From the very first months of life, screens intrude on families’ daily lives, disrupting essential interactions between parents and children. In a 2023 survey, more than half of mothers...

Launched in January 2024, a multidisciplinary commission of experts studied the impact of screen time on the lives of children and adolescents. After three months of hearings, during...

Viewed from a public health perspective, digital technology use and its effects on health cannot be reduced to individual or family issues. Rather, they are part of dynamics involving a...

Key Points In Week 39 (September 21–27, 2026), activity at SOS Médecins clinics remained stable across all age groups compared to the previous week. Respiratory indicators continued...

Key Points In Week 39 (September 21–27, 2026), the number of emergency department visits and hospitalizations following such visits remained stable across all age groups compared to...

Key Points Nationwide and across all regions, the number of deaths from all causes reported by INSEE remained within the usual range of fluctuation in S38-2026 for all ages and across...

Key Points COVID-19 Healthcare utilization (outpatient, inpatient) for COVID-19 stabilized in Normandy during Week 39, including the positivity rate in hospital laboratories....

Key Points Chikungunya, Dengue, and Zika Since May 1, 2026, 110 imported cases of dengue, 31 imported cases of chikungunya, and 1 imported case of Zika have been identified and...

Key Points Asthma at the Start of the School Year In S39, the number of asthma cases among children under 15 increased at SOS Médecins and in emergency departments, returning to a...

Key Points Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika  Two outbreaks of locally transmitted chikungunya were identified in the Var department in Cavalaire-sur-Mer (3 cases) and Saint-Raphaël (1...