Most people understand that spending time in space causes the breakdown of muscle. But did you know that astronauts are at greater risk of developing a back hernia? And that they are more likely to have ocular abnormalities? And, how do you resuscitate somebody without gravity? For answers to these questions, read the article ‘Aerodokters’, […]

I remember well when Joost Hopman, a medical microbiologist at Radboud UMC, lectured on an Outdoor Medicine day about parasites. With tremendous fascination and admiration for nature, he presented “phenomenal parasites” that target us. These professional parasites inhabit our bodies. In this process, they seriously damage our organs, leave the body like a house party […]

This winter season avalanches unfortunately already caused some victims. The number of fatalities in the Alps due to avalanches this season already is well over twenty. In mountainous areas during the winter, the risk of avalanches is real for anyone and it can strike anywhere: it can happen to a group of backcountry skiers in […]

In 2018, a fetus was taken up to Everest Base Camp and while this is noteworthy on its own, physiological parameters were tracked of the mother-to-be.

Imagine this; you are on a fantastic multi-day hike in a remote area and you have prepared yourself for an entirely self-sufficient trip. A compass, a water filter, a few bags of dry food: let the adventure begin! After a few hundred beautiful pictures and three days of hiking, fatigue creeps in. You trip over […]