How to overcome an early miscarriage?
PSYCHOLOGY – Often trivialized, the loss of an embryo during the first trimester of pregnancy can however prove to be very difficult to live with. … Read more
Sciences
are bars and restaurants really vectors of virus transmission?
► What are the health bases of these decisions? “We are based on field observations and in particular on the census of clusters”, we specify … Read more
Is the Swedish strategy against Covid-19 less restrictive and more effective?
THE CHEKING PROCESS – It is widely believed that Sweden will fare better in the face of the virus by taking fewer measures. But is … Read more
Dr Goldberger’s unsavory experiences
MEDICINE STORIES – This American doctor consumed urine and faeces from patients to demonstrate at the beginning of the 20th century that pellagra was not … Read more
Anger is mounting over Covid-19 restrictions
Olivier Véran’s announcements on the evening of Wednesday 23 September caused a wave of discontent, even anger in Marseille, and more widely in all the … Read more
Covid-19: exponential increase in hospitalizations
40% increase in new intensive care admissions, 34% in hospitalizations and 25% in deaths compared to the previous week. In its report covering the week … Read more
Discovery of a mechanism explaining certain serious forms of Covid-19
DECRYPTION – Two articles published in the American journal Science highlight defects in the immune defense. Treatment of a patient with Covid-19 at the Laveran … Read more
green light for antigen test, but RT-PCR remains the “reference”
After the saliva tests, validated last week by the High Authority of Health (HAS) for the screening of symptomatic people, it is the turn of … Read more
Discovery of a mechanism explaining certain serious forms of Covid-19
DECRYPTION – Two articles published in the American journal Science highlight defects in the immune defense. Treatment of a patient with Covid-19 at the Laveran … Read more
Are we really three or four times more likely to be contaminated in bars?
THE CHEKING PROCESS – This is what the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, and the Prime Minister, Jean Castex have said. How do they arrive … Read more