Tag: disease
Chronic migraine patients recount the ravages of an often trivialized disease
“It’s like a storm that comes to devastate life,” says Joana Thibeault. This cataclysm is the migraine. From a few tough days each month, Joana suddenly went through seizures every…
AstraZeneca trial treatment effective in preventing disease
The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca announced on Friday encouraging results for a treatment against Covid-19 which makes it possible to greatly reduce the risk of developing a symptomatic form of…
Charité study on Covid-19: What could protect children from severe disease
Status: 08/18/2021 3:57 p.m. Children are just as infected with the coronavirus as adults, but have to struggle much less often with severe courses. Scientists have now possibly found a…
6 solutions to fight the disease
© istock Mildew Downy mildew is a fungal disease, that is, caused by a fungus, well known to growers. This disease can destroy an entire crop, which is why it…
Highly contagious viral disease: Marburg fever detected in Guinea
Status: 08/09/2021 10:00 p.m. Less than two months after the end of an Ebola epidemic, authorities in Guinea are reporting infection with the Marburg virus. Similar to the Ebola virus,…
European disease agency predicts five times more new cases by August 1
The European disease agency predicts a strong rebound in the number of Covid-19 cases in the coming weeks, with nearly five times as many new cases by August 1 compared…
“Increased risk” of rare neurological disease with Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine
One case per million doses administered. The US Medicines Agency warned on Monday of an “increased risk” of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, associated with the Covid-19 vaccine…
Hereditary disease treated with Crispr-Cas9 gene scissors – health
The Crispr-Cas9 gene scissors are excellent at correcting disease mutations – in cells grown in the laboratory. But in order to use Crispr to treat people with hereditary diseases, a…
Liver disease and alcohol-related disorders reduce access to quality care
For alcoholic or cirrhosis patients hospitalized because of Covid-19, the risk of dying was greater than for others in 2020, but this could come from poorer access to care, according…
“We have fifteen days to act and avoid an epidemic resumption”, warns infectious disease specialist Denis Malvy
Terrace in Bordeaux – UGO AMEZ / SIPA The virus continues to circulate, insists Denis Malvy, and in the South-West it manifests itself in particular by the appearance of variants.…