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Key Alpine pass to reopen this summer after €6m repairs
The col d'Allos in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence has been closed since 2023 due to severe weather
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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
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Receive a book and a rose: France prepares to celebrate its independent bookshops
The 27th edition of the Fête de la librairie indépendante will take place tomorrow (April 26)
Alzheimer drugs halted
Savings to go to Alzheimer care services

Four Alzheimer drugs costing the health service €90million a year will no longer be reimbursed as the ministry moves to stop them being prescribed due to harmful side effects, which include falls and broken bones.
Savings on Aricept, Ebixa, Exelon, Reminyl and generics will go to Alzheimer care services.