Fontys awards ‘Think Bigger’ prizes
Tim Gerbrands and Melissa Verdel have won the Fontys Denk Groter (Think Bigger) Prize. These were awarded to the employee and student at Monday's...
Hospital screens live operations
Today, people can follow two heart operations live. These are being performed at Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven. During both surgeries, patients will have their...
The gap between rich and poor in the region is growing
Eindhoven citizens are relatively dissatisfied with their lives, a Rabobank survey concludes.
The researchers point out that this is associated with the economic success of...
VR eases anxiety and pain in hospital
In Catharina Hospital, patients wear Virtual Reality (VR) glasses during unpleasant treatments. As a pilot project, Catharina Hospital is the first hospital that introduced...
New treatment for extreme obesity
The Máxima Medical Centre (MMC) will begin a new treatment for patients with the most severe form of obesity.
The new treatment combines gastric band...
Special regional team to combat the coronavirus
A special policy team will be set up in the region to monitor developments surrounding the coronavirus. This is according to the Eindhoven Municipality.
The...
COVID-19 symptoms logged on new site
People in the Netherlands can help to identify complaints that could point to new coronavirus infections. They can do so via infectieradar.nl.
Once a...
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...
Ever-increasing pressure on ICUs
More than 800,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed globally. The Dutch National Health Department (RIVM) stats for confirmed coronavirus cases in...
Post-ICU diary now more important than ever
Dutch ICUs are running at full steam at the moment. That is due to the corona crisis. The 'Post-ICU diary for tomorrow' is, therefore,...
What changes in 2024?
Happy New Year to all our readers. Thank you for your support. The New Year comes with changes in rules and regulations in many...
