Tag: UMC UTRECHT
Despite declining flu reports, it remains top pressure in the Utrecht hospitals
Province of Utrecht – The number of flu reports at general practitioners is already two weeks ago, but it remains great in the Utrecht hospitals. The UMC Utrecht, St. Antonius…
UMC Utrecht treats children with post Covid in a special center
Children with post Covid, also known as Long Covid, are struggling with very different complaints, says Nijhof. Brain fog is common, that influences the ability to concentrate. Children also suffer…
Relatively quiet New Year’s Eve for Utrecht hospitals
A child and an adult with fireworks injuries were treated at the Meander Medical Center. Last year it was busier there and there were seven victims with fireworks injuries. No…
Operations and treatments postponed due to the RS virus
Healthcare is under pressure, says Louis Bont, pediatric infectious disease specialist at UMC Utrecht. All children’s ICUs across the country are full of children with the respiratory infection. Of the…
650,000 euros for Utrecht researcher who develops a special heart valve
Utrecht researchers from the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital and UMC Utrecht will develop a special donor heart valve for children. Bram van Wijk, Marijn Peters and Mats Vervoorn have received a…
More and more women are opting for egg freezing: what are the costs and risks?
The disadvantages are offset by the fact that women still have the option of having children later. And that can be very valuable. It provides control and a bit of…
More women are freezing eggs without a medical reason, ‘but it offers no security’
The disadvantages are offset by the fact that women still have the option of having children later. And that can be very valuable. It provides control and a bit of…
Major exercise with collapsed parking garage at UMC Utrecht emergency hospital
Various emergency services from the region also participated in this annual exercise, such as the Utrecht Safety Region, the police, the Regional Ambulance Facility Utrecht and the Red Cross emergency…
ALS patient could communicate for 7 years thanks to sensors in her head
The prosthesis consists of electrodes that are placed in the head and pick up signals. These signals are translated by a computer into commands, such as a mouse click. “Our…
UMC and UU researchers receive tons for research into cardiovascular diseases
Weaver will extensively analyze brain scans of almost three thousand people who have had a stroke. These scans show exactly where the damage occurred and how serious this damage is.…