Tag: Science and Health
Covid: acute respiratory infections continue to rise
The incidence rate of Covid cases is still increasing. Last week, from September 18 to 24, it reached 95 cases per 100,000 inhabitants according to the network. Sentinels, knowing that…
“It could be catastrophic”: Nipah, the virus that worries the scientific community
As winter approaches, European authorities are carefully examining the signals of a resumption of the epidemic linked to Sars-CoV-2. With, in the shadows, the specter of a return of the…
Breast cancer: what are the obstacles to screening?
With nearly 60,000 cases detected and more than 12,000 deaths each year, it remains the cancer that affects the most women in France. And although breast cancer screening has existed…
“Triple epidemic”: is France capable of coping with the fall?
Again? A year ago, hospitals experienced a triple epidemic: Covid-19, bronchiolitis and the flu. At the time, Public Health France described the situation as “completely unprecedented”. “We are indeed moving…
ADHD in children, a “laboratory invention”? The Truth About a Controversial Evil
Millions of children on stimulants, force-fed drugs at the slightest sign of agitation, at the slightest drop in attention? The last alert was launched last August, on France Inter. According…
Osiris-Rex: what scientists hope to discover from this asteroid sample
The time of science requires patience. After seven years of waiting, scientists will finally discover this Sunday, September 24, the largest asteroid sample ever collected, brought back to earth by…
Return of Covid: should we be revaccinated if we are not at risk?
For people at risk of developing a serious form of Covid, there is no discussion, not the slightest hesitation. A new injection, with a suitable vaccine, is essential. In all…
Olympic Games 2024: the health risk still little anticipated, by Professor Gilles Pialoux
The organization in France of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024 will cause an exceptional influx of populations on French soil – 10,500 Olympic athletes, 4,350 Paralympic athletes, 45,000…
Selling antibiotics individually: is it really a good idea?
Single sale of antibiotics, the solution to shortages? In any case, this is the route that the government is considering in order to overcome supply difficulties, such as France experienced…
Long Covid: after-effects, neurons… What two new studies teach us
More than three years after the start of the epidemic, Covid-19 retains its share of mystery. The causes of long Covid are part of this. Indeed, this disorder remains poorly…