Tag: UMC UTRECHT
Vaccination rates are too low, but what are the risks of mumps, measles and rubella
But a low vaccination rate can be dangerous, Bonten warns. The professor thinks that this rate is low because people do not see the danger of the diseases. For mumps,…
Relief about the children’s heart center remaining open, healthcare minister disappointed
UMC Utrecht is relieved that the children’s heart center can remain open. This is what medical department head of pediatrics Frederique van Berkestijn says. “It feels like our quality of…
Judge annuls minister’s decision to close UMC Utrecht children’s heart center
Operations on congenital heart defects in children can now still be performed at four locations: at the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, the UMC Groningen, the UMC Utrecht and in the…
Corona peaks at Christmas, can you celebrate with a runny nose?
What should you do if you think you have corona? At least you don’t have to test yourself anymore. It advice of the RIVM is to stay at home if…
Corona peaks at Christmas, can you celebrate with an infection?
What should you do if you think you have corona? At least you don’t have to test yourself anymore. It advice of the RIVM is to stay at home if…
Transgressive behavior in the hospital recognizable for Utrecht medical students
Response UMC Utrecht Undesirable behavior: no one wants it. Yet it happens. Sometimes it is not possible to say anything about it, we (unconsciously) participate in it or we experience…
Antoinette wrote a thriller about abuses in the UMC: ‘My own experience made me think’
Kalkman’s daughter is now doing well again. She is satisfied with the treatment at Radboud. Still, the medical errors that came to light in Zembla made her think. “I can’t…
With the help of AI, second tumor surgery can be prevented in UMC Utrecht
“And that is fast enough to possibly adjust the surgical strategy,” says Jeroen de Ridder, research group leader at UMC Utrecht. An operation is often the first step in treatment,…
Donor heart waiting list stabilized by new donation method
Utrecht – The waiting list for a donor heart has been stabilized by a new technique for heart donation, reports the Dutch Transplantation Foundation (NTS). Two years ago, the heart…
‘Half of medical studies are considering abolishing cum laude’
Utrecht – Half of the medical programs in our country are considering no longer handing out cum laudes, or have even stopped doing so. This is evident from a tour…