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Séance du 15 avril 2020
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COVID-19 and Child and Youth PsychiatryCOVID-19 and Child and Youth Psychiatry
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 15, 2020
The COVID-19 epidemic takes on a particular aspect in children and adolescents, with low morbidity and mortality rates in this age group and the possibility of hidden transmission of the infection in the population.…
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A blind spot in the Covid-19 epidemic: nosocomial transmission to healthcare workersA blind spot in the Covid-19 epidemic:
nosocomial transmission to healthcare workers
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 14, 2020
More and more hospitals are reporting healthcare worker (HCW) infections in the departments treating Covid-19 patients, but also outbreaks of transmission in hospital wards that do not normally receive infected patients.…
Lire la suite >Séance du 12 avril 2020
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Oncology and COVID-19Oncology and COVID-19
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 12, 2020
Cancer patients are at increased risk of developing a severe, even lethal, form of Sars CoV-2 infection [1]. In the current situation of health crisis, they must be offered rapid treatment, but adapted to the epidemiological context.…
Lire la suite >Séance du 10 avril 2020
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Covid-19 tests: collective and individual applicationsCovid-19 tests: collective and individual applications
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 10, 2020
Faced a pressing expectation widely relayed in the general public for the rapid availability of serological allowing the indirect diagnosis of Covid-19 infection to be done, it seems necessary to consider the value of the information that these tests can provide and the strategic weight of this information in the decision making process surrounding the release from confinement.…
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For the opening of Covid-19 hotelsFor the opening of Covid-19 hotels
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 10, 2020
The Covid-19 epidemic, which killed more than 10,000 people in France in 10 weeks, has not yet reached a stabilized plateau phase after three weeks of containment.…
Lire la suite >Séance du 9 avril 2020
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Covid-19 and surgical activitiesCovid-19 and surgical activities
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Surgery
April 9, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has been exerting a very strong pressure on the public and private hospital system in recent weeks.…
Lire la suite >Séance du 8 avril 2020
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 hyperimmune immunoglobulins, an urgent strategic choiceAnti-SARS-CoV-2 hyperimmune immunoglobulins, an urgent strategic choice
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 8, 2020
No antiviral therapy has yet been clearly demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19. Spontaneous improvement in most patients reflects the protective immune response, particularly related to neutralizing antibodies.…
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Covid-19, domestic accidents of older adultsCovid-19, domestic accidents of older adults
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 8, 2020
Domestic accidents are responsible for 20,000 deaths a year in France, two-thirds of which concern people over 75. In this period of confinement, increased attention is essential to limit their number and consequences.…
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Covid-19, containment and accidents in children’s domestic lifeCovid-19, containment and accidents in children’s domestic life
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 8, 2020
Accidents in the child’s domestic life occur at home or in its immediate surroundings (garden, yard, garage). They occur in 84% of cases in children before the age of one year, 75% between one and two years old, still very frequent (more than 50%) up to the age of 5 years and decrease in the older children in favour of outside accidents (school, sport).…
Lire la suite >Séance du 7 avril 2020
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Pandemic of COVID-19: a lesson for biology and health researchPandemic of COVID-19: a lesson for biology and health research
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 7, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic occurred in the context of a steady decline over the past 10 years in the place of biology and health research in the French research system: in 2008, the amount of the R&D budget allocated by the State to this sector was €3.18 billion (in constant 2019 €) (Fig.1); and it declined by nearly 25% between 2008 and 2019.…
Lire la suite >Séance du 7 avril 2020
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Hygiene at home: a bulwark against Covid-19 to be protect from SARS-CoV-2Hygiene at home: a bulwark against Covid-19
to be protect from SARS-CoV-2
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 7, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 (agent/origin of Covid-19 infection) is transmitted:
Primarily: – même chapitre, 4ème alinéa, remplacer swelling par “housing” et à la fin de l’alinéa mettre “houseworking” plutôt que “housework”
– by droplets emitted from the nose and mouth (splutering) when coughing, sneezing, but also when speaking, singing and screaming;
– by direct contact between people: shaking hands, hugging, kissing;
Secondarily through indirect contact: objects contaminated by an infected person.…
Lire la suite >Séance du 7 April 2020
Position du Conseil national de l’Ordre des médecins sur les décisions médicales dans un contexte de crise sanitaire et d’exception … Lire la suite >Séance du 5 avril 2020
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Covid-19: Containment ExitDownload (PDF)
Covid-19: Containment Exit
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 5, 2020
The epidemic curve of Covid-19 shows that a plateau is beginning to appear in the 53 Member States of the WHO Euro zone.…
Lire la suite >Séance du 3 avril 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic: Dangers of discontinuing treatment without medical adviceCovid-19 Pandemic: Dangers of discontinuing treatment without medical advice
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 3, 2020
In a context of fear, uncertainty or rumour, many patients with cardiovascular or inflammatory diseases consider discontinuing their treatment.…
Lire la suite >Séance du 3 avril 2020
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Covid-19 and occupational healthCovid-19 and occupational health
Press release from the National Academy of Medicine
April 3, 2020
The epidemic of Covid-19 exposes many professionals to the risk of contamination by the virus in the course of their work, in particular healthcare personnel exposed to infected patients.…
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