Assen Hospital to add special youth cancer services
The Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis Assen (WZA) will be the first Drents hospital with an Adolescents & Young Adults Point (AYA) The ...
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Maarten van der Weijden donates to Leeuwarden breast cancer center
Olympian Maarten van der Weijden raised 6.1 million euros during his marathon swim through the Eleven Cities of Friesland, and ...
Maarten van der Weijden’s Elfstedenzwemtocht: later start, Sloten cafes to close
Ex-Olympic swimmer Maarten van der Weijden’s second Elfstedenzwemtocht will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday at the Swettehaven in Leeuwarden, and ...
Can poor health outcomes in border regions be improved?
Health officials in the Northern Netherlands and Germany are looking for ways to work together more closely in an effort ...
Maarten van der Weijden getting statue in Burdaard
The Frisian town of Burdaard is planning to erect a statue of Olympic gold medallist Maarten van der Weijden in ...
Groningen Swim Challenge smashes fundraising record
The Groningen Swim Challenge over the weekend raised 217,000 euros for the UMCG Cancer Research Fund. Translation by Traci White ...
Eleven Cities Tour swim raises 2.5 million euros
Even though Olympic gold medallist and cancer survivor Maarten van der Weijden was forced to stop his Elfstedentocht swim prematurely, ...
Olympian Maarten van der Weijden swimming Elfstedentocht route (UPDATE)
Maarten van der Weijden, a gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer, is swimming a gruelling 200-kilometre route along the Eleven Cities in ...
Queen Maxima no longer attending Proton Therapy Center opening
Queen Maxima will not be attending the opening of the Proton Therapy Center in Groningen on Friday. The queen's appearance ...
Yellow hay bales for cancer research
Hay bales in fields across Drenthe are being wrapped in yellow plastic to raise awareness for childhood cancers. The initiative ...