HPV Vaccine Rates in Teens: Which Department Takes the Lead?

HPV Vaccine Rates in Teens: Which Department Takes the Lead?

Despite its proven effectiveness in preventing cancer, the HPV vaccine continues to struggle with low uptake rates in France, raising concerns among public health officials. Introduced into the French vaccination schedule in 2006 for girls and 2021 for boys, the vaccine targets the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection linked to several types … Read more

City of Grenoble. A 28-year-old man dies in a work accident

City of Grenoble. A 28-year-old man dies in a work accident

A terrible accident happened this Friday, September 27 at the Carron public works company, located on Chemin des Carriers in Champagnier. Around 4:30 pm, a 28-year-old worker was violently hit in the head by the loading door of a heavy goods vehicle, which was moving up and down at the rear of the vehicle. Suffering … Read more

A gas leak in Grenoble is causing road disruption

A gas leak in Grenoble is causing road disruption

This past Monday morning, traffic was seriously disrupted in Grenoble (Isère) between 5am and 8:15am on Boulevard Jean Pain. It was a gas leak that required the intervention of around thirty firefighters. As pointed out by our colleagues from Blue Francetraffic was completely cut off in both directions, and pedestrian access was restricted. A ceremony … Read more

Seal. A former elected official was found dead and bound at his home: the funeral two months later

Seal. A former elected official was found dead and bound at his home: the funeral two months later

Then at the age of 67, Jean-Marie Durand was found on Saturday July 13, 2024, murdered and tied up in his family home in Corbas, “Pitiot farm”. It was his son, about forty years old, who made the terrible discovery, upstairs, when his father did not answer his calls. The sixty-year-old man was buried on … Read more

Grenoble. Convicted of sexual assault, the accused… was in police custody

Grenoble. Convicted of sexual assault, the accused… was in police custody

Last Thursday afternoon, Mohamed Brahimi, 35 years old and 17 entries in his criminal record, was called before the criminal court of Grenoble. He is charged with two counts of sexual assault. On January 26, 2023, a young intern at Grenoble Alpes University Hospital was attacked by a man when she went out of… 2024-09-13 … Read more

City of Grenoble. A man is found naked and unconscious in Saint-Martin-d’Hères

City of Grenoble. A man is found naked and unconscious in Saint-Martin-d’Hères

A man was rescued by firefighters and Samu in a serious condition during the night from Thursday to Friday in Saint-Martin-d’Hères. According to information from Daphiné Liberéthe events took place shortly after midnight, and the man was found unconscious and naked on Place Étienne-Grappe, which is in the center of the Renaudie district. Heavily traumatized … Read more

Seal. “The gangs told me they were stealing”: The housing problem for students

Seal. “The gangs told me they were stealing”: The housing problem for students

Romane Urena, 20, has a smile. The young woman, who lives in Le Passage, began professional dance training in Rillieux-la-Pape (Rhône) at the beginning of September. She just signed her lease for an apartment, 10 minutes by bus from her school. Relief after weeks of stress. “I started looking at the end of May-beginning of … Read more

Health. The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region faces a sharp increase in cases of whooping cough

Health. The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region faces a sharp increase in cases of whooping cough

An epidemic of whooping cough is currently affecting France, and is worrying the health authorities. As specified Public Health Francethis contagious disease evolves in “cycles of recrudescence”, every three to five years. In our departments, contaminations have exploded since February 2024, particularly in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. 402 reports since February in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional … Read more

Between Bièvre and Rhône – Roussillon – Beaurepaire. Popular relief: the number of beneficiaries continues to increase

Between Bièvre and Rhône – Roussillon – Beaurepaire.  Popular relief: the number of beneficiaries continues to increase

The community of associations Entre Bièvre et Rhône (Eber) supports local charities every year, through a skill that is a social component. Among these associations, Secours populaire français is particularly present through two branches in Roussillon and Beaurepaire. Their missions are diverse. If the most famous are the distribution of food and hygiene products, the … Read more

Loire. Two residents of Isère were sentenced to eighteen months in prison for robbing the Orange store

Loire.  Two residents of Isère were sentenced to eighteen months in prison for robbing the Orange store

Three young men aged 27 and 19, who live in Rhône and Isère, without the knowledge of the courts or the police, have just been tried for aggravated theft or involved in aggravated theft. On March 2, the Orange store in Montbrison (Loire) was robbed. 114 phones and money have been stolen. Nasreddine says: “Yes, … Read more