There is a considerable shortage of deceased donor kidneys. Hence, more organs of marginal quality need to be considered for transplantation. Transplant centers are increasingly utilizing ex vivo normothermic machine perfusion to better preserve donor kidneys prior to t...

The Microbes in Health and Disease research programme at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) proposes the Doctoral Training Programme PRONKJEWAIL (‘a real gem’) in the field of hospital care and infection. The specific training objective is ‘protecting patien...

Diabetes is increasing rapidly from 415 million patients in 2015 to 642 million patients by 2040. As a result, it will become the leading disease worldwide, affecting 1 out of 10 persons globally and 3 out of 4 in low and middle income countries. The World Health Organi...