Tag: disease
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.…
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez vaccinated but positive for the disease
The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, during a trip to Mexico on February 23, 2021. – Marco Ugarte / AP / SIPA This is information that risks giving water to…
Have you suffered from cancer and the disease has complicated your professional life? tell us
A person working on a computer. – Pixabay This is an aspect that we rarely discuss, on an already taboo subject. Out of 1,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed every…