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Doctors face challenge of identifying chemical submission in cases of sexual violence

The French mass rape trial is calling into question the role of doctors, family doctors in particular, who are poorly trained to deal with a phenomenon that is difficult to identify.

Published on September 29, 2024, at 8:48 pm (Paris) Mattea Battaglia

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2024 Olympics: For the 'invisibles' of Paris, a celebration so near, yet so far

Although the authorities created 216 permanent accommodation places in the capital, the Olympic fortnight turned out to be marked by complications, forced relocations and increased isolation for the most vulnerable.

Published on August 12, 2024, at 8:30 pm (Paris) Mattea Battaglia Véronique Chocron Louise Couvelaire

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'Not French enough? It doesn't make sense': Dual nationals upset by the far right's policy platform

They are scientists, doctors, real estate managers... and they have dual nationality. Speaking with Le Monde, they share a deep sense of injustice and their concerns for France.

Published on June 30, 2024, at 2:12 pm (Paris), updated on June 30, 2024, at 5:02 pm Mattea Battaglia, Laure Belot, Monia Ben Hamadi, Sandrine Blanchard, Camille Bordenet, Véronique Chocron, Solène Cordier, Nathaniel Herzberg, Coumba Kane, Violaine Morin and Camille Stromboni

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French elections: Bardella's fluctuating and tricky-to-implement policies

The far-right leader laid out his first priorities should he be appointed prime minister after parliamentary elections on June 30 and July 7.

Published on June 19, 2024, at 12:11 pm (Paris), updated on June 19, 2024, at 12:31 pm Mattea Battaglia, Clément Guillou, Virginie Malingre, Abel Mestre and Julia Pascual

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Near Paris, a pediatric clinic treats young children for 'excessive' screen use

Concerned parents come to pediatrician Sylvie Dieu Osika for help, such as when an child doesn't speak or look people in the eye. When her practice was launched in 2019, the target age was before 11. Now, it has dropped to below 3.

Published on April 26, 2024, at 10:00 pm (Paris) Mattea Battaglia

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'While screen time matters, the context of exposure to screens matters a great deal, if not more'

Researcher Jonathan Bernard works on young children's exposure to screens and its influence on their development and health.

Published on April 24, 2024, at 5:15 pm (Paris) Mattea Battaglia

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Transgender minors: Families and health workers concerned about French senators' threats to care

A report by conservative French senators calls for a ban on hormone therapy and puberty blockers. But professionals who have experience working with trans teenagers say the recommendations are a world away from the experiences of trans teenagers.

Published on March 30, 2024, at 5:30 am (Paris), updated on March 30, 2024, at 9:55 am Mattea Battaglia Solène Cordier

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From government spokesperson to aesthetic medicine: The new life of Olivier Véran

The former French government spokesperson and former minister of health has drawn strong criticism from doctors, who say needs lie elsewhere in the industry that is facing major shortages.

Published on March 20, 2024, at 3:24 pm (Paris), updated on March 20, 2024, at 3:59 pm Mattea Battaglia Camille Stromboni

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French health professionals sound the alarm on young people's growing suicidal ideation

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are on the rise among 18-24 year-olds, while they are stagnating in other age groups. Anxiety from climate change, war, and lacking opportunities weigh heavily on young people's minds.

Published on March 9, 2024, at 4:00 pm (Paris) Mattea Battaglia Camille Stromboni

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End of life: How healthcare professionals feel about performing euthanasia

As the French government finalizes its end-of-life bill, Le Monde spoke to health professionals who described how their own encounters with patients and personal experiences have shaped their opinion. Some feel like it is their role to grant a patient's request to die, whereas others are opposed to it.

Published on November 20, 2023, at 8:45 pm (Paris) Béatrice Jérôme Mattea Battaglia

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French government's anti-smoking initiative stirs debate

The ban on disposable vapes announced by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Sunday is welcomed by anti-smoking associations. They are however disappointed by the absence of a further targeted tax increase on tobacco.

Published on September 5, 2023, at 4:01 pm (Paris) Mattea Battaglia

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As France bans HHC cannabis alternative, stores rush to sell off stock

The synthetic derivative of cannabis has just been classified as a drug and banned. Store owners in Paris are not happy with the decision.

Published on June 15, 2023, at 9:30 am (Paris) Minh Dréan Mattea Battaglia

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Health Minister Braun: 'Accompanying death is not the same as granting death'

François Braun speaks for the first time about assisted dying, as France takes step toward legislating on the question.

Published on April 9, 2023, at 11:00 am (Paris) Mattea Battaglia Béatrice Jérôme

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How French emergency rooms are dealing with the stressful holiday season

From Paris to Toulouse, the same concerns are being voiced in French healthcare services: there are shortages of staff and beds, even as epidemics are rife.

Published on December 24, 2022, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on December 24, 2022, at 5:00 am Mattea Battaglia

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In rural France, nurses, physicians, and paramedics fear running out of fuel

The gas shortage jeopardizes visits from rural doctors and caregivers to their patients' homes – and ultimately, their ability to provide care.

Published on October 14, 2022, at 3:24 am (Paris), updated on October 14, 2022, at 9:26 am Mattea Battaglia

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Macron bets on public opinion to change law on assisted dying

By announcing the launch of a six-month public consultation, the President has laid the foundations for what he hopes will be the major social reform of his second term.

Published on September 15, 2022, at 11:13 am (Paris) Béatrice Jérôme Mattea Battaglia

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New French Education Minister Pap Ndiaye promises 'monthly evaluation' of breaches of secularism in schools

The ministry emphasizes a "stabilization" of the phenomenon but recognizes an increase in problematic cases linked to the wearing of religious clothes or signs.

Published on June 27, 2022, at 5:39 am (Paris), updated on June 27, 2022, at 5:39 am Mattea Battaglia

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French primary schools face teacher shortage

Not all positions will be filled at the beginning of the school year. In Versailles and Créteil, hundreds of them could even remain vacant, warn the unions. Faced with the emergency, the academies are hiring contract teachers.

Published on June 25, 2022, at 11:45 am (Paris), updated on June 25, 2022, at 11:45 am Mattea Battaglia Violaine Morin

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From students to firefighters, France adapts to heatwave

The temperature in France is likely to exceed 40 degrees Celsius for several days. This early heat wave puts several sectors under pressure, forcing them to prepare for global warming.

Published on June 16, 2022, at 10:38 am (Paris), updated on July 12, 2023, at 5:00 pm Mattea Battaglia, Antoine Albertini, Sabrina El Mosselli, Camille Stromboni, Nicolas Lepeltier and Isabelle Rey-Lefebvre

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'We are preparing to leave for Boston. I would like to stay in France but we don't speak the language': Ukrainian and Russian exiles in France

As a result of the war, these Ukrainian and Russian families left Odesa, Kyiv, Lviv and Moscow to settle in Strasbourg, Villeurbanne and Bures-sur-Yvette.

Published on June 15, 2022, at 3:22 pm (Paris), updated on June 15, 2022, at 3:22 pm Mattea Battaglia, Anne Guillard, Jordan Pouille and Chloé Hoorman

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France's new Minister of Education, Pap Ndiaye, takes on the challenge of teacher recruitment

Thousands of jobs have to be filled for the beginning of the school year in September. Union spokespersons are questioning the Education Ministry's roadmap.

Published on June 2, 2022, at 4:36 am (Paris), updated on June 2, 2022, at 12:06 pm Mattea Battaglia

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France's new Education Minister Pap Ndiaye set to deliver continuity and change

On Monday, the new minister paid tribute to Samuel Paty, the French high school teacher killed and beheaded by an Islamist. 'His roadmap is to continue, and to go further,' said Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.

Published on May 25, 2022, at 1:24 pm (Paris), updated on May 25, 2022, at 1:24 pm Mattea Battaglia Sylvie Lecherbonnier

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Pap Ndiaye, a symbolic choice for the head of national education

The 57-year-old historian, a specialist in American social history, has a profile that contrasts with his predecessor, Jean-Michel Blanquer.

Published on May 21, 2022, at 6:22 pm (Paris), updated on May 22, 2022, at 2:57 pm Mattea Battaglia Sylvie Lecherbonnier

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'We always fall down on the language barrier': Ukrainian and Russian exiles in France

Exiles diaries, Episode 2. As a result of the war, these Ukrainian and Russian families left Odesa, Kyiv and Lviv, and settled in Strasbourg, Villeurbanne and Bures-sur-Yvette.

Published on May 12, 2022, at 9:36 am (Paris), updated on May 19, 2022, at 2:33 pm Anne Guillard, Solène L'Hénoret, Mattea Battaglia and Jordan Pouille

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'I feel that the future is messy and unfair': Ukrainian and Russian exiles struggle to start over in France

Exiles diaries, Episode 1. Due to the war, they left Odesa, Kyiv or Lviv and settled in Strasbourg, Asnières, or now in Semur-en-Auxois.

Published on May 3, 2022, at 11:36 am (Paris), updated on May 19, 2022, at 2:33 pm Anne Hazard, Mattea Battaglia, Solène Cordier, Lucie Soullier and Margherita Nasi

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A Muslim school in Blois under 'constant suspicion'

The École du S@voir opened in 2015 and now has 77 schoolchildren and 14 middle school students. This private school defends its learning style, saying that religion is not its main raison d'être – but it hasn't managed to ward off accusations of promoting communitarianism.

Published on April 14, 2022, at 10:04 am (Paris), updated on April 18, 2022, at 12:37 pm Mattea Battaglia Abdulmonam Eassa

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French schools get ready to welcome children from Ukraine

According to the latest figures, 790 children and teenagers are already enrolled in French schools, but this number is expected to grow. Reception facilities for foreign-language speakers are already seeing a jump in applications.

Published on March 18, 2022, at 4:52 am (Paris), updated on March 23, 2022, at 5:44 pm Mattea Battaglia Stéphanie Wenger