The epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes or group A streptococcal (GAS) infections was marked, in the late 1980s, by an increase in the incidence of invasive infections and the...

Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS), is responsible for both localized infections such as sore throats and mild skin infections, as well as severe...

Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus (GAS), is a rare cause of nosocomial infection. In France in 2002, it was isolated in 0.3% of nosocomial bacteremias. The case fatality...

In 2005, the rate of macrolide resistance among GAS was estimated in France to be between 16% and 31%; however, no ad hoc epidemiological study had previously attempted to refine this...

Introduction – In response to the resurgence of invasive group A streptococcal infections (IGASIs) in late 2022, healthcare professionals were encouraged to report all hospitalized IGASI...

In October 2016, Santé publique France launched the first edition of the "Mois sans tabac" initiative, inspired by the British Stoptober campaign, with the primary goal of encouraging...

This issue of *La Santé en action* aims, based on scientific evidence, to place this major issue—which is critical not only for public health but also for the environment—at the top of...

What is nature? Although widely used in everyday language, the term has a more complex meaning than it appears at first glance, one that also depends on cultural systems of thought....

Nature is an essential environment for human societies. Water, air, food production, and medicinal resources sustain populations, and their well-being depends largely on the quality of...

In the Cree language, Miyupimaatiiiun means "to live well." For Canada’s Indigenous communities, whose elders have lived in harmony with ecosystems for hundreds of years, Mother Earth is...