Vulnerable elderly people who are fully vaccinated, but still do not dare to leave the house. Not even for the smallest outings: doctors see them a lot. While it is important for the elderly to do it, warns clinical geriatrician Arend Arends. Elderly doctors are sounding the alarm. They see that there are still many … Read more
Once all adults have had the chance to get their corona shots, only fully vaccinated people will be allowed access to certain public places, such as cafes and festivals. That’s what six out of ten (62 percent) vaccinated think. EenVandaag conducted a survey among 15,000 members of the EenVandaag Opinion Panel. Of the participants, 83 … Read more
Aggressive and impatient patients who want a corona vaccine without getting a call. Doctor’s assistants get them on the phone every day. The Dutch Association for Doctor’s Assistants (NVDA) is concerned about this. At the beginning of May, the NVDA conducted a survey among more than 1000 doctor’s assistants. This showed that almost every one … Read more
Daily groceries have become considerably more expensive. With peaks of as much as 9 percent compared to a year earlier, according to research institute GfK. More and more people are knocking on the door of the food bank for help. “It is actually impossible”, says a mother of three children standing in line in front … Read more
Side effects of corona, we know a lot: sneezing, coughing, fatigue, sore throat. Singing out of tune was not yet in that list. Until yesterday when singer Tino Martin gave corona as an explanation for his false notes during the liberation concert. The folk singer has since apologized for his performance. But will you indeed … Read more
Internist Robin Peters said in Op1: “You are 100 times more likely to get thrombosis from a flight to Rhodes than from vaccination with AstraZeneca.” The chance of a form of thrombosis in an airplane is higher, but the comparison is complex. Internist Peters made the comparison with flying to Rhodes mainly to indicate that … Read more
For the first time, Dutch files on euthanasia involving mental illnesses have been compared. Researcher Sisco van Veen looked at 35 cases from the 2015-2017 period. According to him, we can learn more from these interventions. Van Veen is a psychiatrist in training and published his findings in an important Canadian scientific magazine and in … Read more
Determining the baby name is often very difficult for expectant parents. Not only the first name can cause discussion, but also the last name is sometimes a tricky matter. Because which family line must live on, that of the man or the woman? The call for a double surname is therefore getting louder. Research by … Read more
Many people know that a healthy diet reduces the risk of cancer and plays a supporting role in treatment. But there is no evidence that diet alone can cure cancer. Yet this is suggested in the new documentary The Food Cure. Tonight the film ‘The Food Cure’ will be screened for the first time in … Read more
The Dutch Cancer Society is donating 5 million euros for research into rare cancers. The amount is intended to improve diagnosis and treatment for the more than 20,000 patients per year in whom a rare tumor is discovered. “It is extremely important to make a difference for this group of patients,” says Johan van de … Read more