Tag: Science and Health
What is a “cyclonic bomb”, this weather phenomenon that will paralyze the United States?
It’s a storm like you only see “once in a generation” according to the National Weather Service (NWS), the American weather service. Since Thursday, freezing temperatures of up to -55…
Ehpad: when these establishments become places to live
Like an oasis in the desert… On the sidelines of the multiple scandals linked to the mistreatment of our elders, some nursing homes offer a priori improbable connections, combining geriatrics…
What is “Christmas tree syndrome”?
Flu, bronchitis, Covid-19… Viruses are celebrating this year at Christmas. A little-known allergy could also spoil the holidays when it comes to putting presents under the tree. Her name ?…
Triple epidemic: are we really in the “week of all dangers”?
The hospital system is currently going through “a week of all dangers” according to the Minister of Health, François Braun, visiting a hospital in Haute-Savoie this Wednesday, December 28. As…
Sos Médecins, Samu, Emergencies… What to do in the absence of your doctor?
What to do, if his present GP carries a clause, in the coming days? Despite the epidemics raging in France, several doctors will be on strike until New Year’s Day,…
In the emergency room, the triple epidemic no longer allows patients to be received “in dignified conditions”.
For Dr Caroline Brémaud, it’s a “cry from the heart”. On this morning of Tuesday, December 27, the head of the emergency department of the Laval hospital center (Mayenne) called…
“Races”, differences between men and women … When the far right manipulates science
Legitimizing slavery, colonization or inequalities of rights between men and women… For centuries, science has been used to justify discriminatory ideologies. At the beginning of the 20th century, the eugenics…
Why general practitioners are going on strike again despite “the triple epidemic”
This is a movement that promises to be less followed than that of early December. The liberal doctors are again called upon to close their offices from this Monday, December…
AI: researchers have (finally) found a real use for GPT-3
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) fascinate as much as they worry. With the development of language models like GPT-3 and ChatGPT – a less powerful but more conversational version –…
Mummies: an exhibition questions us about our relationship to death
By definition, there are two kinds of successful exhibitions: those that impress by the richness of what they present and those that raise questions by making those who come out…