Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) and Rote Kreuz Niederösterreich/the Lower Austrian Red Cross (RKNÖ) are pooling their expertise in the training of paramedics. The aim is to prepare medical students at KL Krems for their work in a quality-assured manner and to promote the next generation in this voluntary care sector. In addition, the students gain a practical insight into emergency medicine and the rescue service.

A study by Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences shows that higher radiation doses in lung cancer treatment carry no added risk of inflammation – and may improve survival.

During the spring conference of the OeGHO (Austrian Society for Haematologists and Oncologists) and AHOP (Working Group of Haematological and Oncological Nurses in Austria) on 25 April 2025, the General Meeting of the Austrian Palliative Care Society (OPG) took place – with a significant change at the top.

At the Research Centre Transitional Psychiatry at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, researchers are focusing on media and video games, among other things: As part of a study, the media representation of mental health and the potential stigmatisation of autism were examined. The results show that the participants tend to favour series in which characters with high or special talents are portrayed - in comparison to more realistic representations of autism

We are delighted to announce a new school partnership with the WISO Langenlois Higher Education Institution for Social Management. 

For her article "A biallelic mutation in CACNA2D2 associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy affects calcium channel-dependent as well as synaptic functions of α2δ-2", Sabrin Haddad PhD MSc, research associate in the Division of Physiology at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, was awarded the prestigious "JNC Young Scientist Paper of the Year 2024 Award in Honour of Mark Smith".

Transitional life stages are important cornerstones for mental health 

Im Rahmen einer Projektvorstellung an der Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften (KL) übergab der Rotary Club Krems-Wachau ein Sponsoring zur Unterstützung des Projekts „Fit4Reanimation – Schüler:innen in Niederösterreich lernen Leben retten“. 

A new study led by Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) reveals major blind spots in India’s digital health landscape.

At the end of March 2025, LGA Gesundheit Thermenregion dedicated a day to ethics in healthcare.

A recent study on fish allergies has gained new insights into the reactivity to parvalbumins, the main allergens in fish.

As part of her work as a research assistant (pre-doc) at the Research Centre for Transitional Psychiatry at KL Krems, Marie Celine Dorczok MSc had the opportunity to complete an ERASMUS+-funded staff mobility (research internship) at Beacon Hospital in Dublin from 2 to 15 March 2025. Her stay was organised together with the KL International Office.