessions with...

In Villeurbanne, the physical activity incentive program encourages patients with chronic conditions to engage in adapted physical activity. A team of researchers gathered feedback from...

When people have been inactive for a long time and have compromised health, getting back into exercise—no matter how adapted it may be—is no easy task. How do participants experience...

Key Points Following a call for heightened vigilance in April 2024 due to a resurgence of pertussis in Europe and France, Santé publique France confirmed in June that a new epidemic...

Key Points Chikungunya As of September 5, four locally acquired (autochthonous) cases of chikungunya have been reported to the ARS and the regional office of Santé publique France....

Key Points Whooping Cough In Brittany, an increase in visits to hospital emergency rooms and SOS Médecins has been observed since April, with a sharp rise in June. In July, the upward...

Key Points Pertussis A sharp increase in weeks 34 and 35 to a high level of SOS Médecins calls for pertussis. Very high and rising number of emergency room visits in August 2024...