Coronavirus: Omicron

In the past few days there have been a number of deaths on ski slopes in the Alps and, in recent months, hikers in Greece, climbers in Italy’s Dolomite mountains, and guides in the Himalayas have all lost their lives.The peak season for these huge and potentially lethal mass move ...  Show more

*** This programme contains graphic descriptions of body mutilation *** In the Nepalese Himalaya, one of the world’s rarest and most spiritually profound funeral rites is still practised: the Sky Burial. In some circumstances when a person dies, their body is offered to wild vult ...  Show more

The holiday season is well underway, and with it, a fresh batch of worries over the latest COVID-19 variant, omicron. For those planning end-of-year celebrations and travel, NPR senior science and health correspondent Maria Godoy breaks down the latest coronavirus news. Learn mor ...  Show more

Parmi les 18 millions de nouveaux cancers diagnostiqués chaque année dans le monde, près de 3 millions sont causés directement par un microbe :  bactéries, virus ou parasites. Cancer du col de l’utérus, lymphome de Burkitt, cancer du foie causé par les virus de l’hépatite B ou C. ...  Show more

As much of the world’s focus remained firmly fixed on ending the coronavirus pandemic, another illness was quietly spreading in the background and has now emerged as a global health concern. A few months ago, monkeypox, an infectious viral disease, began cropping up in countri ...

La consultation du voyage permet aux futurs vacanciers ou expatriés de prévenir les différentes maladies, auxquelles ils s’exposent en changeant de latitude. Parmi les pathologies les plus courantes des voyageurs à destination des pays tropicaux, on retrouve les dermatoses, la di ...  Show more