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Unless the EU rules and tax treaties are amended, some cross-border workers will soon have to pay tax in two countries: in their country of residence for hours spent working from home, and in the country in which they work for hours spent in the office. Since COVID-19 has made working from home often no longer a choice, the Dutch, German and Belgian governments have exempted cross-border workers from the usual rules until the end of 2021. But no such arrangements have been made for 2022.

Damage to small blood vessels in prediabetes (mumc+ news).

Certain types of chemotherapy cause a greater degree of nerve damage than was previously thought (PhD conferral Tonneke Beijers).

The selective withdrawal of red blood cells as a treatment for haemochromatosis (iron overload) is an effective and patient-friendly alternative to phlebotomy (bloodletting) (PhD conferral Eva Rombout).

Alexander Hoogenboom, scientific coordinator at ITEM, is the winner of the Ius Commune Prize of 2016. Alexander Hoogenboom won the 2016 Ius Commune Prize for his paper ‘In Search of a Rationale for the EU Citizenship Jurisprudence’. The prize was awarded at the 15th Ius Commune Conference on 24 November 2016.

Patients with metastatic breast cancer have a better life expectancy if they are treated with hormone therapy (MUMC+ news).

The administration of proteins during sleep is an effective way to promote muscle building (PhD conferral Bart de Groen).

Major subsidy for personalised treatment of degenerative joint conditions (MUMC+ News).

Serious gaming can help prevent obesity in children and young adults (MUMC+ news).

Research from Maastricht UMC+ on the influence that parents can have on children's snacking habits (MUMC+ news).