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Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, is controversial between patient associations and the medical community, which partly views it as a psychosomatic disorder, with estimates of cases varying significantly. #SyndromeDeFatigueChronique #EncéphalomyéliteMyalgique #Santé (translated)

The author wrote that personalised medicine could transform prevention, diagnosis and treatment, but said its breakthroughs would matter only if they reached patients. In a message to a conference on personalised medicine in Ireland, the author said EU pharmaceutical reform and the Biotech Act could support innovation and access. https://t.co/W7FMPjG9Gn #PersonalisedMedicine #Innovation #Healthcare #IE #EU

Actu Foot indicated that OM had planned a special jersey for its women's team as part of Pink October and the breast cancer awareness campaign. According to the account, the Marseille players were to wear it on October 18 against FC Fleury 91. OM was also to invite representatives from Marseille hospitals, caregivers, patients, and associations to the match. #OM #CancerDuSein #OctobreRose (translated)

This is detailed in the brand new Belgian cancer plan, presented this Friday by the federal Minister of Health, Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit), and informed by the work of 86 local organizations (university hospitals, scientific societies, patients, Inami, Sciensano, ...). #PlanCancer #Santé #Prévention (translated)

Elodie Dvt accused the macronists of labeling others as impatient, asserting that they had been tolerated for ten years. She described Gabriel Attal's spokesperson as arrogant and out of touch, and believed that a high school student and François Piquemal had put her in a difficult position. https://t.co/GDO7rce9DI #France #politique #Macron (translated)

The author, a rheumatologist, said they had built RheumaNext so patients’ accounts would not be lost between appointments. They wrote that symptoms and treatments could change, while a single visit captured only part of the picture. RheumaNext v2, they said, connected what patients reported with what clinicians needed to review.

The author wrote that patients needed to be able to trust that medicines bought in pharmacies or online were safe and genuine. They said falsified medicines sold online put lives at risk and called for health, digital, customs and law enforcement services to work together to tackle the problem.

The author said the research could help scientists identify links between brain cells and functions, memories and behaviour, and better understand conditions such as dementia, epilepsy and addiction. They added that this knowledge could lead to new approaches to diagnosis and treatment and improve outcomes for patients.

🚨Patient and resident safety: the 2026-2028 roadmap details its 3 transverse objectives, 5 axes, and 26 actions. 📒 Improving the safety of patients and residents: the national roadmap 2026-2028 ✍️ Ministry of Health, Families, Autonomy, and People with Disabilities — General Directorate for Health Care Offer (DGOS) 🤝 Teamwork, reporting of serious adverse events, feedback, the role of the patient and their loved ones: what continues and what is new. Audio Capsules on Health Practices 🎙️🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4HGygys5YM Analysis of Health Practices and link to the source ℹ️➕ https://www.pratiquesensante.com/blog/pratiques-15/ameliorer-la-securite-des-patients-et-des-residents-la-feuille-de-route-nationale-2026-2028-6231 📌 The document aims to make existing safety mechanisms more accessible and promote a shared safety culture (p. 2). It allows for the identification of the tools and approaches it presents as existing (SAED guide, PACTE program, HAS non-technical skills reference framework, operating room checklist, "Patient Challenge") and those that are announced (reporting portal toolbox, guides, plans). It also provides the schedule for the next two safety culture measurement campaigns (2027 and 2028) and actions concerning nursing homes, primary care, and urban settings, as well as patients, residents, and their loved ones. #️⃣ #healthpractices #PatientSafety #QualityOfCare #SafetyCulture #SeriousAdverseEvents #Feedback #Teamwork #NursingHomes #pratiquesensante #SécuritéDesPatients #QualitéDesSoins #CultureDeSécurité #EIGS #RetourDExpérience #TravailEnÉquipe #EHPAD (translated)

NEW: RFK Jr. says Medicare spending on wound care patches exploded from $200 million in 2019 to $14 billion last year: "It's all stolen." Bad actors billed Medicare billions by slapping the most expensive skin grafts on elderly and dying patients who didn't need them. "The doctors who prescribed them would get 6% of the sales cost. And so, they were incentivized to prescribe more expensive products. In Europe, they spend 35 cents a cubic inch. We were spending $135, and that went up to $2,000 a cubic inch." "So 2019, we were paying $200 million. Last year we spent 14 billion. All stolen. It's all stolen. And we were on track to spend 23 billion this year." "We put an end to it, and we now have driven that cost down to somewhere around a billion dollars." In one Arizona case, the owners of two wound care companies pleaded guilty to more than $1.2 billion in fraudulent claims. Medicare paid over $1 million per patient for grafts slapped on elderly patients who didn't need them, many of them dying in hospice. In June, DOJ charged 11 more defendants over more than $2 billion in allograft claims, including a company accused of issuing sham invoices to inflate what Medicare paid. It feels like every week I learn a new way people were ripping off taxpayers for billions. https://x.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/2105375659401035868

The 27-year-old Finnish influencer Olivia Oras passed away after complications from a cosmetic procedure in Finland, which has sparked a debate about patient safety and deficiencies in legislation within the beauty industry. #Skönhetsingrepp #Plastikkirurgi #Patientsäkerhet (translated)

Africa Daily Report — 1 October 2026 Major developments reported during the previous 24 hours 1. Kenya / East Africa — $16 billion Dangote refinery breaks ground in Lamu. Five African heads of state joined the groundbreaking of Dangote Group's planned $16 billion refinery in Lamu. The plant is designed to process 700,000 barrels per day and is expected to take about 40 months to complete. It is intended to reduce East Africa's dependence on imported refined petroleum, but the project still faces land-rights litigation and environmental concerns. Importance: VERY HIGH — the project could materially reshape East African fuel supply, trade flows, infrastructure investment and regional industrialisation. Direct source: https://apnews.com/article/a0ae7108ae4f4144222aea101baed3a5 2. South Africa — Ramaphosa announces response to gender-based violence. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced additional measures after the discovery of multiple murdered women in Ekurhuleni. Measures include a 60-day local-government safety audit and reviews of unresolved murder, rape and other gender-based-violence cases. Police have not established that the recent killings were committed by a single perpetrator. Importance: VERY HIGH — gender-based violence remains a major public-safety and criminal-justice challenge in South Africa. Direct source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/violence-against-women-south-africa-is-national-shame-president-says-2026-09-30/ 3. DR Congo — Mistrust complicates Ebola response after politician killed. Congolese politician Marie-Célestin Karondwa was killed after publicly supporting the government's Ebola response, according to AP. The killing illustrates the severe community mistrust confronting health authorities as the Bundibugyo-virus outbreak continues. Congo has recorded more than 8,000 confirmed infections and nearly 4,000 deaths in the current outbreak. Importance: CRITICAL — the combination of rapid transmission, very high mortality, insecurity and resistance to health measures poses a major regional public-health risk. Direct source: https://apnews.com/article/1ff629474298a62db44438c6eb178270 4. Zambia — Government opens talks with IMF on a new programme. Zambia began discussions with a visiting IMF mission on a successor lending programme. The country's previous $1.7 billion IMF arrangement expired in January, and Lusaka wants a new agreement before year-end. The IMF mission is scheduled to remain through October 10. Importance: HIGH — a new IMF programme could affect Zambia's fiscal policy, investment environment and economic strategy after its sovereign-debt restructuring. Direct source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zambia-starts-talks-with-visiting-imf-mission-new-loan-programme-2026-09-30/ 5. South Africa / United States — Pretoria summons US ambassador. South Africa's foreign ministry summoned US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III over what it described as “undiplomatic conduct.” It was the third such summons in nine months, reflecting continuing strain in bilateral relations. Both governments have nevertheless indicated that dialogue is continuing. Direct source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africa-summons-us-ambassador-again-over-undiplomatic-conduct-official-says-2026-09-30/ 6. South Africa — Anti-immigration protests held in Durban. Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Durban calling for more deportations of undocumented migrants and tighter border controls. The demonstration comes amid heightened tensions over migration and previous violence against foreign nationals. Authorities did not recognise an ultimatum previously issued by organisers demanding that undocumented migrants leave the country. Direct source: https://apnews.com/article/c086e617b555643510541f9c9906ca4b 7. Africa — WHO data show sharp increase in cholera deaths. New WHO surveillance data show that reported cholera deaths globally rose by about 30% in 2025 despite fewer reported cases. The African Region experienced a particularly sharp deterioration: reported cases increased by 34% and deaths by 58%. Angola, DR Congo, Nigeria, South Sudan and Sudan were among seven countries accounting for roughly 90% of reported global cases and deaths. Importance: VERY HIGH — the figures highlight persistent weaknesses in water, sanitation, surveillance and access to timely treatment across several African states. Direct source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202609300113.html 8. Zambia — New cholera outbreak reaches 304 cases and 11 deaths. Zambian health authorities reported 304 cholera cases across seven districts in five provinces as of September 29, with 11 deaths. Lusaka was among the affected areas. The government said eight deaths occurred in communities, pointing to delays in patients reaching treatment. Importance: HIGH — Zambia only recently ended its previous outbreak, making renewed transmission a significant public-health concern. Direct source: https://www.mwebantu.com/11-die-as-cholera-hits-seven-districts-in-five-provinces-says-ministry-of-health/ 9. Burkina Faso — Country opens its first gold refinery. Burkina Faso inaugurated its first domestic gold refinery, RAFFINOR-BF, in Ouagadougou. The facility cost more than 11 billion CFA francs and has an initial annual refining capacity of about 164 tonnes, with plans for substantial expansion. The project is intended to retain more value from the country's gold production through domestic refining, certification and processing. Importance: HIGH — the refinery is part of a wider African trend toward local mineral beneficiation and greater domestic control of commodity value chains. Direct source: https://apnews.com/article/f39f714232e1784bb5051cdf44f0b992 10. Zimbabwe — Helicopter crash reported with six people aboard. A helicopter carrying four passengers and two crew members crashed in Zimbabwe's Marondera district southeast of Harare. Government and police officials said initial information indicated there were no survivors. Authorities had not immediately released all identities or a cause for the crash. Importance: MODERATE — a significant domestic aviation accident, with investigation and identification of those aboard still pending. Direct source: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/helicopter-6-aboard-crashes-zimbabwe-survivors-officials-136898678 #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #DRCongo #Ebola #EbolaOutbreak #PublicHealth #HealthSecurity #CommunityTrust #DiseaseResponse #Zambia #IMF #InternationalMonetaryFund #EconomicReform #DebtRestructuring #FiscalPolicy #AfricanEconomy #SouthAfrica #CyrilRamaphosa #GenderBasedViolence #Femicide #PublicSafety #CriminalJustice #Ekurhuleni #ViolenceAgainstWomen #AfricanSecurity #RegionalStability #Geopolitics #AfricaToday #wrldorg