On Réunion Island, thanks to an initiative by volunteers, people with intellectual disabilities are taking part in an activity that is usually beyond their reach: mountain running. The...

General practitioners are on the front lines when it comes to encouraging the public to engage in physical activity. According to Dr. Jean-Charles Vauthier, while medication has come to...

Anorexia results from a combination of factors, yet families are still sometimes blamed for their child’s condition. Families should not be excluded from professional care but should be...

A study conducted in the Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne regions on sex education in Specialized General and Vocational Education Sections (SEGPA) highlights the challenges faced. While...

Can eating disorders in teenage girls be prevented? The Psychiatry and Addiction Department at Saint-Étienne University Hospital provides day-to-day care for patients with anorexia. For...

The organization Allo Anorexie Boulimie, based in Nantes, supports parents of children with eating disorders. Its president, Marie-Élisabeth Saillet—herself the mother of a daughter who...

Françoise Narring sees young people—some of whom suffer from anorexia or bulimia—at the University Hospital of Geneva, in a unit specializing in adolescents. She explains why, even...

There are no set rules for treating adolescent girls with anorexia; each case is unique. The decision to hospitalize must be made jointly by the healthcare professionals, the adolescent,...

Marie Paulen, a journalist, presents the documentary "Des nouvelles d'ici-bas," which follows the stories of people living in precarious circumstances. In an interview, director Françoit...

According to the Federation of General Student Associations (FAGE), the current student preventive healthcare system is inadequate. FAGE recommends a medical checkup for all first-year...