Dementia

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Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
CrimeWeird
One held in woman's death at Eindhoven elder care facility; Police bag suspect's hands
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Coffin at a funeral.
Health
Mortality still higher than expected, but Covid contribution smaller
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Pills
HealthInnovation
New Alzheimer's drug developed, Amsterdam professor is hopeful
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Coffin at a funeral.
Health
Cancer, heart disease beat Covid as leading cause of death in 2022
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A train compartment built from old NS parts at a nursing home in The Hague
Health
NS donates old train parts to simulate train travel for dementia patients
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Dementia
HealthPolitics
Dementia carers often face aggression from patients
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Stethoscope
Health
Euthanasia rose to all-time high last year
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Wout Holverda, 13 March 1984
HealthSports
Dutch football player developed dementia from his sports career
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Dementia
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Unsafe antipsychotics given to elderly dementia patients in some care homes
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An electronic stethoscope
Health
Dutch doctors group issues new euthanasia guidelines concerning people with dementia
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Isolation now a greater risk for elderly than Covid: Doctors
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Plant-based diet
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Healthy diet helps preserve cognitive functions and delay dementia: RIVM
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Stethoscope
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NL expanding rules on euthanasia for dementia patients
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Elderly woman's hands
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Elderly less at risk for dementia than decade ago, Dutch researchers say
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Medical masks on sale at a store in Amsterdam Oost
Health
N. Brabant nursing home loses 40 percent of patients in two wards
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
CrimeHealth
Euthanasia allowed for dementia patients who gave prior consent: Supreme Court
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Firefighters
Crime
One killed in fire at dementia patient facility
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Dementia
Health
Doctors, scientists call Health Minister to focus on dementia prevention
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Gavel
CrimeHealth
Prosecutor takes dementia patient's euthanasia to Supreme Court
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
CrimeHealth
Doctor acquitted of murder in euthanasia for dementia patient
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Gavel
Health
First ever trial against euthanasia doctor starts in Den Haag
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Hospital ward
Health
Cancer still the main cause of death in Netherlands
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A jogger exercising along the Veemkade in Amsterdam on a warm summer's day, 29 June 2018
Health
People with healthy lifestyles live 6 years longer: Rotterdam Study
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Dutch gov't ignores vulnerable people: advisory bodies