Tag: UMC UTRECHT
Cannabis for children with epilepsy: 1.4 million for UMC Utrecht research
Jansen’s research focuses on the use of cannabidiol, also known as CBD, the active substance in cannabis. CBD does not provide the psychoactive effect that is often associated with weed…
Cannabis for children with epilepsy: 1.4 million for UMC research
Jansen’s research focuses on the use of cannabidiol, also known as CBD, the active substance in cannabis. CBD does not provide the psychoactive effect that is often associated with weed…
Pressure on children’s ICs, but no beds shortage at UMC Utrecht
University hospitals will discuss the situation this afternoon. Illy joins in as well. According to the pediatrician, this is a regular consultation, as was also held last week. “We have…
Children’s intensive care units full of RS virus, emergency consultation tomorrow
Province of Utrecht – All intensive care departments for children are currently completely full, says the professional association of Nursing & Caregivers Netherlands (V&VN) from Utrecht. This is partly due…
10 percent wage increase for UMC Utrecht employees
The wage increase applies to all employees covered by the UMC collective labor agreement, spread over a total of seven university hospitals. They will receive a wage increase of 6…
Exciting day for UMC Utrecht: will the children’s heart center remain open?
Last year, two hospitals were actually chosen. UMC Utrecht and Erasmus MC were allowed to continue operations by the then Minister of Health Hugo de Jonge, the other hospitals had…
UMC Utrecht: ‘Smell improves automatically after corona’
Utrecht – The drug prednisolone does not appear to be the solution for people with smell problems after a corona infection. Researchers do see that patients’ sense of smell continues…
UU students try to find a solution for long covid
Utrecht – Long covid, or long-term covid, is a worldwide problem. Recent research shows that one in eight people have permanent complaints from a corona infection, but there is no…
Utrecht cancer researchers receive 2 million from KWF
Marta Cuenca receives 630,000 euros for her research into Kahler’s disease, a form of bone marrow cancer. About a thousand Dutch people get this disease every year. KWF says that…
Alarming RIVM memo about stalling care not shared with hospitals
Several experts, including Diederik Gommers (Erasmus MC and then chairman of the intensive care physicians), Bart Berden (Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital) and Jan Kluytmans (UMC Utrecht), are unpleasantly surprised and consider it…