On February 20, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) warned of the risks of addiction to pain medications containing opiates or morphine. Several consumer drugs, such as Tramadol, are targeted, in a context in which
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Medicine is changing the landscape. It seems far away this image of the good doctor listening to his patients. Today's doctors have the means to radically change their practice. Genome exploration, predictive medicine, precision medicine, digital avatars, nano-objects, exploration and intervention robots... The doctors of the future, who we can see
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The Nobel Peace Prize co-winners, Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Iraqi Nadia Murad, a survivor of sexual slavery organised by Daesh, received the prestigious prize in Oslo on 10 December. In an interview conducted in Bukavu by Daesh's Democratic Republic of Congo correspondent, Denis Mukwege, who was interviewed in Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo correspondent for
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is about to introduce, for the first time, traditional Chinese medicine into the world pharmacopoeia. This decision comes after several decades of bitter battles between Asian and Western doctors. For many Western doctors, this decision is questionable and will have a major impact.
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This brand-new 1500 m2 factory located in Bois-D'arcy, near Paris, does not manufacture car parts or aircraft engines. No, it makes hearts. The first Carmat artificial heart manufacturing plant has just obtained its certification and is moving to the industrial stage. 800 hearts will be produced
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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics in the United Kingdom says that it is acceptable to genetically manipulate human embryos, as long as the interventions do not harm the child or society as a whole. The council takes a surprisingly progressive position on this issue, but we are still a long way from
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That intelligence knows how to see and drive cars, that it knows how to talk and exchange with us, that it knows how to play Go better than we do... All this doesn't impress us anymore and has almost become part of our daily life. In the AI's skill set, we can also add the sense of smell. British researchers claim to have
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« De la condamnation à l’ouverture »: les Français se montrent de plus en plus favorables à une autorisation du cannabis, à condition qu’elle soit strictement régulée par l’État, affirme lundi une enquête de l’Ifop* pour Terra Nova et ECHO Citoyen. De là à imaginer des champs de cannabis dans nos campagnes,
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Artificial intelligence has managed to be better than experienced dermatologists at spotting skin cancers in a series of photos, a team of researchers announced on May 28. The machine is effective in 95 % cases, better than the performance of human doctors.
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Les hôpitaux de campagne européens, postes de soins provisoires et mobiles, sont prêts à être déployés dans le monde entier en cas de catastrophe de grande ampleur. Le projet HOPICAMP travaille à l’amélioration de la logistique de ces centres de soins éphémères ainsi qu’au développement d’outils de télémédecine et de
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Scientists at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom have developed a new technique to coat gold nanoparticles with a specific protein so that they can be used to address a drug that will target a specific area of the body, such as a cancerous tumour, very precisely. Gold nanoparticles are
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Medtech Boston est un programme dédié aux entreprises medtech et e-santé (dispositifs médicaux, objets connectés et outils de diagnostic et de suivi). Conçu par French Tech Hub, Medicen Paris Region, Bpifrance et Mednest, ce programme a pour objectif d’accompagner les entreprises dans le développement de leurs solutions innovantes sur le
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Following World Bipolar Disorder Day, researchers at the Institut Pasteur announce the development of a mobile application to measure the activity of mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorders. Resulting from clinical research and developed by doctors and researchers, the system
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We thought we knew everything about the organs of the human body. In reality, American researchers have just discovered what could be our eightieth organ: interstitium. It has eluded the sagacity of doctors forever, and yet it is far from discreet. In fact, it is the largest organ of our
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Un procédé innovant œuvrant notamment dans le domaine de la réalité virtuelle et mixte, va permettre d’ouvrir de nouvelles perspectives pour les patients souffrant de maladies artérielles : moins d’invasibilité et plus de précision dans le traitement des lésions artérielles. Cette première mondiale dans le domaine du traitement chirurgical des
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How to treat neuropathic pain, a chronic disease that affects 7 to 10 % of the French population and for which no treatment is effective? The solution would come from researchers at the Institute of Neurosciences of Montpellier (Inserm/University of Montpellier) and the Laboratory of Therapeutic Innovation (CNRS/University of Strasbourg) (1) who have put together a study on the subject.
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Artificial intelligence is developing by leaps and bounds and is investing all sectors, especially the medical field. Relying on increasingly large databases, diagnostic assistance algorithms are taking a leading role in healthcare decisions for patients.
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A breakthrough innovation mimics the human eye and brain to access a huge image processing capacity that will allow machines to see what was previously invisible to them. Startup Prophesee is developing innovative bio-inspired vision technologies, combining deep expertise in artificial intelligence and
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La crise de l’hôpital public, des hôpitaux de proximité, du secteur médico-social nous concerne tous et constitue le témoin le plus criant de la nécessité d’une réappropriation citoyenne des questions de santé. La crise hospitalière et des EHPAD est un révélateur d’une crise systémique ou globale du système de santé
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Let us not celebrate victory too soon and let us not raise undue hopes. The long-awaited cancer vaccine is not going to be on the pharmacy shelves tomorrow morning. But researchers at Stanford University have completed some very promising experiments that they have just published. Their
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