Tag: UMC UTRECHT
Cut in on the first hot day of the year? ‘No dude, burn nicely’
The shorts come out of the cupboard and the terraces flow full. At 21 degrees it is the first official first warm day of the year and the hottest March…
Scientists UU warn of Trump: ‘Never worry so much’
Fund for Scientists who want to go to the Netherlands The Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) acknowledges the concerns of the scientific world about Trump. For example, they say…
Honey, vaseline or sex: the fables and facts about what works against hay fever
Lovers of sunny weather can indulge in the coming days, but for people with hay fever it is less enjoyment. Because spring also means: constantly a running nose, sneezing or…
80,000 missed agreements per year, for example, hospitals try to solve the problem
Thousands of people forget a hospital appointment or do not say if they can’t. In Utrecht hospitals, the number of so -called no shows rises to 80,000 a year. This…
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…