Tag: Science and Health
Who is this group of doctors behind the strike?
After the SNCF, which saw thousands of controllers go on strike for Christmas, it is the turn of general medicine to have its informal collective from social networks. The latter,…
Detox cures after the holidays: why it is useless and risky, by Pr Ernst
Every year around this time, we feel that things have to change. We look in the mirror and are shocked. We try to squeeze our new pounds into our jeans,…
Vaccines, rapid tests, oxygenation… The Covid, a turning point in medical progress
In many ways, they will remain a miracle in the backyard of this global Covid-19 epidemic. Messenger RNA vaccines have been designed, tested, manufactured and brought to market at unprecedented…
The Universe is also evolving: what does that mean? By Etienne Klein
Everyone knows it: Charles Darwin’s work on the evolution of living species revolutionized biology after the publication in 1859 of his book The Origin of Species. When it comes to…
Covid-19: why the national monitoring of the epidemic will be distorted at the start of 2023
Between the biology laboratories and the National Health Insurance Fund, nothing is going well. Considering “the dialogue blocked”, the first decided, from January 2, 2023, to no longer report the…
Detection of emerging diseases: environmental DNA, a miracle tool?
The level of detail is impressive for such an old world. A study published in early December in the review Nature meticulously describes the ecosystem of northern Greenland two million…
Why it is illusory to hope to prolong human life, by Alain Fischer
Aging is a seemingly inevitable process that concerns us all, individually and through its effects on the community. Decreased physical strength, resistance to infections or the effects of extreme temperatures,…
Covid-19: is China’s data really transparent, as it claims?
“Since the outbreak of the epidemic, China has been sharing reliable information and data with the international community, including the WHO, in an open and transparent way.” Faced with the…
Covid-19 in China: drug shortages are likely (further) to increase in France
Will the surge in contamination linked to Covid-19 in China worsen the shortage of paracetamol and painkillers? In order to meet the needs of its population, Beijing has requisitioned certain…
Covid-19 in China: why the compulsory test of travelers is not unanimous?
The world is looking for a compass in the face of the lifting of health restrictions in China. As the country faces a new wave of contamination, risking the formation…