In China, Western pharmaceutical multinationals still have a bright future ahead of them. But beware of the local industry, which no longer wants to confine itself to subcontracting and generics, but is in turn banking on quality and innovation. With a local pharmaceutical market estimated at 106 billion euros
PlusThe threat that is expected to kill 10 million people a year by 2050 is that of antibiotic resistance. Any alternatives? Yes, with a century-old therapy, bacteriophage viruses. Phage therapy treats infections with phages, natural viruses that attack bacteria. This is what we
PlusManufacturers and distributors have no lack of imagination to target children in their communication: organization of birthday parties with avalanches of sweets and candies, labels with animal drawings and fun games, everything is good to incite our children to junk food without limit. Products that are too fatty, too sweet, too salty.
PlusThe World Health Organization (WHO) is about to introduce, for the first time, traditional Chinese medicine into the world pharmacopoeia. This decision comes after several decades of bitter battles between Asian and Western doctors. For many Western doctors, this decision is questionable and will have a major impact.
PlusCe 18 septembre, trois jours après l’entrée en vigueur de la prise en charge des téléconsultations par l’Assurance Maladie, Emmanuel Macron présente son « plan hôpital ». Les investissements du gouvernement dans le domaine de l’intelligence artificielle et sa volonté de la voir, elle aussi, se mettre « en marche
PlusÀ l’heure où la e-santé se développe à vitesse grand V, les patients souffrant de maladies chroniques sont les premiers concernés et touchés par ce changement. Une large enquête vient d’être réalisée auprès des principaux intéressés : quels services, outils, applications e-santé, … plébiscitent-ils ? Sont-ils enclins à cette nouvelle
PlusThis brand-new 1500 m2 factory located in Bois-D'arcy, near Paris, does not manufacture car parts or aircraft engines. No, it makes hearts. The first Carmat artificial heart manufacturing plant has just obtained its certification and is moving to the industrial stage. 800 hearts will be produced
PlusThe Nuffield Council on Bioethics in the United Kingdom says that it is acceptable to genetically manipulate human embryos, as long as the interventions do not harm the child or society as a whole. The council takes a surprisingly progressive position on this issue, but we are still a long way from
PlusThe Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition is launching a GreenTech Verte call for startups with projects in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy, risk management, sustainable building and cities, efficient and clean transport, circular economy, and the economy and society.
PlusLes signes de la crise de l’hôpital public sont manifestes : pénurie de médecins et d’infirmières, attentes et encombrements dans les services d’urgence, épuisement professionnel des soignants, « grèves » et manifestations, démissions de chefs de service, … Tout le monde s’accorde pour dire que l’hôpital public va mal. Comme
PlusThat intelligence knows how to see and drive cars, that it knows how to talk and exchange with us, that it knows how to play Go better than we do... All this doesn't impress us anymore and has almost become part of our daily life. In the AI's skill set, we can also add the sense of smell. British researchers claim to have
Plus« De la condamnation à l’ouverture »: les Français se montrent de plus en plus favorables à une autorisation du cannabis, à condition qu’elle soit strictement régulée par l’État, affirme lundi une enquête de l’Ifop* pour Terra Nova et ECHO Citoyen. De là à imaginer des champs de cannabis dans nos campagnes,
PlusArtificial intelligence has managed to be better than experienced dermatologists at spotting skin cancers in a series of photos, a team of researchers announced on May 28. The machine is effective in 95 % cases, better than the performance of human doctors.
PlusBrune Poirson, secrétaire d’Etat auprès du ministre d’Etat, ministre de la Transition écologique et solidaire, a annoncé vendredi 18 mai le souhait du gouvernement de suspendre avant la fin de l’année 2018 l’utilisation de dioxyde de titane dans les plats préparés et les confiseries vendues en France. Une substance dont
PlusMedtech Boston est un programme dédié aux entreprises medtech et e-santé (dispositifs médicaux, objets connectés et outils de diagnostic et de suivi). Conçu par French Tech Hub, Medicen Paris Region, Bpifrance et Mednest, ce programme a pour objectif d’accompagner les entreprises dans le développement de leurs solutions innovantes sur le
PlusThere's the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which is proving to be more significant every day; there's also the revelation of phone conversations made on Android, kept by Mark Zuckerberg's social network. Now there is the revelation of an American channel: Facebook was about to make a new
PlusFollowing World Bipolar Disorder Day, researchers at the Institut Pasteur announce the development of a mobile application to measure the activity of mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorders. Resulting from clinical research and developed by doctors and researchers, the system
PlusWe thought we knew everything about the organs of the human body. In reality, American researchers have just discovered what could be our eightieth organ: interstitium. It has eluded the sagacity of doctors forever, and yet it is far from discreet. In fact, it is the largest organ of our
PlusUn procédé innovant œuvrant notamment dans le domaine de la réalité virtuelle et mixte, va permettre d’ouvrir de nouvelles perspectives pour les patients souffrant de maladies artérielles : moins d’invasibilité et plus de précision dans le traitement des lésions artérielles. Cette première mondiale dans le domaine du traitement chirurgical des
PlusHow to treat neuropathic pain, a chronic disease that affects 7 to 10 % of the French population and for which no treatment is effective? The solution would come from researchers at the Institute of Neurosciences of Montpellier (Inserm/University of Montpellier) and the Laboratory of Therapeutic Innovation (CNRS/University of Strasbourg) (1) who have put together a study on the subject.
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