Long Covid sufferers seek treatment abroad but help may be at hand at home
2 years, 4 months ago

Long Covid sufferers seek treatment abroad but help may be at hand at home

Dutch News  

A controversial blood filtering method offered abroad to alleviate the symptoms of Long Covid will not be introduced in the Netherlands any time soon but there may possibilities for oxygen treatment, the Volkskrant reports. Dutch Long Covid sufferers are increasingly turning to the expensive blood filtering treatment, which is normally used on patients with genetic high cholesterol to remove fatty matter from their blood, the paper said. Dozens of Long Covid patients, whose symptoms can include the presence of small blood clots which impedes oxygen flow to organs, have reported improvement of their condition following blood filtering. One treatment which may offer hope to Long Covid patients who do not have the money to travel abroad for expensive treatment involves patients breathing in pure oxygen.

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Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'
1 year, 7 months ago

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'

Dutch News  

Doctors and patients are calling for a national action plan to improve what they consider the failing treatment of Long Covid patients in the Netherlands, the AD reports. Jan Kluytmans, a professor of microbiology and member of the government’s Outbreak Management Team said Long Covid patients are not getting the medical answers they are after and are being ‘left to …

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'
1 year, 7 months ago

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'

Dutch News  

Doctors and patients are calling for a national action plan to improve what they consider the failing treatment of Long Covid patients in the Netherlands, the AD reports. Jan Kluytmans, a professor of microbiology and member of the government’s Outbreak Management Team said Long Covid patients are not getting the medical answers they are after and are being ‘left to …

Research into Long Covid causes urgently needed, experts say
2 years, 1 month ago

Research into Long Covid causes urgently needed, experts say

Dutch News  

More research is urgently needed into the diagnosis and treatment of Long Covid which is affecting the lives of ‘tens of thousands’ of people, experts have said. Persistent fatigue, muscle pain and memory loss are the main symptoms but there is a wide list of around 200 Long Covid-related health problems which manifest themselves differently in each patient, making diagnosis …

Research into Long Covid causes urgently needed, experts say
2 years, 1 month ago

Research into Long Covid causes urgently needed, experts say

Dutch News  

More research is urgently needed into the diagnosis and treatment of Long Covid which is affecting the lives of ‘tens of thousands’ of people, experts have said. Persistent fatigue, muscle pain and memory loss are the main symptoms but there is a wide list of around 200 Long Covid-related health problems which manifest themselves differently in each patient, making diagnosis …

Long Covid cost up to €180 billion per coronavirus year
2 years, 3 months ago

Long Covid cost up to €180 billion per coronavirus year

NL Times  

The social costs of Long Covid in the Netherlands could amount to 180 billion euros per coronavirus year, health economist Xander Koolman of the VU Amsterdam said on NPO Radio 1. That lost labor market potential combined with the costs of treatment would result in a social cost of about 180 billion euros per coronavirus year. It could turn out …

Long Covid sufferers seek treatment abroad but help may be at hand at home
2 years, 4 months ago

Long Covid sufferers seek treatment abroad but help may be at hand at home

Dutch News  

A controversial blood filtering method offered abroad to alleviate the symptoms of Long Covid will not be introduced in the Netherlands any time soon but there may possibilities for oxygen treatment, the Volkskrant reports. Dutch Long Covid sufferers are increasingly turning to the expensive blood filtering treatment, which is normally used on patients with genetic high cholesterol to remove fatty …

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'
2 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is poorly prepared for a new surge in coronavirus infections in the autumn because of failures to put basic safety measures in place such as ventilation in schools, health experts have warned. ‘Covid care isn’t rocket science,’ Armand Girbes, head of intensive care at Amsterdam’s UMC teaching hospital.’ It’s more efficient to concentrate healthcare rather than implement it …

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'
2 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands 'needs to step up preparations for autumn Covid outbreak'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is poorly prepared for a new surge in coronavirus infections in the autumn because of failures to put basic safety measures in place such as ventilation in schools, health experts have warned. ‘Covid care isn’t rocket science,’ Armand Girbes, head of intensive care at Amsterdam’s UMC teaching hospital.’ It’s more efficient to concentrate healthcare rather than implement it …

As COVID curbs are lifted, experts call for clear messaging
2 years, 10 months ago

As COVID curbs are lifted, experts call for clear messaging

Al Jazeera  

The Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and the United Kingdom are among several countries which have announced plans to lift the majority of COVID restrictions, despite the continuing spread of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant. The raft of announcements, including plans to scrap COVID self-isolation for those who test positive in England and an end to social distancing rules in …

Netherlands commits more money to Long Covid research
3 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands commits more money to Long Covid research

NL Times  

The Ministry of Health is making more money available to study Long Covid, the collective name for the symptoms that affect some people who had coronavirus struggle for weeks or months. People with Long Covid can suffer from fatigue, concentration problems and shortness of breath. The recovery care for people with Long Covid, such as physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational …

Dutch hospitals struggling with Covid-deniers
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch hospitals struggling with Covid-deniers

NL Times  

Hospitals throughout the Netherlands are dealing with seriously ill patients or family members who refuse to believe they have the coronavirus, because according to them it doesn't exist, AD reported after surveying hospitals. "We are sometimes told by relatives of those who have to be admitted to hospital with serious coronavirus symptoms: 'Just tell us what he really has, because …

Long Covid patients hand petition to parliament seeking recognition
3 years, 5 months ago

Long Covid patients hand petition to parliament seeking recognition

NL Times  

The patient group Long COVID Netherlands is calling for recognition, research and multidisciplinary treatment of Long COVID, ANP reported. The condition known as Long Covid refers to long-term symptoms after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. "The condition is not yet well understood by doctors and the futile search for help, through many GPs and specialists, demands a lot from patients and also …

Company doctors troubled by lack of long Covid experience
3 years, 7 months ago

Company doctors troubled by lack of long Covid experience

NL Times  

Many company doctors said they find it difficult to advise employees suffering from long Covid, due to a lack of scientific knowledge about the condition. Long Covid, a condition in which people face the effects of Covid-19 that continue for weeks or months beyond the initial illness, is often questioned by doctors. They say, 'If I don't know, it could …

Northern provinces scaling down regular care as Covid infections rise
3 years, 9 months ago

Northern provinces scaling down regular care as Covid infections rise

NL Times  

Hospital in the Netherlands' northern provinces are starting to scale down regular care again as the number of coronavirus patients rise. According to the local acute care network AZZN, the pressure on healthcare in northern Netherlands is great at the moment, and will only increase in the coming weeks. At the moment, Noord-Nederland is getting about 180 new infections per …

Dutch hospitals to stop regular care with Covid cases rising into January
4 years ago

Dutch hospitals to stop regular care with Covid cases rising into January

NL Times  

The Dutch government announced an emergency measure on Tuesday to freeze regular and scheduled medical care at hospitals in the Netherlands because of the rapidly rising number of Covid-19 patients. On Monday, Dutch hospitals were treating 2,162 patients with Covid-19, up a third since the start of the month. The hospitalized patient total was expected to rise to 2,540 by …

Germany picks up costs for Dutch Covid-19 patients treated in German ICU’s
4 years, 4 months ago

Germany picks up costs for Dutch Covid-19 patients treated in German ICU’s

NL Times  

The German government said it will cover the costs for dozens of Covid-19 patients who were transferred from the Dutch healthcare system to hospitals in Germany. Some 58 residents of the Netherlands were treated in German intensive care units when the Dutch ICU system reached full capacity at the first peak of the coronavirus pandemic in April, according to figures …

Dutch hospitals treating just 91 patients with Covid-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Dutch hospitals treating just 91 patients with Covid-19

NL Times  

There were just 91 people being treated on Thursday in Dutch hospitals for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. The 91 patients included 21 people being treated in intensive care, an increase of one, according to patient coordination office LCPS. "The stable situation in the volume of COVID patients in Dutch hospitals gives peace, and also …

Fewer than 125 Covid-19 patients in Dutch hospitals after 18% decrease
4 years, 5 months ago

Fewer than 125 Covid-19 patients in Dutch hospitals after 18% decrease

NL Times  

The overall medical situation in the Netherlands with regard to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continued to improve on Friday, with patient coordination office LCPS confirming another important decrease in the number of patients with Covid-19 currently being treated in Dutch hospitals. There were 123 admitted patients in total receiving care for the coronavirus disease, including the fewest number of patients …

Covid-19 patients in ICU down to 80 after 12% decrease
4 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 patients in ICU down to 80 after 12% decrease

NL Times  

There were 80 people from the Netherlands being treated in intensive care units for Covid-19 on Wednesday. They were treating 333 Covid-19 patients outside of ICU, patient coordination office LCPS said. Overall ICU occupancy has increased due to a larger number of non-COVID patients," said Ernst Kuipers, the director of the country's acute care providers network. Patients without the coronavirus …

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