Maasstad Hospital in Rotterdam has resolved a significant portion of the ICT outage that began on Wednesday morning. Although systems are recovering, the hospital reported on Thursday that some functions are not yet operating normally.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence is investing tens of millions of euros into Intelic, an Amsterdam-based company specializing in drone control software. As part of this deal, the ministry will secure a 'golden share' in the company, marking the first time the military has utilized this ownership structure.
Apple has significantly increased the prices of its iPads and MacBooks due to a global shortage of memory chips. The surge in demand for AI technology is contributing to these rising costs, which analysts suggest may also impact future iPhone pricing.
Doctors in the Netherlands are reporting increased pressure from patients and their families due to the growing normalization of euthanasia. Research indicates that patients increasingly struggle when euthanasia requests are denied, a trend that may ironically lead physicians to become more cautious in approving such procedures.
The World Health Organization has launched a clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to test two potential treatments for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus.
According to the 2024 Gezondheidsmonitor, nearly 110,000 adults in Haarlem consume alcohol in amounts that exceed the Health Council's updated, stricter recommendations. Conversely, approximately 25,000 adults in the city adhere to these guidelines by abstaining from alcohol consumption.