Accidental carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning affects approximately 1,000 households and more than 3,000 people each year. To identify the factors contributing to these poisonings, a joint...

The extensive media coverage of the November 2015 attacks in Paris (Bataclan, café terraces, and Stade de France) exposed a very large portion of the French population to images of the...

Introduction - In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as soon as the government announced the lockdown on March 17, Santé publique France established a surveillance system to monitor...

Introduction - Social distancing measures of varying strictness have been in place since March 17, 2020 (the date the first lockdown was implemented) to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2....

In 2010, over a 12-month retrospective period, 3.9% of respondents aged 15 to 85 reported having had suicidal thoughts, and 0.5% reported having attempted suicide. While the lifetime...

Background – In France, tobacco taxes have been raised on several occasions as part of national tobacco control plans, and have since remained stable amid the COVID-19 crisis. The...

Introduction – In mainland France (including Corsica), organized colorectal cancer screening involves a fecal occult blood test every two years for people aged 50 to 74. In the event of...

Introduction: Tobacco use is the leading risk factor for lung cancer. Trends in cancer incidence among young adults are rarely studied. This article presents an analysis of trends in...

Introduction - In France, the prevention of infectious disease risk in prisons is governed by two documents issued jointly by the Ministries of Justice and Health: a 1996 circular and a...