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UZ Leuven is the first hospital in the world to introduce a new test that uses brainwaves to assess how well children process speech. Unlike conventional hearing tests, it does not require patients to actively participate. This is particularly valuable for young children and patients with communication difficulties or developmental challenges.

Seven out of ten people who have been taking PPIs daily for years can safely stop taking them. This is the finding of a large-scale Belgian study involving hundreds of patients from general practices. Patients who gradually reduce their medication under their GP’s supervision are often able to stop taking it altogether within a year.

Surgeons at UZ Leuven have developed a new transplant technique in which they use strong connective tissue from the abdominal wall of a deceased donor for patients with tissue defects throughout the body. Notably, these abdominal wall transplants are being performed for the first time without immunosuppressive medication.

41st International Wintersymposium