the race against time of Medicare investigators
DECRYPTION – From around twenty zero patients contacted per day at the end of May, the teams are calling between 250 and 450 today, 7 … Read more
flora and fauna
a hefty bill for Social Security at 2.2 billion
Available without a prescription and reimbursed at 100% by the Social Security, they are very popular with the population. But the strategy is extremely expensive. … Read more
the Haute Autorité de santé gives partial green light to saliva tests
The High Authority for Health has finally delivered its verdict: saliva tests for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus must be authorized, but not for … Read more
Persistent fatigue is common after Covid-19, study finds
More than half of patients and staff at an Irish hospital have suffered from persistent fatigue after recovering from Covid-19, regardless of the severity of … Read more
Russian vaccine fraud suspicion
DECRYPTION – Researchers have noticed suspicious ‘repeat patterns’ in data from Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials published in The Lancet on the vaccine candidate … Read more
“The Covid has highlighted the links between the environment and human health”
INTERVIEW – Anne Larigauderie, international coordinator on biodiversity, takes stock of the UN’s ten-year plan. “About 1 million animal and plant species are threatened with … Read more
the great unknown of pulmonary sequelae
DECRYPTION – Several studies aim to explore the long-term fate of the victims of the pandemic, and the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation care. A medical … Read more
“Better ventilating enclosed spaces is crucial in the fight against the virus”
INTERVIEW – Lidia Morawska, an aerosol specialist, believes more needs to be done to stem the epidemic. Visualization of the flow of droplets produced by … Read more
Donald Trump appoints climate skeptic at Ocean and Atmosphere Agency
Donald Trump has placed a new climate skeptic in an administration that funds a lot of environmental research. David Legates, a professor of climatology at … Read more
are hospitals at risk of being saturated?
THE CHEKING PROCESS – Last April, the influx of patients in serious condition had put hospitals in difficulty. With the resumption of the epidemic, could … Read more