Faced with the unprecedented scale of the crisis and the influx of patients, stocks are running out. First those of protective masks. Then the reagents used in the Covid-19 diagnostic tests. And respirators, whose production is struggling to keep up with demand. Little by little, everything necessary for hospitalization and treatment of patients is running … Read more
Fever remains the main alert for a possible Covid-19 infection. Better to consult a doctor or dial 15. The Covid-19 epidemic has indeed started in France in recent days. But what are the symptoms, if any? The two main manifestations are fever, present nine times out of ten, and dry cough, twice out of three. … Read more
The flu epidemic continues to grow in mainland France and the West Indies. Children are particularly affected this year. More discreet than the current Covid-19 epidemic in China, the seasonal flu epidemic continues to spread across mainland France and the West Indies. The public health agency France public health, in its inventory published Wednesday January … Read more
TESTIMONIAL – Justine, 24, has suffered from epilepsy since the age of 17. On International Epilepsy Day, she agreed to testify. Justine, 24, dreamed of working with disabled children Justine – LE FIGARO. – How did your illness start? Justine. – It was the morning of December 24, 2012. When I had just gotten up, … Read more
Thanks to this interactive map, everyone can follow the spread of the coronavirus from home, almost in real time. How many people are currently affected by 2019-nCoV, the new coronavirus that has caused an epidemic since mid-December 2019? Where are they located? How many recovered and how many died? This is the disastrous but necessary … Read more
Mortality, contagiousness …Le Figaro takes stock of the new “Chinese” virus. As the toll of the current epidemic in China grows daily, the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) would almost make you forget the other viruses, usually in the spotlight. That of seasonal influenza, which has already killed 22 people in France this year, or that of … Read more
While a 17-year-old girl died in early January from this widespread infection, health officials are asking manufacturers to better educate them about the risk of toxic shock. Tampons or menstrual cups: all internal intimate protection presents a rare but serious risk of toxic shock (a generalized bacterial infection), stresses ANSES in a report published Monday, … Read more
American researchers have developed a program capable of determining the nature of a brain tumor in less than three minutes. Artificial intelligence can allow analysis “Almost in real time” of a brain tumor during a patient’s operation, helping surgeons to operate “Safer and more precise”, concludes a study published Monday. The tool tested by a … Read more