Covid-19 : WHO’s rough calculations of the death toll
Counting the dead: an exercise that one would think would be the ABC’s of Public Health scientists: Well no!
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When the war in Ukraine recalls the Spanish Civil War of 1936
The similarities between the Russian-Ukrainian conflict of today are numerous with the Spanish civil war of 193-39. And rather worrying.
France and the supercomputers
The Frontier supercomputer (USA) powered by AMD Epyc processors is now the fastest in the world. But where do France and Europe stand in this crucial competition for the future?
History and geography of the “Mizrahim
Michale Boganim evokes in a useful and fascinating documentary “The Forgotten of the Promised Land”, the fate of the discriminated “Oriental” Jews in Israel.
Covid-19 : The proven benefit of vitamin D
A high dose of vitamin D from the diagnosis of Covid-19 limits deaths, according to a COVIT-TRIAL study promoted by the Angers University Hospital and labelled a national research priority by the State. Explanations.
Ukraine : Where are we, three months later?
More than three months after the beginning of the war, the destruction of Ukraine continues and the Russian army is gradually weakening. American aid is falling behind and Europe is gesticulating in a vacuum.
Anti-Covid Vaccines and Urinary Emergency
It is one of the many side effects of the anti-Covid vaccination: urinary problems more or less serious are very numerous. Explanations.
French journalist killed in Ukraine
Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, 32 years old, a reporter for BFM-TV, was killed by shrapnel in the Donbass. This is the second French journalist killed in this war between Russia and Ukraine.
Is there a link between monkeypox and the AstraZeneca vaccine?
But where does this monkeypox come from that worries the health authorities so much? Could one of the anti-Covid vaccines using a chimpanzee adenovirus be the cause ?
Robert Redford, the magnificent
Michael Feeney Callan has written the definitive “Biography” of the American actor and director, a well-documented portrait.
And now, monkey pox!
But don’t panic, according to the new Minister of Health, Brigitte Bourguignon, France has enough stocks to vaccinate caregivers and contact cases.
Birds of Paradise Lost
Jacques Loeuille dedicates a fascinating documentary to the naturalist painter Jean-Jacques Audubon, “Birds of America”, awarded at the Festival Cinémaplanéte in Metz.