Article overview
In our articles, we explain the impact of the results from the funded projects and our programmes. These articles also provide information about the projects that have received a ZonMw Pearl and about the evaluations commissioned by us. And we share knowledge, experiences, tips and tools.
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Searching for the genes involved in Long COVID in children
Emmeline Buddingh, paediatric immunologist at the Willem-Alexander Children’s Hospital at Leiden University Medical...
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Virtual Reality home exercises to increase possible independence of Long COVID patients
Follow-up care for Long COVID with home exercises using VR headsets must result in more independence.
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The patient decides thanks to personalised aftercare
Many patients with persistent symptoms following a COVID-19 infection make considerable use of recovery care, such as...
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We try to answer the most pressing questions about Long COVID
During the first COVID-19 waves, various cohort studies were carried out in the Netherlands to learn more about the...
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One single guideline instead of thirty guidelines and documents
At the start of the pandemic, doctors produced a range of guidelines and other documents for lingering symptoms...
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Acknowledgement is important
During the initial months of COVID-19, little was known about the nature, size, severity and duration of lingering...
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Pearl for groundbreaking research into microplastics in the placenta
There are growing signs that microplastics and nanoplastics can affect human health. In September last year it was...
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A major loss: no more sense of smell after COVID-19
A loss of smell often occurs following a COVID-19 infection. The majority of patients recover from this quickly, often...
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Aftercare trajectories following hospital admission
Can we further develop the aftercare trajectories following a hospital admission as a consequence of COVID-19? We are...
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We were sometimes amazed by the blood values
At the start of the pandemic, nobody knew anything about COVID-19 and the impact of the virus. There was a lot of...
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Good science: researchers cherish mutual differences but share the same concerns
Good science is not the responsibility of individual researchers. A uniform science policy such as open science accords...
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For many illnesses, behavioural therapy helps to combat fatigue, and that also applies to tiredness following COVID-19
Researchers Hans Knoop and Tanja Kuut from Amsterdam UMC are doing research into the role of behavioural therapy in...