This document addresses the key questions that healthcare professionals (such as general practitioners) may have regarding how to prevent health risks associated with extreme heat among older adults.

An analysis of the excess mortality observed during the first wave of COVID-19 reveals a disproportionate impact on certain foreign-born populations. Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa...

The mental health of the French population has been—and continues to be—significantly affected by the deaths of loved ones due to COVID-19. Professor Éric Bui, a specialist in grief, has...

Introduction – Given the global goal of eliminating hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030, the objective was to assess the impact of public policies and the COVID-19 pandemic on HCV screening...

The organized colorectal cancer screening program (DOCCR) was rolled out nationwide in France in 2008–2009. Testing for occult blood in stool allows for the detection and treatment of...

Background – Since cancer is a common and often serious disease, the potential impact of the health crisis linked to the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer incidence (i.e., on the number of...

Given the duration and severity of the social restrictions and the resulting constraints, the pandemic may have had an impact on mental health, particularly on suicide attempts. Against...

In 2017, the French National Authority for Health (HAS) reassessed its strategy for screening for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and in 2018, the Joint United Nations Programme...

The emergence of COVID-19 presented all countries with numerous challenges—health-related, economic, societal, and political. One of these challenges was the rapid deployment of a...

Background – The decline in hospital care utilization observed at the start of the first wave of COVID-19 may have serious consequences and be detrimental to patient health. Our...