They know little about Giavanna’s biological parents. Only that her mother had HIV. Hardly anyone knows that Giavanna too has HIV. “If I tell my friends, I don’t know if they will broadcast it without my knowledge. Maybe I will be bullied or called names.” She has a girlfriend she knows from the HIV clinic, … Read more
The company that organized the concert of the Egyptian singer Angham has announced that her concert, scheduled for December 2, has been postponed to a later date. The company said the postponement came due to the health issue Angham is going through, until he recovers. Interestingly, this is not the first concert that has been … Read more
NOS/Jeroen van Eijndhoven Foot lying on the ground news editor Foot lying on the ground news editor The list of elderly and sick people waiting for a place in a nursing home is growing: more than 21,000 people in the Netherlands are now waiting for 24-hour care, according to data from ActiZ, the trade association … Read more
“Just like the flu (flu, ed), Covid is a mild disease for most people, they don’t suffer from anything and it passes for a while. Covid is even worse than the flu. The numbers are higher, there are more people in the hospital. Another difference is that you can get covid long from covid, i.e. … Read more
If all of these steps are evaluated and screening is introduced nationwide, which Vliegenthart says could take years, there will be much more work for radiologists. That is why we are already working on a solution for this – the development of artificial intelligence. “These are all kinds of techniques that we’re developing to make … Read more
RobinUtrecht ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 06:35 Carmen Dorlo online editor Carmen Dorlo online editor Chest pain? Panic. Migraine? fatigue. Extreme Abdominal Pain? He definitely walks away. For decades, women have been misdiagnosed or undiagnosed with a disease because the male body is often the norm in research and practice. Today, the Voices For Women foundation delivers a petition … Read more
/a_650_1615.jpg "In Europe, resistant bacteria kill 35,000 people every year")
Bacteria adapt easily if they dislike the environment, such as when exposed to antibiotics 35,000 people die from antibiotic resistant bacteria every year in Europe and the number is rising. This emerges from a recent report by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Some scientists fear that by 2050 more people will … Read more
/a_650_0588.jpg "Prediction programs developed for drugs in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy")
Neurologists generally expect most patients with JME to get rid of seizures completely with medication Researchers at the UMC Utrecht Brain Center have developed two prediction programs for medications in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. These models predict which patient responds well to medications and who has a low risk of re-attacks when tapering the medication. This … Read more
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Early recognition and the right help and support can improve the quality of life of people with dementia at a young age People with dementia at a young age already had symptoms in the five years before diagnosis that could indicate their developing dementia. That’s one of the important findings of epidemiologist Stevie Hendriks, who … Read more
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It is the first time such a mutation has been found to cause this form of allergy Erasmus MC researchers have discovered a genetic mutation responsible for a serious form of food allergy. It is the first time such a mutation has been found to cause this form of allergy. It is a mutation in … Read more