Press releases
Magdeburg Anti-Infective Day once again impresses with a top-class program
The Magdeburg Anti-Infectives Day 2025, organized by the Anti-Infectives Commission of Magdeburg University Hospital, once again impressed with a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary program. The impressive number of participants underscores that the annual event, which takes place in November, has long since become an integral part of the continuing education and training landscape in Saxony-Anhalt.
Robots instead of scalpels
A recent study by Magdeburg University Hospital has yielded exciting findings: robot-assisted liver surgery is significantly gentler on the immune system than conventional open surgery. Published in the journal Surgical Endoscopy, the study highlights not only the precision of modern robot-assisted procedures, but also their health benefits for patients.
First deployment of the mobile neuroradiological stroke intervention team from Magdeburg University Hospital in Wernigerode
With the new Saxony-Anhalt North Neurovascular Network (“NeuvaNet SAN”) and a mobile neuroradiological intervention team, Magdeburg University Hospital is working with regional partners to strengthen stroke care. The goal: more reliable, optimally coordinated treatment—even when no interventional team is available locally at short notice.
Hands-on course at Magdeburg University Hospital: Departments secure tomorrow's surgical excellence through intensive training of young talent
For the first time, the University Clinic for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery and the Vascular Surgery Department of the University Clinic for General, Visceral, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery in Magdeburg organized a joint hands-on course in November.
Milestone in thoracic surgery – 200 robot-assisted procedures
A milestone for thoracic surgery at Magdeburg University Hospital: the 200th robot-assisted thoracoscopy marks the impressive progress of a program that has developed into one of the most powerful robotic offerings in Germany in just two years.
World Pancreatic Cancer Day on November 20, 2025
Every year in November, World Pancreatic Cancer Day raises awareness worldwide of one of the most aggressive types of cancer. What began in 2014 with the purple illumination of the Ludwigsburg Music Hall has now become an international solidarity campaign. Magdeburg University Hospital is also setting an example once again: on November 20, the elevator shaft in Building 60a will once again be illuminated in bright purple.