Tag: Science and Health
Power cuts: pharmacists worried about having to “throw away stock”
To cope, in the event of power cuts, few solutions are available to Jocelyne Wittevrongel, pharmacist in Saint-Gaultier, in Indre. “We will surely have to throw away some of the…
Streptococci A: three questions about the “unusual increase” in infections in children
A resurgence of infections linked to bacteria of the category “streptococci A” has caused the death of several children in France, health authorities warned on December 6. On the other…
Covid-19: doses, priorities… The blur around people eligible for the vaccine
“I am 65 years old, I was vaccinated at the end of May. When is the next dose against Covid-19 for me?” Asks Sylvie, who came to stock up at…
Vegetation, watering… How French cities adapt to heat waves
On July 18, around sixty French municipalities experienced absolute temperature records: 38.2°C in Limoges, 39.7°C in Saint-Brieuc, 40.1°C in Caen, 42°C in Nantes… And it will take some getting used…
Covid-19: BQ1.1, the sub-variant that threatens the immunocompromised
It’s a little game of perpetual genomic evolution that doesn’t appeal to fragile people. BQ.1.1, the new Omicron variant subline continues to surprise with its ability to evade immune defences.…
Covid-19: a very sharp increase in hospitalizations among the over 65s
For ten days, the curve of daily Covid-19 contaminations has continued to point upwards. Tuesday, December 6, a new peak was reached. 105,516 people tested positive, a first since July.…
Alain Aspect, a Nobel Prize who cuts history in two
The activity of physicists sometimes produces decisive results which, if taken seriously, modify the terms in which certain philosophical questions are posed. They provide clarifications, even denials, of metaphysical conceptions…
Covid: how the government can impose the wearing of a compulsory mask without the approval of Parliament
Should the wearing of a mask be reimposed in certain places, such as public transport? This delicate question arises again for the executive. Wednesday, December 7, as revealed The Parisian,…