From next year, donors at Sanquin can have their blood checked for the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, immune problems and cancer, De Telegraaf reports. Sanquin will offer these extra health checks to make it more attractive to donors. The blood bank wants to contribute to a healthier Netherlands. Director Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi states that this … Read more
A urine test can reveal a person’s biological age and tell whether that person is more susceptible to age-related diseases, according to a Belgian study. ‘Not everyone is biologically the same age as his or her chronological age.’ Environmental factors and your lifestyle, in addition to biological and genetic factors, can make you age faster. … Read more
Women who receive an invitation to participate in the cervical cancer population screening must also immediately be sent a self-sampling kit. The set can serve as an equivalent alternative to the smear from the GP. This is stated in an advisory report from the Health Council on the options for improving research. About eight hundred … Read more
Magnesium supplements often have much more of the substance than the European limit of 250 milligrams. More than two thirds of the substances studied contain too much magnesium, which can lead to diarrhea, according to research by the Consumers’ Association. The Consumers’ Association examined the magnesium content of 66 supplements. 45 of them contain too … Read more
Pregnant women are advised to exercise restraint during pregnancy with the use of paracetamol, emphasize drug watchdog CBG and side effects center Lareb. ‘Only use paracetamol if it is really necessary, as briefly as possible and in the lowest possible dose’, the MEB summarizes the existing advice. The reason is an article by an international … Read more
People who have received their first corona jab in another EU country and their second jab in the Netherlands cannot currently get a green tick in the CoronaCheck app, says the umbrella organization of GGDs when asked. The cause of the problem is of a technical nature, and ‘a solution is being worked on’. ‘The … Read more
Although persistent swollen feet and ankles can indicate serious heart problems, people often do not take this complaint seriously. People are more likely to attribute this to the warm weather, age, stress or a condition they already have, the Dutch Heart Foundation reports after research. Only 35 percent of people say they make an appointment … Read more
The rs virus is spreading so fast that all the beds in the kinderic’s were full on Tuesday, the AD reports. At least one patient had to move to a hospital in Antwerp. Several hospitals have had to postpone planned operations because there are not enough children’s beds. The outbreak started about three weeks ago … Read more
The artificial pancreas with which diabetics can maintain their blood sugar levels is one step closer to reimbursement from the basic package, reports the National Health Care Institute. Together with ZonMw, the organization for health research and care innovation, the institute provides a subsidy of 10 million euros to enable scientific research into its functioning. … Read more
Almost everyone who suffers from long-term complaints after a corona infection experiences major consequences. A third of the 1741 people with long-term Covid (Long Covid) who participate in research by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), say that they are unable to work because of the complaints. Almost half (46 percent) … Read more