at Lille University Hospital, 30% of non-emergency operations canceled

What there is to know : – During his weekly update, Olivier Véran confirmed that the situation was “particularly worrying” in Hauts-de-France, Ile-de-France and the PACA region. “Dozens, even hundreds of patients in intensive care in Ile-de-France, could be transferred in the coming days”. – A new vaccination campaign is being organized this weekend, with … Read more

Concern rises over inflammation affecting children

The alert is worrying and the many pending questions will inevitably fuel anxiety. For several weeks, several medical teams in Europe have been worried about the growing appearance of serious inflammatory syndromes in children, some of which are associated with myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle). These teams wonder about the potential link with the … Read more

Masks: How the government lied to cover up the fiasco

For weeks, the government did everything to hide it. In February, when the coronavirus was already spreading in France, the state’s stock of masks was practically dry. A situation that does not prevent Jérôme Salomon, the director general of health (DGS), from assuring with confidence that no shortage is to be feared. At the same … Read more

In Mulhouse, an evangelical gathering too feverish?

It was the world before, the time of a certain carelessness, of the miracle in public. That evening, Tuesday, February 18, Pastor Samuel Peterschmitt is still joking. On the stage at the back of the worship hall, the fifties with salt and pepper hair, relaxed in blue shirt and jeans, wanders microphone in hand. Like … Read more

Covid-19: Agnès Buzyn, the flaws of a minister and a system

It was a month ago. An eternity since the Covid-19 turned time upside down. This Wednesday, March 4, the seven main candidates for mayor of Paris are debating for the first time on a television set. We are talking about social housing, garbage collection and greening, but already, the new coronavirus invites itself in the … Read more

Against Covid-19, MPs to reinforce caregivers

When the night service gives them some respite, the nurses at Besançon hospital confide in this colleague who has come for a few days. And to the member too. Emmanuelle Fontaine-Domeizel, elected LREM and former liberal nurse, was sent there, for a week, to the service of infectious diseases, to reinforce caregivers in tension because … Read more

Covid-19: in the Haut-Rhin, “the hardest part is to treat only those who can be saved”

“People over 70 are no longer intubated since they do not get away with it anyway.” Nurse at the Emile-Muller center in Mulhouse, Solène (1) writes this SMS on Monday. She then just worked for several days in emergencies overwhelmed by the coronavirus epidemic. Exhausted by the services without breaks, sometimes without meals, she helplessly … Read more

Coronavirus: why France only tests severe cases

Test or not test? Faced with the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, the question becomes more and more of a dilemma. Is France able to test all patients who fear being infected with Covid-19? Certainly not. Hospital services will now even focus on the most serious cases, when, according to the latest report from the … Read more

How to differentiate Covid-19 from a big flu?

Question asked by Ben on 02/24/2020 Hello, Among your many questions about Covid-19, you asked us about the symptoms that distinguish the seasonal flu virus. The answer is simple, they are the same. Here’s what the World Health Organization (WHO) says on their site about the new coronavirus: “Symptoms are dependent on the virus, but … Read more