1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (780+ words) France's medicines safety agency has launched a pilot scheme that could see dozens of widely used drugs - including household names such as Dafalgan and Efferalgan - kept for twice as long as is currently permitted, in a bid to cut waste,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (875+ words) Retirees, the self-employed and others who pay for their own health top-up insurance are set to be among those hardest hit by rising health costs next year. Four draft decrees sent to the Assurance maladie for consultation would reduce the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour 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+ day, 19+ hour ago   (709+ words) The cap on out-of-pocket medical fees in France will see a 40% increase this year before it is tied to inflation from 2028 onwards. The plans have been laid out in a letter sent to state health insurance bodies and seen by…...

5+ day, 3+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 14+ 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…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (913+ words) A new wave of drought restrictions are in place across France, with more than half of mainland departments facing the most severe level of restrictions on tap water usage. As of August 20, there are 57 departments where at least one commune…...

1+ week, 3+ 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…...

1+ week, 3+ 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, 2+ day ago   (13+ words) The Connexion...