Substantial rise in healthcare costs in Eindhoven budget
The municipality of Eindhoven has presented the budget for 2024. The city government sees a substantial increase in spending on care and welfare. There...
Decrease in smoking and drinking in 2020
Statistics Netherlands has reported that the number of smokers and excessive drinkers in the Netherlands decreased in 2020. In 2019, 22 per cent of...
Snack bar owner Jack quits after 37 years
After more than 37 years, Jack Willems is quitting his snack bar. The business in shopping centre De Coevering in Geldrop will be taken...
Philips: Hackers extort hospitals with patient data
Philips reports that cybercriminals extort hospitals by stealing patient data, forcing them to pay sky-high lump sums. Eindhovens Dagblad reported so this morning.
American hospitals in...
DNA test may prevent wrong dosage of drugs for cancer patients
Some cancer patients receive irinotecan. This medicine can sometimes cause serious side effects. The Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven has come up with a solution:...
50% of Covid-19 victims had underlying condition, 2/3rds are men
At least half the people who have died in recent weeks from Covid-19 in the Netherlands had some kind of underlying condition. This is...
COVID-19 has far-reaching consequences, from the homeless to royalty
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now stands at 6,412. In this article, we will highlight significant, recent developments around the coronavirus. We will...
Autistic people wait longer for help here
Average waiting times for people with autism to receive proper care are longer in Southeast Brabant than in the rest of the Netherlands. This...
Philips again company with best reputation
Philips has once again been named a major company with the best reputation in the Netherlands.
This is evident from research conducted by The RepTrak...
Local hospital introduces ‘Corona Check’
Do you have health complaints that might be coronavirus related? Residents in the Southeast Brabant region can now receive remote assistance for this via...