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E-health application for chronic bowel disease a success
The e-health application MyIBDcoach has resulted in a 50% reduction in the number of hospital admissions, fewer out-patient visits and better medication compliance in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel conditions such as Crohn’s disease (MUMC+ news).
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Cross-border mobility of specialized nurses - two Dutch hospitals in border regions
The Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom relations has asked ITEM to research the cross-border mobility of specialized nurses in some Dutch health care institutions. The goal of the research is to find out about the status and influence of quality standards and the actors involved, as well as...
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PREMIUM students present findings UM-MACIMIDE PREMIUM project
At the beginning of July an interdisciplinary team of PREMIUM students organised a workshop concluding their UM-Macimide PREMIUM project - financed by Macimide, the Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development - was held.
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UM student presents anti-cancer research at international conference
Connor Deacon-Price is a recently graduated student at Maastricht Science Programme (MSP) and to be presenting his research in the battle against cancer at a mainstream high-level conference is extremely remarkable
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Kiran Klaus Patel wins prestigious Bentley Book Prize
Kiran Klaus Patel’s The New Deal: A Global History has won the prestigious Bentley Book Prize 2017.
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Maastricht University appoints professor in Social Protection
On 1 July, Dr. Franziska Gassmann was appointed professor in Social Protection and Development at the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG), a division of UNU-MERIT at Maastricht University.
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European Project BONE: Eliminating the need for repeat surgery
A European transnational consortium led by Maastricht University (UM) will spend the next four years developing innovative bone implants.
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MaCSBio involved in two research proposals granted by NWO Complexity
These questions will be answered in four consortia that have been awarded a NWO-Complexity grant. MaCSBio is involved in two of these consortia and will carry out research regarding complex systems in the field of health and nutrition.
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Diabetes medicine shown to have beneficial effect on blood vessels
Remarkable results of international REMOVAL study (MUMC+ news).