Why 500,000 people in France will soon be getting a call from health officials A new campaign will target certain individuals with particular health conditions
Only one in 10 people in France have ‘ideal’ cardiovascular health, says new report Cardiovascular disease is the second leading cause of death in France
Stranger helps save baby thanks to urgent first-aid app in France The man showed up in pyjamas and flip-flops to the house, where a baby was having a heart attack
news French customs officer stamps Briton’s passport, then saves his life The officer performed CPR when the man collapsed with breathing problems on his way to a family wedding
French medics take heart machine out of hospitals and onto the streets Attaching cardiac arrest victims to heart surgery kit at the scene improves chances of survival – but it is not easy to do
French firm pioneers stem cell treatment for heart attack victims The treatment is aimed at people on transplant waiting lists and helps the heart repair all by itself
Defibrillator alarm system wins top invention prize in France An ingenious firefighter has invented a way to get the life-saving kit to cardiac-arrest victims more quickly
Two mobile apps could help save heart attack victims in France Both help members of the public give vital first aid in the first few moments while waiting for an ambulance
French medicines authority warns against some common cold medications Some of these medicines are vasoconstrictors, and can in rare instances cause strokes, heart attacks and psychiatric issues
New home kit could cut heart attack death rates in France The machines by Paris-based company Lifeaz are designed to make things 'as easy as possible' when confronting a heart attack at home and will cost €990
First transplant in America using French-invented artificial heart Clinical trial of medical device known as Aeson, made by French company Carmat, is currently underway in the US with first transplant complete and more in the pipeline
Twitter helps American in Paris find woman who saved husband's life A passing stranger gave first aid to a jogger suffering cardiac arrest in a park but left before anyone could thank her
My operation in France: Pacemaker The inside story of readers who have had operations in France – and how they found the health service, by Gillian Harvey
Chinese lab errors could cause cancer in Europeans Errors made by a Chinese laboratory when making a medication that is sold in Europe could have cancer-causing consequences, a European medicine agency has warned. Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed
