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News overview
Peter Hermans appointed Professor in Infection and Immunology Trials
Peter Hermans has been appointed Professor in Infection and Immunology Trials at Utrecht University/UMC Utrecht.
Read moreDENSE research wins Science and Innovation Award 2021
Breast cancer in women with dense mammary gland tissue is better detectable with an MRI
Read moreInaugural lecture by Seye Abimbola about health inequality
Why are people in certain countries healthier than others, and is there a correlation with how the health care system is organized? As holder of the Prince Claus Chair, Seye Abimbola, Professor of Global Health Research, researches what is needed to improve health equity in the world. On June 10 he held his inaugural lecture “Justice in Global Health Research” in the presence of Queen Máxima, patroness of this Chair.
Read moreCarla van Gils new director KWF
Prof. Dr. Carla van Gils will be part of the management of KWF Kankerbestrijding from 1 June. She will combine this function with her research work at the Julius Centrum UMC Utrecht.
Read moreInitial results of BCM-PRIME study: Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect vulnerable elderly people against COVID-19
The BCG vaccine does not offer vulnerable elderly people protection against the symptoms of COVID-19. These are the initial results of the BCG-PRIME study among 6,132 vulnerable patients aged 60 and over.
Read morePlasma antibody does not help the sickest COVID-19 patient
Three clinical trial platforms working together to test the effects of full doses of anticoagulants (blood thinners) in COVID-19 patients have paused enrollment for one group of patients. Among critically ill COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) support, therapeutic anticoagulation drugs did not improve outcomes. Enrollment continues for moderately ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the trials.
Read moreWhen does home monitoring work for patients with heart failure?
The UMC Utrecht is launching a large-scale study into the effectiveness of telehealth coaching in patients with heart failure.
Read moreStatement from the REMAP-CAP trial: International Trials of Blood Thinners Pause Enrollment of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Three clinical trial platforms working together to test the effects of full doses of anticoagulants (blood thinners) in COVID-19 patients have paused enrollment for one group of patients.
Read moreUMC Utrecht starts clinical trial with COVID-19 vaccine
UMC Utrecht will start a study with the COVID-19 candidate vaccine from CureVac on 28 December. A total of approximately 2,000 volunteers in the Netherlands will be recruited to participate in this study.
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