Why is France facing shortages of medication?
• Jun 3, 2024, 3:17 PM
1 min de lecture
On Thursday of last week, pharmacists closed their doors in France in a rare strike – the first of its kind in over a decade. They were protesting against government plans to relax online sales regulations, which they fear could lead to some pharmacies closing down. They also wanted to raise awareness of a shortage of medicines in France. 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
1 min
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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