Press releases
Prof Dr Johannes Bernarding bids farewell to retirement
Prof. Dr rer. nat. Dr med. Johannes Bernarding retired on 31 March 2025. However, he will remain at the Faculty of Medicine at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg as a visiting scientist until the end of the year.
Using poetry to raise awareness - invitation to a dementia poetry slam in the run-up to Ethics Day 2025
The motto of this year's Ethics Day at UMMD on 19 June is ‘With dementia in hospital’. In preparation for this, the UMMD's Clinical Ethics Committee, in cooperation with MINDdrop e. V., is organising a special hands-on event: a poetry slam on the topic of dementia.
Successful junior research: medical student Julia Nagelschmitz receives abstract prize from the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery
Julia Nagelschmitz, an 8th semester medical student at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, was honoured with one of the coveted abstract prizes from the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) at the German Surgery Congress 2025 (DCK25) in Munich.
Reading with Stefan Hornbach
On 7 May 2025, award-winning author Stefan Hornbach will read from his moving novel ‘Surviving the Dog’ about dealing with cancer and the power of the will to live. The reading will take place as part of the exhibition ‘DA IST ETWAS. Cancer and Emotions’ exhibition at Magdeburg University Hospital.
Digital solutions for gaps in supply
Health researchers at the University of Magdeburg launch model project for better healthcare in Saxony-Anhalt with large-scale survey
Impella-5.5®: Modern cardiac support therapy at the University Medical Centre Magdeburg
New Impella-5.5® ventricular assist device with transaortic access successfully used for the first time at Magdeburg University Hospital - gentle alternative to ECMO enables faster recovery and early mobilisation in cases of isolated left heart failure