Tag: Science and Health
EU approves Moderna vaccine for over-60s – L’Express
After the United States, the European Union. The European Commission announced on Friday, August 23, that it had approved the Moderna laboratory vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), responsible for…
Is Tecovirimat effective against Mpox? What science already knows – L’Express
The drug tecovirimat represented, along with vaccines, one of the main hopes in the fight against Mpox. At least until now. This antiviral, also known as “Tpoxx” or “tecovirimat SIGA”,…
“African demand for vaccines is considerable, time is running out” – L’Express
On August 14, the World Health Organization declared Mpox an “international health emergency.” Since then, a race against time has begun: helping Africa obtain enough vaccine doses before the epidemic,…
on the proper use of bacteriological warfare against mosquitoes, by Professor Alain Fischer – L’Express
Dengue fever is a viral disease – an arbovirosis – caused by an RNA virus (flavivirus) transmitted by mosquito bites: mosquitos tiger and Egypt. The number of cases worldwide continues…
The reasons for the anger of medical interns – L’Express
French hospitals will have to deal with about “a thousand” fewer interns in the fall, according to Lucas Poittevin, president of the National Association of Medical Students (Anemf). The reason…
What scientists already know and what they still don’t know – L’Express
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, was declared an “international health emergency” by the World Health Organization (WHO) on August 14. This is the highest level of alert the organization can…
WHO calls for calm as epidemic spreads – L’Express
This is the fear that has been growing for several weeks: could Mpox eventually cause a global pandemic such as the one we experienced with Covid-19? A concern that the…
Health, employment, finances… The unsuspected dangers of astrology – L’Express
Mathilde spent her entire youth under the sign of astrology. Her two parents, fervent believers, educated her in this belief that has an answer to everything. If she is too…
Grégoire Perra, the bête noire of anthroposophists – L’Express
For a long time, in France, anthroposophy was considered a school of thought that was certainly a little eccentric, but spiritualist and close to nature. Edgar Morin, Pierre Rabhi and…
How did monkeypox become Mpox? – L’Express
Feeling like déjà vu? This week, the first cases of Mpox were reported outside Africa, in Sweden and Pakistan. The discovery of a new variant – more transmissible and more…