Tag: Science and Health
“Zombie drug”: xylazine, this new “emerging threat” in the United States
It’s a can of gasoline on a fire. On April 12, the director of the office in charge of the fight against drugs of the American government introduced the public…
Is the tiger mosquito more dangerous than in previous years?
Tiger mosquito season is well underway. The presence of this insect, which carries serious diseases, has inexorably spread in France in recent years, with 71 departments colonized last summer, ten…
UFOs, aliens and conspiracy theories: the origins of a media frenzy
Ninety years, without anything filtering? In 1933, Mussolini’s men reportedly picked up an intact spaceship in great secrecy. The machine, about ten meters high, in the shape of a bell,…
Mental health: 13% of schoolchildren would have problems
They were the blind spot of mental health research. New data concerning children were published on Tuesday, June 20, through a survey by Public Health France. Called Enabee, the study…
Sickle cell disease: France, the most affected country in Europe
It is called “the least rare of rare diseases”. Sickle cell disease, to which a world day is dedicated this Monday, June 19, has become a growing public health issue…
Alternative medicine: an embarrassing imbroglio at the Ministry of Health
In recent years, the Interministerial Mission for Vigilance and the Fight against Sectarian Aberrations (Miviludes) has acted as the last bastion against abuses related to unconventional care. When patients had…
Earthquakes in France: what are the risk areas?
If they are less violent than in other countries, earthquakes do not spare France. Friday, June 16, the west of the country was surprised by an earthquake with a magnitude…
Occult sciences: the executives of the “Silicon Vendée” under influence?
For several days, a series of revelations have shaken the “Silicon Vendée”, a prosperous area in the west of France. In question: several articles published in the local press, which…
A year later, the morality of “chorizogate”, by Etienne Klein
Today, scientific images circulate urbi et orbi without an explanatory comment always accompanying them. It therefore happens that they are misinterpreted or misunderstood, and it is therefore easy to make…
Medical deserts: these teleconsultation cabins that flood France
It sits at the back of the pharmacy, between the big brand beauty products and the shelves of hydroalcoholic gels. Since December, a teleconsultation booth has been installed in Stanislas…