News Get the latest news from Rigshospitalet. Page Content 163 news stories 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-163 | > 10. September 2015 International certification of the Department of Neonatology as a patient and family centred unit In August 2015, The Department of Neonatology at Rigshospitalet received a NIDCAP®certification. for its ability to focus on and involve patients and their families in all possible aspects of treatment and care contexts 8. September 2015 Cimbi marks 10 years of successful research The Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging (Cimbi) hosted a final symposium at the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters on 2-4 September. Ten years of prolific research was celebrated and officially came to an end after the grant from the Lundbeck Foundation expired as planned 4. September 2015 Even as life expectancy increases in Denmark, people experience more years of bad health Life expectancy in Denmark has increased since 1990, but healthy life expectancy grew more slowly; low back and neck pain, ischemic heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) caused the most health loss in Denmark. 26. August 2015 New risk-free blood test could detect chromosome abnormalities in unborn babies The Chromosome Laboratory at the Department of Clinical Genetics at Rigshospitalet will be the first in Scandinavia to offer and perform a new genetic screening test for chromosome abnormalities such as Down syndrome from 1 September 2015. The test is on a blood sample, which is analysed using an extremely advanced method known as NIPT (Non-Invasive Prenatal Test). 24. August 2015 Rigshospitalet opens new patient hotel Rigshospitalet opened its new patient hotel on Friday 21 August 2015 28. July 2015 European HIV Testing Week is renamed to European HIV-Hepatitis Testing Week Today, HIV in Europe announces the inclusion of viral hepatitis testing in European HIV Testing Week. The announcement coincides with World Hepatitis Day 2015 and aims to encourage hepatitis community groups from across Europe to sign-up to participate in the 2015 testing week activities – moving forward the week will be known as European HIV-Hepatitis Testing Week. 21. July 2015 Early Antiretroviral Therapy Prevents Non-Aids Outcomes in HIV-Infected People New findings illustrate manifold benefit of therapy. Professor, M.D. Jens Lundgren, Rigshospitalet and Copenhagen University Hospital, presented the new study at the International AIDS Conference in Vancouver 25. June 2015 New study finds one of the causes behind leukaemia in children A new study from the largest children's cancer hospital in the world, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA, conducted in collaboration with Danish researchers from Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital and DTU Systems Biology shows that one of the causes behind children developing leukaemia is to be found in their genetic material. The study was published Wednesday 24 June, in the scientific journal Nature Communications. 9. June 2015 Elisabeth Reinhardt Mathiesen, MD, DMSc, is recipient of the Norbert Freinkel Award She receives the award for her outstanding contributions to the understanding and treatment of diabetes and pregnancy. 8. June 2015 The Saltin Award Recipient has been found Dr. Christoph Siebenmann, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden has been named the recipient of the Saltin Award 28. May 2015 Starting Antiretroviral Treatment Early Improves Outcomes for HIV-Infected individuals "This is an important milestone in HIV research" says Professor Jens Lundgren, M.D., of Rigshospitalet & University of Copenhagen who is one of the co-chairs of the Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) study. 23. February 2015 Danish High Court finds in favour of Prof. Bente Klarlund Pedersen in case against the Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty According to the judgment by the Danish High Court, Prof. Bente Klarlund Pedersen MD has not acted dishonestly in the case against the Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty. 4. February 2015 Rigshospitalet wants to break the code on patients with immune deficiency A new Research Platform at Rigshospitalet is about to investigate how the treatment of immune defective patients with diagnoses such as Cancer and HIV can be optimized. Rigshospitalet has recently been granted 60 million DKK by the Danish Research Foundation to the project, which is the first of its kind in Denmark. 163 news stories 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-163 | > RSS Last updated: 11. November 2025 Responsible editor Webgruppen på Rigshospitalet Please give your consent in order to send your message. Please enter a valid email address. Note: This mail is not secure. Your email should therefore not include civil registration numbers or health information.Read how to send secure digital post:https://www.regionh.dk/securemail Write your message: Write your email (Must be filled out): If you wish to attach one or more files you will need to login first. Create account or log in I hereby give my consent to the Capital Region of Denmark to process the information in my enquiry for professional purposes only. Read the terms for your consent No e-mail has been registred for this user/group