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2025年5月2日星期五

PFAS 'forever chemicals': Citizens take on industrial giants in quest for justice

• 上午12:33

PFAS, better known as "forever chemicals", are ultra-resistant to water and heat – so much so that they are virtually indestructible in nature. These chemicals are everywhere in our daily lives – in clothes, cosmetics and kitchen utensils – and are poiso

2025年5月1日星期四

RFK Jr alarms medical experts with vaccine 'placebo testing' plans

• 上午10:48

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 1: The Spanish papers continue to wonder what – or who – was responsible for the Great Blackout that plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness this week. Is renewable energy to blame? Also: US Health Secretary Robert F. Kenned

2025年4月30日星期三

MSF warns: USAID’s demise a ‘human-made disaster that will have dire health consequences worldwide'

• 下午3:53

UN aid agencies warn of deep service cuts as US funding plummets under President Donald Trump. His administration has slashed 83% of programs funded by USAID, which had a $42.8 billion annual budget—42% of all global humanitarian aid. As vital operations

2025年4月26日星期六

600 people killed and 263 million cases in 2023 of Malaria

• 上午8:49

April 25 marks World Malaria Day, a time to draw attention to one of the world's oldest and deadliest diseases. While significant strides have been made in prevention and treatment, malaria still claims hundreds of thousands of lives annually, with Afric

2025年4月24日星期四

'Many people will die' because of funding cuts and vaccine disinformation, expert says

• 下午9:13

Global aid funding cuts, led by the United States, are disrupting efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases almost as much as the Covid-19 pandemic did, the United Nations said on Thursday. Lawrence Gostin, Distinguished Professor at Georgeto

2025年4月23日星期三

World Health Organization announces 'significant' layoffs amid US funding cuts

• 上午8:50

The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday that operations and jobs would be slashed as US funding cuts had left the UN agency with a budget hole of several hundred million dollars. Morgan Ayre reports.

2025年4月18日星期五

Client left brain-dead after botched cryotherapy session in Paris

• 下午1:49

A client who was injured during a fatal cryotherapy session that earlier this week claimed the life of another woman is now brain-dead, the prosecutor's office said on Friday. An autopsy on the first victim showed she suffocated due to a lack of oxygen,

2025年4月16日星期三

Biden condemns Trump over social security in first post-presidency speech

• 上午8:27

In his first major speech since leaving office, former US president Joe Biden slammed his successor Donald Trump's frenetic government overhaul, warning that Trump’s cuts to Social Security risk devastating the lives of millions of retirees who depend on

WHO member states agree to landmark accord on future pandemic responses

• 上午4:23

Countries united under the World Health Organization on Wednesday agreed to a milestone accord on how to respond to future pandemics and avoid repeating the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis. The agreement comes despite US foreign aid cuts and pos

World Health Organization countries reach deal on pandemics

• 上午12:29

On Wednesday, members of the World Health Organization have reached a landmark agreement aimed at learning from the COVID-19 pandemic—which claimed millions of lives between 2020 and 2022—and strengthening global preparedness for future health crises. Ke

2025年4月10日星期四

Former France star Sébastien Chabal says he has 'no memories' of rugby career

• 上午12:43

Retired France international Sébastien Chabal has said he cannot remember "a single second of a rugby match" he played in, becoming the latest former player to speak out about the sport's potential consequences on health.

2025年4月6日星期日

Second Texas child dies of measles amid surging infection rates

• 下午11:50

A second child in the southwestern United States has died from measles, officials said Sunday, as 22 states report 642 confirmed cases, almost all of them among unvaccinated people.

🌟The Bright Side: Groundbreaking research on multiple sclerosis wins 'Oscars of science'

• 上午8:35

American neurologist Stephen Hauser and Italian epidemiologist Alberto Ascherio were awarded the prestigious Breakthrough Prize on Sunday for their groundbreaking research on multiple sclerosis, the debilitating neurodegenerative disease that affects nea

2025年4月5日星期六

Reunion Island launches emergency health plan amid chikungunya epidemic

• 上午10:33

Health authorities in France's Reunion Island on Friday launched an emergency plan to boost staff in hospitals to deal with the spread of the chikungunya virus. This comes as the Indian Ocean territory reported over 6,000 new cases of the mosquito-borne

2025年4月4日星期五

USAID funding cuts: "We are just realigning foreign aid", says the US

• 上午10:09

One of the dramatic consequences of Donald Trump's accession to power is the drastic reduction in USAID funding. For the State Department's deputy spokeswoman, these cuts are not a matter of elimination: the United States wishes to “reorient” aid. FRANCE

2025年3月31日星期一

Sperm and egg donors: Lifting anonymity in France

• 下午2:28

In this edition, we find out why France is destroying its old stock of donor sperm, despite long waiting lists for help conceiving a child through IVF and other fertility treatments. Under the nation's latest bioethics law, anonymous sperm donations are

2025年3月28日星期五

Trump's 'sustained campaign of attacks on US universities & science will take years to recover from'

• 下午1:48

In a major upheaval, the US Department of Health and Human Services, led by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in funds for addiction services a

2025年3月26日星期三

USAID cuts deal heavy blow to health programmes for migrants in Mexico

• 下午9:43

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on March 10 that Washington would slash 83 percent of its USAID-funded international aid projects. The decision is already having serious repercussions. In southern Mexico, the NGO Doctors of the World Switzerl

2025年3月24日星期一

World Tuberculosis Day: India's endless war against TB

• 上午10:48

In 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in the country by 2025, aiming to set an example globally. Since December 2024, India's health minister has led a "100-day campaign" to eliminate TB, but recent WHO data

2025年3月19日星期三

Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, continues to recover from pneumonia, Vatican says

• 下午7:52

Pope Francis is no longer using mechanical ventilation to help him breathe in the latest positive update on his health, the Vatican said on Wednesday. The 88-year-old pontiff has spent more than a month in hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs.

2025年3月17日星期一

'It's very difficult, 5 years on, to attribute any depressive symptoms of young people to COVID'

• 下午5:13

On the 5th anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, people across the globe are still deeply affected physically and psychologically. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the long-term impact of the devastating once-in-a-century pandemic, Franc

Long Covid: 5 years on, sufferers search for answers

• 下午4:33

On March 17th 2020, France locked down for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic. Five years later, sufferers of a condition that’s become known as Long Covid are still struggling to obtain recognition and effective treatment plans. FRANCE 24’s Cla

Covid's 'behavioural shift in society': Unprocessed trauma, social isolation affecting today's youth

• 上午10:31

On the 5th anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, people across the globe are still deeply affected physically and psychologically. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the long-term impact of the devastating once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, Eve

Long Covid: The lingering effects, five years on

• 上午10:14

On March 17, 2020, France, like many other countries around the world, went into lockdown as Covid-19 rapidly spread. Five years on, many infected by the virus still suffer symptoms, a condition known as Long Covid. Complications vary, but often include

2025年3月14日星期五

Belgium's house of 'pass-ages': A journey of birth and death

• 上午12:36

In a quiet residential area of Brussels, tucked away among the modern and uniform facades of the Forest neighbourhood, sits a house that is giving birth to a unique project which could revolutionise our approach to the start and end of life. Here, expect

2025年3月7日星期五

Pope Francis, still hospitalised, thanks faithful in rare audio message

• 上午2:40

Pope Francis, speaking in a frail and breathless voice, thanked the faithful for their prayers in an audio message broadcast Thursday. It was his first public communication since being hospitalised three weeks ago with double pneumonia. The 88-year-old p

2025年3月6日星期四

NY doctor risks extradition to Louisiana in abortion pill case

• 下午10:09

The Trump administration has taken a number of actions aimed at restricting access to abortion, including pardoning anti-abortion protesters convicted of violating a law that protects abortion clinics and their patients. Jessica Le Masurier reports on th

2025年3月5日星期三

Well-being in the modern world: Stéphanie Brillant on why listening to your body is key

• 下午5:14

In this edition of Entre Nous, we talk to health and well-being expert Stéphanie Brillant, who has a new book coming out in France entitled "Quand le corps n'est plus d'accord," which can be roughly translated as "Why is my body crashing?" She tells us a

2025年3月4日星期二

'Obesogenic environment: We live very sedentary lifestyles, paired with fast food culture'

• 下午4:59

Rates of obesity and overweight are spiralling due to a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with more than half of adults and almost a third of children and young people set to be affected by 2050, according to a new study published in T

World Obesity Day: India grapples with growing health crisis

• 上午11:12

After the US and China, India has the third-highest percentage of obese citizens in the world, with over 135 million Indians classed as overweight or obese. In light of this alarming trend, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a nationwide an

Over half of worldwide adults to be overweight or obese by 2050, warns study

• 上午5:22

A new study warns that by 2050, nearly 60% of adults and one-third of children globally will be overweight or obese without governmental intervention. Published in the Lancet, the study analysed data from 204 countries, highlighting obesity as a major he

2025年2月27日星期四

Child dies of measleas in Texas outbreak, more cases expected

• 上午10:24

A child has died after contracting measles in the US state of Texas. The outbreak is spreading rapidly and has so far infected at least 124 people, mostly children and the unvaccinated, in the rural West of the country and neighboring New Mexico. Health

2025年2月24日星期一

Pope Francis remains critically ill but alert on 10th day of hospitalization

• 下午2:38

Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia and the onset of slight kidney failure, but he remains alert, the Vatican said. Story by Florent Marchais.

Pope Francis shows 'slight improvement' amid critical respiratory illness

• 上午9:09

Pope Francis showed "slight improvement" on Monday, as his battle with pneumonia in both of his lungs entered its eleventh day, though he remains in critical condition and at risk of sepsis. The 88-year-old, who had one of his lungs removed as a young ma

2025年2月20日星期四

France's parliament votes to ban some uses of 'forever chemicals'

• 下午1:29

France's parliament voted to limit the production and sale of some items containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" including cosmetics, most clothing and ski wax. Story by Delano D'Souza.

2025年2月13日星期四

Vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed as US health secretary

• 下午5:25

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as health secretary by the Republican-controlled US Senate on Thursday, despite warnings from the medical community over his history of promoting vaccine misinformation, propagating conspiracy theories and denying scie

2025年2月10日星期一

Ending USAID will 'create enmity': US allies 'who counted on America now left abandoned and bereft'

• 上午8:29

The Trump administration's abrupt move to dismantle USAID has upended the lives of thousands of American employees and family members posted overseas. A US judge has entered a "very limited" temporary order blocking the Trump administration's changes to

2025年2月5日星期三

Rise in cancer among young adults linked to 'increased consumption of highly-processed foods'

• 上午8:37

On World Cancer Day, as we raise awareness and promote prevention through a balanced and healthy lifestyle, FRANCE 24 welcomes Dr. Jonathan Fisher, Clinical Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant in the Developmental Biology & Cancer Dept at the Uni

2025年2月4日星期二

While medical advances have reduced deaths, incidents of breast cancer continue to rise unabated

• 下午6:21

On World Cancer Day, as we raise awareness and promote prevention through a balanced and healthy lifestyle, FRANCE 24's Genie Godula welcomes Jajini Varghese, Plastic Surgeon and Consultant in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery at the Royal Free Hospital and Ass

2025年1月29日星期三

A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine

• 下午8:17

U.S.-funded aid programs around the world were firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop operations, as the Trump administration's unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance brought their work to a sudden halt. FRANCE 24's Charli Jam

What to watch for at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearings

• 上午9:19

US President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr faces a grilling before the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday and Thursday, with some senators expressing concern over the former Democrat's hardline anti-vaccine campaign

2025年1月28日星期二

Japan tackles dementia crisis as super-ageing society sees cases soar

• 下午4:10

Japan is one of the fastest-ageing societies in the world, with almost a third of its population over 65 years old. As a result, the county is seeing more and more cases of dementia each year: almost 5 million people are now living with the condition. In

2025年1月23日星期四

The Covid Backlash: Trump targets UN's World Health Organization

• 下午7:11

In a crowded Paris metro car or at the counter of a bustling café, it’s easy to forget what loomed over us just five years ago. Yet, on the fifth anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown in Wuhan, China, the headlines tell a different story: Donald Tru

'We still really need to investigate and learn from' local and global response to Covid-19 pandemic

• 下午3:36

On Jan 23, 2020, Wuhan sealed itself off, ushering in China's zero-Covid era of strict travel and health controls, foreshadowing a looming global pandemic. For a deeper perspective, five years on, FRANCE 24's Carys Garland welcomes Florence Débarre, Auth

2025年1月19日星期日

Donald Trump’s pledge to ‘drill, baby, drill’ meets the reality of fracking in rural Pennsylvania

• 下午3:53

Promises made by Donald Trump to unleash the fracking industry played a vital role in his fight to win Pennsylvania, a key battleground state in the 2024 US election. Despite the consequences the industry has had for the health of rural communities like

2025年1月18日星期六

'Progressive trend: In the past 30 years we've seen 60 countries liberalise their abortion laws'

• 上午4:34

As France celebrates half a century of legal abortion, FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry welcomes Kei Yoshida, Senior Legal Advisor at the Center for Reproductive Rights, offering an in-depth look at women's health, reproductive rights, and the progressive trend

2025年1月16日星期四

Sober buzz: The rise of the healthy drinker

• 下午4:46

In the middle of Dry January, many people are trying to keep the festive cheer alive, all while staying sober. No- and low-alcoholic beverages are increasingly popular and the industry's biggest players are scrambling to find ways to profit from the tren

2025年1月9日星期四

Exclusive: Top French banks and the dirty gas business in Peru’s Amazon

• 下午4:59

FRANCE 24 reveals, in partnership with investigative media outlet Disclose, RFI and the Pulitzer Center, that French banking group Crédit Agricole holds a €240 million stake in Repsol – a Spanish multinational responsible for gas extraction in the Peruvi

2025年1月8日星期三

Dutch cut flower industry in hot water over pesticides

• 下午1:18

The Netherlands is the world's leader in fresh flower production. Over the past decade, the sector has grown by a fifth. But NGOs have been warning about the high levels of pesticides in Dutch flowers. One study even showed that a third of the substances

2025年1月6日星期一

Olga Rudnieva: The woman turning Ukrainian amputees into 'Superhumans'

• 下午2:17

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago, at least 50,000 Ukrainians have lost limbs, according to the health ministry; a figure that includes both soldiers and civilians. The number is constantly rising, with complications li

2025年1月3日星期五

Alcohol should have cancer warning label, top US health official says

• 下午2:53

Alcoholic drinks should have labels warning consumers that they cause cancer, the United States' top government doctor said on Friday. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said the connection between cancer and alcohol has been known for decades, "yet the majori

2025年1月1日星期三

Milan prohibits outdoor smoking in Italy's toughest ban

• 上午10:04

Smokers in Italy's financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas, after the country's toughest ban comes into effect Wednesday. Those who defy the new prohibition in the polluted northern

2024年12月31日星期二

Rights, rhinos and Olympic revelry: Uplifting stories from 2024

• 上午6:28

It was another turbulent year from start to end, dominated by wars still raging in Ukraine and the Middle East. But 2024 also witnessed some breakthroughs in medical research, space exploration and human rights, while the Paris Games gave the host countr

2024年12月24日星期二

Nigeria: dozens die in stampedes at two separate food distributions

• 上午10:50

Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. Families are struggling during the country's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Details by FRANCE 24 corre

2024年12月18日星期三

First severe human case of bird flu in US sparks pandemic concerns

• 下午6:25

US authorities announced on Wednesday the first severe human case of avian flu in Louisiana, marking a critical escalation in the 2024 outbreak. With 61 cases reported nationwide, experts warn of rising pandemic risks.

The US farm where pigs are bred for human organ transplants

• 下午3:56

Could harvesting organs from cloned pigs that have been genetically modified with human DNA be the answer to the chronic shortage of organs donated for transplant? At a farm in Virginia, USA, one biotech company is hoping to do just that, and on an indus

2024年12月17日星期二

Luigi Mangione charged with murder as ‘act of terrorism’ in US CEO slaying

• 下午9:52

Luigi Mangione was indicted on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism, in the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Manhattan District Attorney said Thompson's death “was a killing that was intended to evoke

No, the BBC did not report that Luigi Mangione 'shot himself' in prison

• 下午9:40

In the latest flood of misinformation regarding Luigi Mangione, the suspect indicted for the murder of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson in New York, some users are sharing a fake BBC headline claiming that Mangione committed suicide while in prison. T

US woman sees second chance at life after pig kidney transplant

• 下午5:45

Towana Looney, a 53-year-old from Alabama, is the fifth patient to receive an organ from a genetically modified pig in the United States since 2022, and was in better health than prior recipients who died within two months of receiving a pig kidney or he

2024年12月11日星期三

A bitter pill to swallow? France's relationship to medicine

• 下午2:41

France has restricted the sale of certain common cold medicines by making them prescription only. On today’s edition, we explain why the ANSM – France’s national agency for the safety of medicine and health products – has made this call. We also dive int