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Hospital psychiatrists take to the streets on Tuesday to denounce the “abandonment” of their sector.
The unions deplore the “dilapidation” of public psychiatry which “is characterized on a daily basis by the glaring lack of hospital beds and the regular closures of medico-psychological centers (CMP)”.
A situation linked to the shortage of doctors and nurses, which “today affects five out of six hospitals”, according to an inter-union press release.
Four organizations have thus called for strikes and demonstrations from 11 a.m. in Paris and in front of the Ministry of Health.
Rallies are also announced in other cities, in front of regional health agencies (ARS) or hospitals.
In a context of “tougher” working conditions, the specialty no longer attracts young doctors, deplores Dr. Norbert Skurnik, president of the Intersyndicale for the Defense of Public Psychiatry (Idepp).
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Fourteen months after its presentation, the plan announced by Emmanuel Macron after the assizes of psychiatry, with the creation of 800 positions in the CMP, is considered insufficient by the profession.
For his part, the Minister of Health, François Braun, had acknowledged in mid-November that "psychiatric personnel exercise [ai] in difficult conditions", and promised that a report would be drawn "very soon" from the meetings organized in September 2021.
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The gynecologist Émile Daraï will be able to continue his consultations.
The professor specializing in endometriosis, indicted for "aggravated voluntary violence", will continue his public consultations at the Tenon hospital in Paris, indicates the Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.
On the other hand, he will not be able to continue his private consultations, those presenting an excess of fees, specified the establishment to the Parisian.
Soon an HIV vaccine?
On this International AIDS Day, this Tuesday, the famous Professor Yves Lévy detailed the promising vaccine he is developing.
“After eight years of research, we succeeded in phase 1-2, which shows that our vaccine is well tolerated and that it induces an interesting immune response,” he tells Le Parisien.
Elon Musk attacks Apple.
In a series of tweets published last night, the stormy billionaire declared "war" on the Apple brand.
According to him, Apple is threatening to remove the social network from its application store, the Apple store, essential on the iPhone.
“Do they hate free speech in America?
“, he notably launched, before challenging the leader of the Californian group in these terms: “What is happening Tim Cook?
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The UNESCO World Heritage baguette.
The most famous French bread in the world could make its entry into the intangible heritage of Unesco this Thursday.
“The baguette is a living part of our heritage!
Alive but fragile because it is based on the exceptional know-how of craftsmen”, had already defended in our columns, the former Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot.
UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee must examine 56 applications for inscription;
the results should be known on Tuesday afternoon.
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Spending your old age at home remains expensive.
The 3rd edition of the barometer "Aging well at home", produced by the specialized site Retraite.com and Silver Alliance, for Le Parisien, reveals that the budget necessary for a person from the age of 65 increased by 6.83% in 2022 That is more than inflation, measured at 6.2% over one year in October.
Mutual insurance, hearing aids or dental aids, glasses, home help… In total, the study analyzes 25 expenditure items through 250 estimates corresponding to different levels of services.
Results ?
These expenses amount to an average of 1,164 euros per month from the age of 65 and over thirty years – to pay for the necessary goods and services… compared to 1,090 euros a year ago.
