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“He touched me as if I were his love partner”: emergency doctor on appeal more severely punished for raping patients
A Brussels emergency doctor has been sentenced to five years in prison on appeal for the sexual abuse of three patients. In the first instance, the man had been sentenced…
These kidney patients also looked for a donor via Facebook, that’s how they are now
Searching for a complete stranger donor who is willing to donate a kidney to you seems like an impossible task. Yet it has not stopped kidney patients Dénis, Sandra and…
More and more patients suddenly reach the ‘Ozempic plateau’ and no longer lose weight
Many patients report that the popular weight loss drug Ozempic “stops working” at some point. This ‘Ozempic plateau’ may be a type of developed tolerance that is also called tachyphylaxis…
The number of patients with scabies in our country has doubled in five years
In five years, the number of patients with scabies, commonly called scabies, has doubled. ‘De Standaard’ wrote this on Friday. To map the problem, Flemish Minister of Health Hilde Crevits…
Patients will soon no longer pay for scheduled transport between hospitals
From January 1, hospital patients who need to be transported to another hospital for a procedure or treatment will no longer receive an invoice for this. Minister of Health Frank…
For the benefit of all patients
BZ editor Michael Sauerbier comments on the new quality comparison for hospitals Photo: picture alliance / dpa topic service | Florian Schuh By Michael Sauerbier The new quality comparison for…
Bayer must pay $1.5 billion in fines to three cancer patients for glyphosate
Chemical company Monsanto, owned by chemical group Bayer since 2018, must pay 1.5 billion dollars (1.37 billion euros) to three Americans who say they have developed cancer as a result…
‘More sport and less e-bike to stop the increase in young diabetes patients’
But culture also plays a role, says Huvers. “Southeast Drenthe has a much more difficult time in the Netherlands due to income, education level and opportunities. People with a low…
Ozempic is from today reserved for patients with type 2 diabetes and severe obesity
From today, pharmacists in Belgium must reserve the popular drug Ozempic for patients with type 2 diabetes and a limited number of people with increasing obesity. The Royal Decree drawn…
Former physiotherapist hears possible punishment for assault and rape of sixteen patients
The court in Assen will today rule in the case of a 55-year-old former physiotherapist Bennie Z. from Emmer-Compascuum. On October 17, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) demanded six years…