Androcur: New French public health scandal over 'miracle' drug
• Apr 30, 2024, 1:54 PM
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In this Science segment, we look at the public health scandal surrounding a prescription drug called Androcur. First used in the 1980s to treat acne, hair loss or hirsutism (excessive body hair), it was later prescribed as a contraceptive pill. But the drug may be responsible for causing tumours in thousands of patients. A victims' association is now demanding accountability from the French government over its delay in providing information to health professionals and patients. FRANCE 24's Julia Sieger tells us more.
Wednesday, september 18, 2024
Promising findings emerge from latest cancer trials
• 1:15 PM
1 min
We take a look at some of the findings that emerged from this year's European Society for Medical Oncology conference in Barcelona. Some 30,000 people attended the forum to hear what advances doctors and researchers have made in the fight against cancer.
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Drug-resistant superbugs projected to kill 39 million by 2050
• 9:02 AM
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Infections of drug-resistant superbugs are projected to kill nearly 40 million people over the next 25 years, a global analysis predicted on Monday, with the researchers urging action to avoid this grim scenario.
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