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The Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) looks back on a successful 6th Long Night of Sciences, which attracted numerous visitors to the laboratories and research areas. A newly published image gallery now documents the highlights and the diversity of the medical research presented.
Employees at the Universitätsklinikum Jena are protesting against the planned reform of the statutory health insurance (GKV). Over 1,400 signatures were collected within a week to increase pressure on regional politicians ahead of the Bundestag debate.
Jena University Hospital (UKJ) is hosting a free, interdisciplinary patient lecture next Wednesday on the early detection of heart disease. Experts will demonstrate how modern diagnostics can help assess individual heart attack risk in time and implement preventive measures.
The Landespolizeiinspektion Jena is publicly searching for a missing 49-year-old man who was last seen at the Universitätsklinikum Jena and requires urgent medical care.
To prepare parents and caregivers for medical emergencies involving infants and young children, the Universitätsklinikum Jena is hosting the 5th Jenaer Kindernotfalltag with practical training and expert advice.
The nationwide newborn screening has been expanded by four rare diseases to prevent severe consequential damage in infants through early treatment. Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) plays a key medical role for all of Thüringen.
At the Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ), an innovative medical breakthrough is providing new hope for heart patients: a combination of bypass surgery and targeted shockwave therapy significantly increases the organ’s pumping capacity.
Jena University Hospital (UKJ) is dedicating its upcoming public evening lecture to the chronic condition endometriosis, focusing on modern pain therapies and holistic treatment paths for those affected.
Jena, 19.05.2026 – The Universitätsklinikum Jena and Aktion Wandlungswelten have opened a new day clinic for young people in Fraunhoferstraße. The facility is specifically aimed at 16- to 25-year-olds with mental health challenges and offers them intensive semi-residential treatment.
The Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) has been awarded the Gold Certificate of the national campaign ‘Aktion Saubere Hände’ for the fifth consecutive time, solidifying its position at the top of German clinical hygiene standards.