Sharing the Healthy Heart Message with Women in Africa

Why You Should Pay Attention to Your Symptoms

Why You Should Listen to Your Symptoms Women shouldn’t wait to get their cardiovascular disease symptoms checked out! The current COVID-19 health crisis will likely trigger an increase in the number of cardiovascular events women experience. Thanks to France 3 Hauts de France for helping us spread [...]

Claire Mounier-Vehier speaks with Mélanie Gomez on Europe 1

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Is this a ticking time bomb? Since the coronavirus crisis began, health professionals have seen a drop in emergency department admissions throughout France. “We’ve had a sixty percent decrease in hospitalizations,” said Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, head of the heart and lung institute at [...]

2020 World No Tobacco Day

This 2020 edition confirmed that French people are using less tobacco. In 2019, 30.4% of people aged 18 to 75 said they smoke, compared to 34.3% in 2014. This was the first time since 2000 that such a significant decrease was observed. Between 2018 and 2019, prevalence dropped significantly among [...]