Tag: COVID-19
False Covid pass: no risk of prosecution for holders who come to be vaccinated
News Published 12 hours ago, Reading 1 min. A letter intended for all health professionals written by the Directorate General of Health indicates that people with a fraudulent pass can…
Covid-19: is there a link between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of serious forms?
The vitamin D intervenes at several levels in our body: bone tissue, muscle tissue, immune system. It increases the concentrations of calcium and of phosphorus in the blood. There are…
Covid-19: indicators still high, but down in France
In January, all the lights of the Covid-19 epidemic were red. In recent days, the situation seems to be improving. Update on the indicators of the epidemic in France. You…
Covid-19: one in three elderly people later develop a health problem
News Published 2 days ago, Reading 1 min. A recent study published in the BMJ on February 9, 2022 indicates that people over the age of 65 develop a persistent…
Europe, S&P: number of companies with CCC ratings still high. Defaults could go up
(Finance) – The number of European companies classified in the category of “CCC” rating by S&P Global Ratings is dropped by 20% to 52 at 31 December 2021, from an…
Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease: an increased risk, even in mild cases
SARS-CoV-2 has not yet finished revealing all its mysteries… and the consequences of an infection on our bodies several months after it. The long Covid is an enigma: people see…
Covid-19: China creates a very reliable and ultra-fast screening test
Since the start of the pandemic, none of the tests, whether PCR, antigen, saliva or self-test, have combined two essential properties to massively contain the Covid-19 virus: speed and reliability…
One in three older people develop another health problem after Covid-19
The long Covid affects a significant proportion of those infected with the coronavirus. Data are still scarce for the older age groups, but a recent study indicates that 32% of…
70-year-old drug protects lungs from Covid-19
Disulfiram is prescribed to treat alcoholism, but researchers from the Weil Medical Collegein the United States, have also observed that it reduced the damage caused by the coronavirus in the…
Bipolar disorders, schizophrenia: an increased risk of severe forms of Covid-19
News Published 1 hour ago, Reading 2 mins. People suffering from mental illnesses are more at risk of being contaminated by Covid-19 but also of developing a serious form. For…