Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

France registers 369 more COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

France reported 369 more coronavirus deaths on Saturday, a drop on previous days, with the number of people in intensive care falling for the 17th day in a row.

Neuroscience

Treatments compared for pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis

More patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) are free of new or newly enlarging (N or NE) T2 hyperintense lesions with dimethyl fumarate (DMF) versus interferon β-1a (IFNβ-1a) treatment, and the annualized ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

France allows some COVID-19-infected medics to keep working

France is allowing health care workers who are infected with the coronavirus but have few or no symptoms to keep treating patients rather than self-isolate, an extraordinary stopgap measure aimed at easing staff shortages ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

France virus toll nears 28,500 as daily deaths slow

The total number of deaths from the coronavirus in France neared 28,500 on Monday as the daily death toll showed signs of slowing despite the relaxation of the lockdown.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

France makes birth control free for women up to 25

The French government said on Thursday it would make birth control free for all women under 25, expanding a scheme currently targeting under-18s to ensure young women don't stop taking contraception because they cannot afford ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

World urged to do more to battle Ebola

World leaders were asked Thursday to pledge urgently needed aid to battle Ebola in West Africa as Sierra Leone quarantined one million people in a desperate bid to beat back the deadly virus.

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