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'Health is the face of climate change': how can cities mitigate the impact of global warming

A Lancet report released last week found that since the 1990s, heat-related deaths have increased 23% to 546,000 annually as global temperatures rise. We speak with Emilia Carrera, Director of the Health Initiative at the Rockefeller Foundation, about ho

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Friday, october 31, 2025

Ukraine's invisible wounds of war: Soldiers seek solace at Greece's Mount Athos

Mount Athos, in northern Greece, is the beating heart of the Orthodox Christian faith and home to 2,000 monks. But for the past year, it has also become a place of refuge and pilgrimage for Ukrainian soldiers. For these men, wounded at war and suffering

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Wednesday, october 29, 2025

Israel launches deadly strikes on Gaza amid truce

Israel's military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials. The strikes —

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Tuesday, october 28, 2025

Health: mRNA Covid vaccines may help fight cancer

Preliminary research published in Nature suggests that COVID-19 vaccines, particularly Pfizer and Moderna, may offer unexpected benefits for cancer patients. People with advanced lung or skin cancer who received the vaccine within 100 days of starting im

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Monday, october 27, 2025

mRNA Covid vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumours

It’s a promising medical discovery that could help researchers fight cancer. New research published in the journal Nature has found that patients with some forms of advanced cancer who received a COVID mRNA vaccine lived significantly longer than those w

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mRNA Covid vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

It’s a promising medical discovery that could help researchers fight cancer. New research published in the journal “Nature” found that patients with some forms of advanced cancer who received a COVID mRNA vaccine lived significantly longer than those who

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Saturday, october 18, 2025

Gazan doctors struggle to identify bodies despite ceasefire

Since the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas started, both sides are carrying out Donald Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza. Israel is releasing the bodies of Palestinians killed during the conflict in exchange for the Israeli hostages being handed back

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Tunisia: Violence erupts during anti-pollution protest as anger boils

Police rained tear gas on crowds and several demonstrators and riot police were injured in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes as thousands of people marched Wednesday to protest worsening air pollution from a phosphate-processing plant. The protest desc

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Friday, october 17, 2025

Home but forever changed, Israel's freed hostages begin the long road to recovery

After two years held in captivity by Hamas in Gaza, Israel’s last living hostages were freed on Monday and reunited with their families. Frail but finally home, they are now beginning the difficult process of healing their deep physical and mental wounds

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The vagina business: The rise of femtech

It's an industry tipped to be worth more than a trillion dollars in the coming decade. Femtech refers to technology-driven solutions for women's health, covering areas such as reproductive health, pregnancy care and menopause management. Marina Gerner, t

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Thursday, october 16, 2025

In regional first, Uruguay passes law allowing euthanasia

Uruguay’s senate passed a law decriminalising euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the Latin American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can legally obtain help to end their lives. It makes Uruguay the first country in pre

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Friday, october 10, 2025

Shortages, sanitation issues and corruption: Morocco’s public hospitals at a breaking point

Better public healthcare is a key demand for GenZ 212, the protest movement that has been out in force in Morocco since mid-September. The state of Morocco’s public hospitals – which are rife with shortages of medical supplies, corruption and absenteeism

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Thursday, october 9, 2025

How books shape minds and societies, building cognitive resilience and civic mindedness

Celebrated Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai has just been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature which casts a spotlight on the power of books, even as surveys show that fewer people are reading. Yet neuroscience is clear: reading is a mental worko

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Friday, october 3, 2025

Argentina: New setback for Milei as Congress overturns spending vetoes

Argentina's struggling President Javier Milei suffered a new setback Thursday as Congress overturned his vetoes of laws increasing funding for public universities and pediatric care. Story by Daniel Quinlan.

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Morocco's youth-led protests demand better schools and hospitals

Youth-led demonstrators in Morocco took to the streets on Thursday for a sixth straight night despite fears of more violence after police killed three people the night before. Story by Eliza Herbert.

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Thursday, october 2, 2025

'We are seeing the end in sight. Don't stop now,' UNAIDS chief tells US and the West

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, warned that "rapid and abrupt" cuts in US funding for AIDS programmes were threatening the advances made in fighting the epidemic in recent years. She expressed hope that some

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Wednesday, october 1, 2025

US Senate rejects bid to end government shutdown, Democrats hold firm on healthcare

A vote to end a US government shutdown failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to provide.

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The story of the pink ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Have you ever wondered how October became the month to raise awareness about breast cancer? Or why people wear pink ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness Month? We take a look at that history. We also dive into the number of women who get diagnosed every y

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'Pink October': Breast cancer awareness month this October

Solange Mougin, France24 journalist, has more.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Top oncologist on how AI is allowing personalised treatment

One of Europe's leading oncologists has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how huge advances in technology are helping women who have and are recovering from breast cancer. Doctor Joana Ribeiro from the Gustave Roussy Institute says that, for example, a new AI-ba

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Breast Cancer: more than 2 millions women diagnosed each year

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, but early detection saves lives. Through events, information campaigns, and symbolic pink ribbons, Octobre Rose encourages everyone—especially women over 50—to get regular screenings and supp

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US government shutdown: Is health care under threat in the United States ?

The US government began shutting down after midnight on Wednesday after Congress failed to agree a stopgap budget, halting operations at federal agencies and sidelining hundreds of thousands of workers. In exchange for their votes, Democrats had demanded

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"Octobre Rose", the French name for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Every October, the world turns pink for "Octobre Rose", the French name for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year marks the 32nd edition of the global campaign, running until October 31st, with a strong focus on raising awareness about early detection

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Tuesday, september 30, 2025

Morocco squashes youth-led protesters over health and education

A heavy security presence on Monday evening thwarted for a straight third day youth-led protests across several Moroccan cities, where demonstrators have sought to rally for improvements to the public health and education systems. Story by Oliver Farry a

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Sunday, september 28, 2025

Gaza: An American nurse films hospital destruction

🏥 As Israeli troops bear down, the health care system in Gaza City is coming under fire and being pushed toward collapse. ⛑️Vaughan is a nurse from Seattle. She volunteered through the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association in July, and

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An American nurse in Gaza City films a hospital's collapse as Israeli forces surround it

As Israeli troops bear down, the health care system in Gaza City is coming under fire and being pushed toward collapse. Nearly two weeks into Israel’s latest ground offensive on Gaza’s largest city, two clinics were destroyed by airstrikes, two hospitals

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Saturday, september 27, 2025

A chance to end the global HIV epidemic: low-cost preventative drug to roll out on 2027

Generic versions of a groundbreaking injectable HIV-prevention drug should be available for $40 a year in more than 100 countries from 2027, according to Unitaid and the Gates Foundation. The two organisations have entered into separate agreements with I

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HIV-prevention drug to be available for $40 a year from 2027

Infectious disease experts have hailed a move that will see a highly effective HIV prevention drug be sold at just 40 dollars a year in low and middle income countries. Deals with Indian drug manufacturers will see generic versions of the highly effectiv

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USA: Republicans cancel talks meant to avoid US government shutdown

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are “marching the country” into a government shutdown over their refusal to meet with Democrats and strike a deal to save health care funding from cuts. This shu

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USA: Democrats says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are “marching the country” into a government shutdown over their refusal to meet with Democrats and strike a deal to save health care funding from cuts. This shu

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Thursday, september 25, 2025

'We can end HIV': Groundbreaking preventative drug to be rolled out for $40 a year from 2027

Global health agencies announced Wednesday that generic versions of a groundbreaking injectable drug to prevent HIV will be made available from 2027 at around $40 a year in more than 100 low and middle-income countries, a move hailed as a potential gamec

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Wednesday, september 24, 2025

'There was blood continuously flowing on the floor'

In a harrowing testimony on FRANCE 24, Dr. Nada Al-Hadithy, a British surgeon who spent a month in Gaza this summer treating civilians at Nasser Hospital, describes cases of children dismembered and burned alive amid the Israeli assault on Gaza. She also

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Tuesday, september 23, 2025

'Utterly reckless': public health expert slams Trump's comments on paracetamol

Neither the painkiller Tylenol nor vaccines have been shown to cause autism, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, following comments from the US president and his administration to the contrary. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Lawrence Gostin, Director

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Fact-checking Trump's claims of a link between Tylenol and autism

US President Donald Trump has made sweeping statements urging Americans not to use the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy, saying it had links to autism. But he provided little scientific evidence to back this up. He

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Spray it ain't so: Studies ring alarm bells about France's pesticide problems

How dirty are the clouds above France? What about that vineyard down the road: is it poisoning homes? To what extent is agriculture contaminating France's water, air and land? Multiple studies have been released this month in France that ring alarm bells

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Wednesday, september 17, 2025

Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalised after violent hiccup bouts while under house arrest

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last week of leading an attempted coup, was hospitalized on Tuesday after suffering violent hiccup episodes and vomiting, his family said. The 70-year-old, under house arrest, will remain overnight unde

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Friday, september 12, 2025

The Kabul hospital that still treats Afghan women

As Taliban restrictions leave Afghan women without medical care after a deadly earthquake, we have a report from one rare hospital in Kabul where women are still able to access treatment. Also, at least nine French families are suing the government over

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Saturday, september 6, 2025

Toddler evacuated from Gaza recovers from malnutrition in Italian hospital

Since arriving emaciated in Italy from Gaza, little Shamm Qudeih has celebrated her second birthday and gained weight on a new diet — progress welcomed by doctors treating her for severe malnutrition worsened by a genetic metabolic disease. Story by Cath

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Thursday, september 4, 2025

Florida set to become first US state to ban all childhood vaccine mandates

Florida plans to scrap vaccine mandates, becoming the first US state to end long-standing requirements protecting schoolchildren and adults from infectious diseases. State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced the move Wednesday, denouncing existing ru

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Gretchen Rubin on the keys to adulthood and better living

In this edition of Entre Nous we speak to author Gretchen Rubin. Her latest book "Secrets of Adulthood" came out earlier this year. The number one New York Times bestselling author of "The Happiness Project" and "Better Than Before" also hosts the "Happi

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Wednesday, september 3, 2025

Putin says he discussed longevity, immortality with Xi Jinping

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were caught on a hot mic on Wednesday discussing human longevity in a brief exchange that touched on living to 150 years old and even the prospect of “immortality.” The unscripted conversation took place right bef

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Amid safety concerns, can India remain the 'pharmacy of the world'?

As the world's second-largest producer of medication, India is facing increasing scrutiny over drug quality following deadly incidents involving Indian products. Is India's race to remain the "pharmacy of the world" coming at the cost of human lives? FRA

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Rumors of Trump’s health decline persist despite denial

False claims about US President Donald Trump's health continue to spread online despite the president's dismissal of the rumours at a White House press conference on Tuesday. Posts with manipulated images and out-of-context photos have gone viral, with t

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An expat's tale of healing in Paris: Author Robin Allison Davis on surviving cancer

In this edition of Entre Nous we meet Robin Allison Davis, the author of the new book "Surviving Paris". Robin is one of thousands of American expats living in the French capital, but the start of her story was anything but a romantic fairy tale like "Em

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Tuesday, september 2, 2025

Death hoaxes, bruised hands, AI photos: What we know about Trump's health

In recent days, speculation surrounding US President Donald Trump's health has swirled on social media. His media absence has fuelled rumours about his condition, following public photos showing bruised and swollen body parts. In this episode of Truth or

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Sunday, august 31, 2025

Brain implants that read minds: a medical miracle raises new ethical questions

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in translating silent thoughts in real time using a brain implant coupled with artificial intelligence. This technology promises to offer a new form of communication to paralysed people. But it also raises c

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Thursday, august 28, 2025

'We're at the most dangerous moment for science in America', public health law expert says

FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Lawrence Gostin, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on National and Global Health Law, about CDC Director Susan Monarez's firing by US President Donald Trump. He says that the latest development is "a very dan

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US health agency’s Susan Monarez fired

Health scientist and longtime civil servant Susan Monarez was fired from her short-lived role as head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the White House confirmed Wednesday. Monarez said she had refused to sign off on what she de

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Wednesday, august 27, 2025

Nigerian firm revolutionises the world of prosthetics with bionic arms

And finally, a prosthetics firm in Nigeria has created a breakthrough that's changing the lives of amputees -- bionic arms. In the state of Aqua Ibom, the company's humanoid bionic arms are not only functional and humanlike to match Nigerians' skin tones

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EU approves new injection for preventing HIV infection

The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Gilead Sciences' twice-yearly injection for preventing HIV infection, the company said on Tuesday. Story by Eliza Herbert.

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Tuesday, august 26, 2025

France hands back human remains to Madagascar 127 years after colonial massacre

France has formally returned 3 colonial-era skulls to Madagscar -- one of which is believed to belong to a Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops during a massacre in 1897.His skull then taken back to Paris as a trophy, and placed in the archive

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The fight over Asia's rivers: China and India rush to build mega-dams

India and China are racing to build mega-dams along major rivers that would massively affect water supplies to both countries. The source of that water is a glacier in Tibet, which supplies millions of people with water downstream - and there are high po

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Tuesday, august 5, 2025

Is the US 'complicit in the war crimes being carried out by Israel in Gaza'?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working on a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades. Mediation between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas has collapsed despite intense international pressure for a cease

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'Sinwar killed peace': Grandson of Israeli hostages urges 'to work back towards path' to peace

As it grinds on well into its twenty-second month, Israel's war in Gaza has set friends and families against one another and sharpened existing political and cultural divides. Hostage families and peace activists want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's

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Amid desperation in war-torn Gaza, 'environment of fear, intimidation and worry in West Bank'

Israel's blockade and military offensive have made it nearly impossible to safely deliver aid, contributing to the territory's slide toward famine nearly 22 months into the war with Hamas. Aid groups say Israel's week-old measures to allow more aid are f

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TikTok Tan line trend sparks health concerns

A growing number of TikTok videos depict young girls giving tips on how to get halterneck tan lines, or “burn lines,” primarily through sun exposure. Digital Parenting Coach, Elizabeth Milovidov, joins us to tells us more about this new trend and how it

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Monday, august 4, 2025

Gates Foundation commits $2.5 billion to 'ignored, underfunded' women's health

The Gates Foundation has pledged $2.5 billion to women's health by 2030, aiming to address decades of neglect of conditions like preeclampsia, endometriosis, and menopause. The investment, one of its largest recent commitments, will fund research, produc

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Tuesday, july 29, 2025

French health experts say bee-killing pesticide could also harm children, adults

A number of French health experts wrote an open letter in Le Monde Tuesday calling on the French government not to reintroduce the bee-killing pesticide acetamiprid, warning that it could also be dangerous to the broader public.

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Monday, july 28, 2025

'To feed, not to poison': French chefs push back against pesticide law

A backlash is brewing in France’s culinary world over the Duplomb law, which reauthorises a banned pesticide. Michelin-starred chefs, school canteen cooks, bistro owners and farmer-restaurateur collectives have spoken out, accusing lawmakers of endangeri

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Does Trump seek to levy tariffs across globe to fund 'massive tax cuts & cuts in social services'?

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will press Donald Trump on ending "the unspeakable suffering" in Gaza, and also talk trade, when they meet July 28 at the US president's golf resort in Scotland, Downing Street said. The talks will come a day after the US a

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