For many years, substandard housing has been the focus of public policies that have significantly contributed to improving the health of the French population. However, the concept of...

The French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Afsset) has conducted an assessment of toxicological data and health risks to the general population associated with...

This article is a critical analysis of the following study: Jovanovic S, Felder-Kennel A, Gabrio T, Kouros B, Link B, Maisner V, Piechotowski I, Schick KH, Schrimpf M, Weidner U, Zollner...

This article is a commentary on the following study: Gent JF, Ren P, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken MB, Holford TR, Leaderer BP. Levels of household mold associated with respiratory...

The summer of 2023 was marked by four heat waves, which affected 73% of the French population. Monitoring of this summer—which Météo France has identified as the fourth hottest since the...

The Hauts-de-France region experienced a heat wave in June 2023 and another in September 2023, during which the following were recorded: 251 SOS Médecins calls (38 in September), 565...

The eight departments were placed under an “orange alert” from September 8 to 11. Morbidity indicators remained stable except on September 11; there was an increase in calls to SOS...

Normandy experienced a heat wave in 2023. The health impact included 22 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 110 visits to the emergency room (66 of which resulted in hospitalization), and 36...

The Nouvelle-Aquitaine region experienced two heat waves in 2023. The impact on public health resulted in 162 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 537 visits to emergency rooms (353 of which...