Tag: UMC
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…
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…
UMC Utrecht holds Philips liable for damage caused by ventilators
Since the safety warning, Philips has hardly given the hospital “information, advice and instructions” about what to do with the devices, the spokesperson for UMC Utrecht said. “That hinders our…
Researchers UMC find brain inflammation in patients with lung Covid
It is still unclear how these patients can be treated. In addition, it is still uncertain whether all lung Covid patients have the same inflammatory reactions. “We don’t know a…
UMC Utrecht to develop communication system for the paralyzed
These are people affected by the so-called locked-in syndrome (LIS). Although they are fully conscious, they are barely able to maintain contact. The brain-computer interfaces to be developed should help…
Researchers at UMC Utrecht find protein that predicts the effectiveness of chemotherapy in breast cancer
However, chemotherapy treatment does not work equally well for all women. Many women also often suffer from unpleasant side effects, such as fatigue, anemia, nausea and hair loss. “It would…