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Half of unvaccinated Covid patients in hospital are from ethnic minorities: report
3 years, 4 months ago

Half of unvaccinated Covid patients in hospital are from ethnic minorities: report

NL Times  

About half of the unvaccinated coronavirus patients currently hospitalized in the Netherlands are from ethnic minorities, the Dutch association of pulmonologists found in a survey of Dutch hospitals, AD reports. For weeks the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients has been fluctuating between 600 and 700, about 200 in intensive care and over 400 in nursing wards. According to public health …

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Covid-19 patients with milder symptoms seem to recover slower
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 patients with milder symptoms seem to recover slower

NL Times  

Coronavirus patients whose symptoms were not serious enough to be hospitalized seem to recover more slowly than patients who were admitted, according to a survey of 100 pulmonologists in the Netherlands by the association for doctors who treat lung diseases NVALT. "We are surprised by the high number of ex-Covid-19 patients who now come to us with complaints," Leon van …

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Thousands of Dutch Covid-19 patients likely have permanent lung damage, doctor says
4 years, 7 months ago

Thousands of Dutch Covid-19 patients likely have permanent lung damage, doctor says

NL Times  

Thousands of Netherlands residents who recovered from Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, may be left with permanent damage to their lungs, resulting in decreased capacity and more difficulty absorbing oxygen, Leon van den Toorn, pulmonologist chairman of the Dutch association of physicians for pulmonary disease and tuberculosis NVALT, said to newspaper AD. Van den Toorn expects …

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Lung specialists step up calls for ban on 'harmful' e-cigarettes
5 years, 3 months ago

Lung specialists step up calls for ban on 'harmful' e-cigarettes

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Dutch lung specialists have called for a total ban on e-cigarettes on the grounds that they cause lung disease and do nothing to prevent smoking. ‘We want a complete ban on e-cigarettes in the Netherlands, Leon van Toorn, of lung specialists’ association NVALT told AD. The association, which last month conducted a survey among its member to gauge the extent …

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Lung specialists step up calls for ban on 'harmful' e-cigarettes
5 years, 3 months ago

Lung specialists step up calls for ban on 'harmful' e-cigarettes

Dutch News  

Dutch lung specialists have called for a total ban on e-cigarettes on the grounds that they cause lung disease and do nothing to prevent smoking. ‘We want a complete ban on e-cigarettes in the Netherlands, Leon van Toorn, of lung specialists’ association NVALT told AD. The association, which last month conducted a survey among its member to gauge the extent …

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Dutch lung doctors want ban on e-cigarettes
5 years, 3 months ago

Dutch lung doctors want ban on e-cigarettes

NL Times  

Dutch pulmonologists want the government to completely ban e-cigarettes in the country. "We don't want any more e-cigarettes coming into the Netherlands", Leon van den Toorn, chairman of the Dutch association for doctors specializing in pulmonary diseases and tuberculosis NVLAT, said in an interview with newspaper AD. According to Van den Toorn, there are multiple "worrying developments" around e-cigarettes. At …

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