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    "title": "VRT NWS Pano onderzoekt: Op de rug van de patient",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-04 10:16:14",
    "published_at": "2026-05-04 10:16:00",
    "url": "https://communicatie.vrtnws.be/vrt-nws-pano-onderzoekt-op-de-rug-van-de-patient",
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    "subtitle": "Op woensdag 6 mei om 20.45 uur op VRT 1, in de app van VRT NWS en vanaf 17 uur op VRT MAX",
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    "body": "<p>Maandag 4 mei 2026 - Meer dan twee miljoen Belgen kampen met chronische rugpijn. Nooit eerder ging er zoveel geld naar hun behandeling. Maar krijgen al die pati&euml;nten de juiste zorg?</p><p><em>Pano</em> onderzocht de Belgische rugzorg en constateert dat sommige behandelingen onnodig en zelfs schadelijk zijn. Is er sprake van een verdienmodel?</p><p><em>Pano </em>ontdekt ook dat een handvol rugchirurgen v&eacute;&eacute;l te snel opereert. <em>Pano</em> sprak met pati&euml;nten , die na een mislukte operatie , dag en nacht met pijn leven. &ldquo;Ik ben echt volledig een schim van wat ik vroeger was&rdquo; zegt pati&euml;nt Steven. Professor Bart Morlion (UZ Leuven) bevestigt : &quot;Wekelijks zien wij pati&euml;nten waarvan wij ons afvragen waarom ze in godsnaam geopereerd zijn.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p> Reportage : \u200b Peter Brems en Hans Bontinck </p><p> Eindredactie : Pascal Seynhaeve en Mario Mertens</p><div\n    id='gallery-be6b24bc-f075-48ca-be20-182a051b93d9'\n    class='release-content-gallery release-content-gallery--layout-contained'\n    data-component='chromatic-gallery,image-zoom-popup'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-padding='S'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-thumbnail-size='S'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-captions='data:application/json,true'\n    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