Why the Moroccan health system is so attractive, according to Jeune Afrique

Why the Moroccan health system is so attractive, according to Jeune Afrique

In its latest edition, the weekly Young Africa reports that the Moroccan health system is experiencing a real revolution led, in a bold manner, by King Mohammed VI. The objective of this reform is to improve this system and make it likely to attract investments, reports Al Ahdath from Friday September 27. This ambitious vision … Read more

When teens prioritize virtual interactions over real life, their mental health suffers

When teens prioritize virtual interactions over real life, their mental health suffers

VIVACE PROD / SCREENSHOT / M6 / VIVACE PROD / SCREENSHOT / M6 Clelia, 16, spends more time talking to her friends on Snapchat than seeing them in real life. VIVACE PROD / CAPTURE D’ECRAN / M6 / VIVACE PROD / CAPTURE D’ECRAN / M6 Clelia, 16, spends more time talking to her friends on … Read more

In the United States, a first human case of bird flu without animal contact

In the United States, a first human case of bird flu without animal contact

But the Aug. 22 hospitalization of a Missouri adult raised questions among officials, who called for additional testing. The result: it was bird flu, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health authorities in the central state reported in press releases. Towards a new bird flu epidemic? A new species of … Read more

Mpox virus: instructions from the Ministry of Health – LINFO.re

Mpox virus: instructions from the Ministry of Health – LINFO.re

Faced with the rapid spread of mpox in Central Africa, the WHO has declared an international health emergency. In France, no cases of clade I have yet been reported. The Ministry of Labor and Health recommends a 3-week quarantine in the event of symptoms to limit the spread of the virus. The mpox is a … Read more

Mpox: according to the WHO, droplets are a “minor” transmission route of the virus

Mpox: according to the WHO, droplets are a “minor” transmission route of the virus

A virus that is transmitted differently than that of Covid-19. Droplets are a “minor” transmission route for MPOX, a WHO spokesperson assured on Tuesday, insisting that further research is needed to better understand “the transmission dynamics” of the virus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mpox is spread from person to person primarily through … Read more

Neurodevelopment, mental health… Why extreme temperatures cause so much suffering for young children

Neurodevelopment, mental health… Why extreme temperatures cause so much suffering for young children

Faced with heat waves, the world is suffocating. The year 2023 was the hottest ever recorded in the world and 2024 could break a new record, with significant consequences for the health of the most vulnerable organisms, especially those of the smallest. “This heat is dangerous for anyone, but especially for young children,” Lily Caprani, … Read more

Reimbursement of health costs: reasons for the delay

Reimbursement of health costs: reasons for the delay

In Parliament, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, returned to the delays in the reimbursement of health and medicine costs. Quoted by the magazine Challengeshe explained that 76% of refund requests are currently processed within 60 days. And for the remaining 24%, the minister “stressed that the process of digitalization of administrations, … Read more

Eli Lilly’s anti-obesity drug could surpass Ozempic

Eli Lilly’s anti-obesity drug could surpass Ozempic

The American pharmaceutical company has revised its forecasts above and now expects annual sales between $45.4 and $46.6 billion, or $3 billion more than previously expected. This is the second time this year that the group has reviewed its forecasts. As the stock market opened, shares rose 14% before slowing to 7.5% during the day. … Read more

Terpan Prévention Granted Permission to Distribute Free Condoms in Pharmacies for Under 26 – Fighting STDs in France

Terpan Prévention Granted Permission to Distribute Free Condoms in Pharmacies for Under 26 – Fighting STDs in France

A small company in the medical devices sector controlled by giants, Terpan Prévention, based in Gallardon, has just received permission to distribute condoms for free in pharmacies to people under the age of 26. The State wants to fight the – against the return of sexually transmitted diseases in France. In a world still affected … Read more