Researchers have discovered that a low dose of the old, inexpensive drug digoxin significantly reduces hospital admissions for patients with heart failure. Although the medication had fallen out of common use, these findings suggest it remains a highly effective and affordable treatment option.
Film director Erik Fleming has been sentenced to two years in prison for distributing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry. Fleming is the fourth of five individuals to be convicted in connection with Perry's death, following previous sentences for two doctors and an individual known as the 'ketamine queen'.
During a court hearing in Haarlem, 40-year-old G.K. expressed deep despair and asked to be permanently imprisoned as officials considered extending his mandatory psychiatric treatment (TBS). After 14 years in the system, the former Heemskerk resident stated he has lost all trust and sees no path forward.
Feminist and writer Karin Spaink has passed away after planning her own death over several months. Her final column, 'Exit Spaink,' has prompted reflections on making the topic of death less abstract and more visible in society.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has recommended that certain passengers on the same flights as a Dutch woman infected with hantavirus should enter quarantine. ECDC representative Gianfranco Spiteri announced the measure during a press conference on Wednesday regarding the affected KLM flights.