1+ week, 1+ day ago   (547+ words) Peter Culpin explains how he chose a clinic for his ill cat, weighing online information, trust, kindness and clinical care Living in another country teaches you that assumptions are easy to make and misconceptions are hard to shake. The longer…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (846+ words) A third person has died in France following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the east of the country, regional health authorities have confirmed. A total of 46 cases of the diseases in people aged between 26 and 91 have been reported since…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (632+ words) Several cheeses sold in France have been recalled in recent days because of a risk of contamination with listeria monocytogenes, the bacterium that causes listeriosis. The recall affects cheese sold through supermarkets, shops and restaurants. Consumers who have bought the…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (973+ words) Swarms of so-called ‘field bugs’ (punaises des champs) have been reported in different parts of France for many years - but 2026 has seen exceptional numbers with insects blanketing house fronts, terraces and even bedroom walls in several areas. The invasions usually…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1158+ words) Mosquito control operations are taking place across parts of south-west France after an outbreak of more than 20 locally acquired cases of the mosquito-borne virus chikungunya in the region. The disease is usually associated with tropical and subtropical regions but the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (685+ words) Illness is no longer classified as psychological France’s health insurance scheme has updated its classification of chronic fatigue, no longer referring to the illness as a “psychiatric or psychological disorder,” on its website. The update to the information page on…...

5+ day, 24+ min ago   (589+ words) Normandy department becomes the first place in France to dispatch defibrillators by drone, aiming to speed up cardiac arrest treatment and save lives Seine-Maritime has become the first department in France where defibrillators can be delivered by drone to people…...

1+ week, 24+ min ago   (519+ words) City plans to treat dangerously hot homes as unfit for habitation, giving tenants new protections against heatwave overheating Lyon has become the first city in France to call for excessive indoor heat to be considered when assessing whether a home…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (734+ words) A rise in Covid-19 cases is being recorded in France at the start of September, with a further increase expected across the month. Analysis of wastewater stations across France points towards an increased presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for…...