André Pauwels, diagnosed with breast cancer at 39, shares the emotional and medical challenges he faces as a man with this often-taboo disease, while emphasizing the importance of breaking the silence and raising awareness of this reality. #CancerDuSein #HommesEtCancer #BorstkankerMan (translated)
Almost 15,000 long-term sick individuals live abroad, and their number is growing faster than that of long-term sick individuals in Belgium, with most Belgian beneficiaries residing abroad, showing a significant increase of nearly 60% in five years. #MaladieDeLongueDurée #RésidenceÀLEtranger #AllocationsBelgique (translated)
Researchers at the Pasteur Institute are studying the impact of the intestinal and nasal microbiota on brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and depression, with promising preliminary results in mice, but still needing validation in humans before therapeutic applications. #Microbiote #MaladiesDuCerveau #RechercheScientifique (translated)
Approximately 20.7 million invitations were sent, specified the national medical advisor of Health Insurance, Catherine Grenier, during a press briefing. #Vaccination #Covid19 #Grippe (translated)
The author indicated that the drug Zoladex would no longer be reimbursed by Health Insurance starting in December as part of breast cancer treatment. He specified that this decision had been requested by the manufacturer, AstraZeneca. https://t.co/cR6exMdljw #CancerDuSein #Zoladex #AstraZeneca #FR (translated)
The director of the Pasteur Institute, Yasmine Belkaid, calls for calm but vigilance in the face of suspected plague in Russia, following the death of a laboratory technician, while stating that the disease is treatable with antibiotics. #Peste #Santé #InstitutPasteur (translated)
Yasmine Belkaid, director general of the Pasteur Institute, stated that despite suspicions of plague in Russia, the disease is treatable with antibiotics if detected early, while calling for vigilance and highlighting the importance of public health research. #InstitutPasteur #Peste #RechercheScientifique (translated)
FRENCHRAPUS reported that the TikToker Louka had paid tribute to his father, Papao, who was buried on the day of the publication. Louka described the coming weeks, months, and years as difficult and spoke of the void left by his father, whom he had presented as a loving and understanding man. He also promised to take care of his mother and asked Papao to watch over her. #Deuil #RIP #AmourFamilial (translated)
Its leader, Patrick Martin, already mentioned in September "sick leave known as public order, that is to say [waiting days] that are no longer reimbursed either by the basic scheme or by supplementary health insurance." #SantéAuTravail #Prévention #ArrêtsMaladie (translated)
There is a correlation between sick leaves and working conditions. To constrain companies, an "adaptation of employer contributions" could be implemented, namely "increasing contributions when there is no preventive work or even decreasing them in the opposite case," details Isabelle Mercier, national secretary of the CFDT. #SantéAuTravail #Prévention #ArrêtsMaladie (translated)
The government has asked unions and employers to find one billion euros in savings on work stoppages by December 19, focusing on prevention and revision of allowances, in light of a worrying increase in sick leave. #SantéAuTravail #Prévention #ArrêtsMaladie (translated)
History professor at McGill University in Montreal, Anne Carson announced in 2024 that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. #PrixNobel #AnneCarson #Littérature (translated)
The article explores Laurence Cottet's struggle with alcoholism, highlighting both the specific challenges women face regarding addiction, such as social shame and lack of support, and the importance of medical assistance in overcoming this disease. #Alcoolisme #Addiction #Femmes (translated)
Argenx announced the halt of phase 3 of a clinical trial for its treatment for Sjögren's syndrome, causing a drop of more than 15% in its shares and negatively affecting the Bel 20 index. #Argenx #MaladieDeSjögren #Biopharma (translated)
The French forest extends, now reaching 17.7 million hectares, but tree mortality has more than doubled in twenty years, exacerbated by climate change and diseases. #Forêts #Environnement #Climat (translated)
A dismissed employee who ran a marathon during his sick leave has received 60,000 euros in the Netherlands. #licenciement #marathon #justice (translated)
A second death potentially linked to the plague has been reported in Siberia as Moscow imposes censorship on information regarding this disease. #Peste #Russie #Siberie (translated)
The article tells the story of Jean-Marc Furlan, a former football coach, fighting against a neurodegenerative disease that causes him to lose parts of himself. #Ligue1 #football #maladieneurodegenerative (translated)
The mutuality Solidaris reveals that access to healthcare for cardiovascular diseases in Belgium is unequal, especially for people in precarious situations, despite medical spending exceeding 2.7 billion euros in 2022. #MaladiesCardiovasculaires #AccèsAuxSoins #Précarité (translated)
Belgium has 15 "Stroke Units" for the treatment of strokes, but their number and distribution are considered insufficient by Solidaris, while a recent initiative aims to support vulnerable populations through prevention agents. #MaladiesCardiovasculaires #AVC #PréventionSanté (translated)
