“Today, my pharmacist knows me better than my general practitioner.”
Testimony Grégory, 42, a health law lawyer suffering from a chronic illness, has struggled to get treatment since leaving Toulouse ten years ago.
In a Parisian pharmacy, May 18, 2024. ILLUSTRATION PHOTO - ERIC BERACASSAT/HANS LUCAS VIA AFP
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While medical deserts now extend across 87% of the country, the French are still as attached to the tutelary figure of the local doctor, for whom they feel a great nostalgia. For "Le Nouvel Obs," three of them recount the various systems D they have put in place to compensate for the shortage of practitioners. Today, Grégory, 42, who struggles to get follow-up, while suffering from a chronic illness.
“I suffer from chronic hypertension, but my condition has been stabilized thanks to medication. I am very concerned about the problem of medical deserts. I am a fervent supporter of the Garot bill [passed in the National Assembly in May], which aims to regulate the establishment of doctors…
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