Published on : 12/01/2022 – 11:55 A patch against the Covid. The hypothesis is currently under study in Switzerland where researchers are testing a new vaccine. Easier to administer and perhaps more effective against variants, this is the bet, in any case, of the British biotech Emergex, which has just launched clinical trials in Lausanne. … Read more
Published on : 12/01/2022 – 12:19Modified : 12/01/2022 – 12:27 The study is carried out every year on the eve of the Davos Economic Forum, canceled this year due to the Omicron variant. The World Economic Forum (WEF), however, publishes its 2022 report on global risks. Climate risk is at the heart of concerns this … Read more
Published on : 11/01/2022 – 16:57 American surgeons at the University of Maryland have successfully transplanted a heart from a genetically modified pig into a 57-year-old American patient. A world first that raises many hopes. The operation showed for the first time that an animal heart could continue to function inside a human without immediate … Read more
Published on : 09/01/2022 – 00:10 The innovations in the field of health which were presented by French companies caused a sensation at the Las Vegas technology fair. CES visitors had the opportunity to “meet” their bodily digital twin, allowing them to observe live the (proper) functioning of their brain or that of their heart. … Read more
Published on : 05/01/2022 – 08:00 The health benefits of sport are well established. In France, a 2016 decree stipulates that sport can now be the subject of a medical prescription for patients with a long-term illness. How can sport benefit these patients? How is physical activity supervised? Dr Alexandre Feltz, general practitioner in Strasbourg … Read more
Published on : 07/01/2022 – 13:18 In the UK, December was one of the worst months of 2021 for the service sector. From our correspondent in London, Emeline Wine This is usually the month when shops and restaurants are doing the most business. But December was a missed month for UK businesses, with footfall dropping … Read more
Published on : 07/01/2022 – 06:00 The health benefits of sport are well established. In France, a 2016 decree stipulates that sport can now be the subject of a medical prescription for patients with a long-term illness. What are the proven therapeutic benefits of practicing sport when one suffers from a health problem? Dr Alexandre … Read more
Sanofi, the largest French pharmaceutical company, was held responsible for a lack of vigilance and information on the risks of Dépakine, as part of a group action, the first in the field of health. This epilepsy medicine, when taken by a pregnant woman, may cause problems in the unborn child. In France, it is thought … Read more