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  • Dutch smokers more aware of risks since launch of photo health warnings

    Since the introduction of photos on the packaging of tobacco products in 2016, Dutch smokers have become more aware of the harmful effects of their addiction. This is the conclusion of PhD research by health scientist Dirk Jan van Mourik, who will be defending his thesis at Maastricht University on...

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  • Good brain health lowers the risk of dementia

    UM researcher Kay Deckers was announced the first ever winner of the Young Outstanding Research Award, for the most promising dementia researcher in The Netherlands. The research of neuropsychologist and epidemiologist Deckers focuses on the relationship between lifestyle factors and the chance of...

    Kay Deckers
  • Mongolian Public Health

    The Mongolian National University of Medical Science and its School of Public Health hosted an Open Medical Institute Visiting Professorship of dr. Kasia Czabanowska. 400 PH professionals participated in her lectures.

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  • Hilde Verbeek to join The Young Academy

    Hilde Verbeek, associate professor in the Department of Health Services Research at Maastricht University/CAPHRI will join The Young Academy, a group of innovative scientists and scholars, in 2020. Verbeek is the coordinator of the Academic Collaborative Centre on Care for Older People.

    Hilde Verbeek member Young Academy
  • Rare diseases aren’t rare

    How can European solidarity improve the daily life of 30 million citizens? Recommendations for an EU approach on rare diseases  

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  • Defense Ruud Pijls

    Ruud Pijls defended his PhD dissertation 29 November 2019 at Maastricht University.  

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