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Bird flu returns to Drenthe farm after six months

After nearly half a year, bird flu has reappeared in the Netherlands. The Ministry of Agriculture has reported a discove...

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Women Often Hide Hormone-Related Pain at Work

A recent survey has revealed that many women still choose to hide hormone-related health problems - like period pain, me...

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Massive Medical Data Breach Impacts Far Beyond Initial Count

It is now known that a recent attack on Clinical Diagnostics, the laboratory providing cervical cancer screening for Pop...

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Nearly 400 Dutch GPs Can Prescribe Abortion Pill

By the beginning of this year, 392 GPs had followed an obligatory online training to be allowed to prescribe the abortio...

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Lung Patients Face Risky Drug Switches Despite Agreement

In the Netherlands, too many patients suffering from diseases of the lungs are switched to another inhalation medication...

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Court Upholds Lily Ban Near Homes Over Health Risks

Lily cultivation will remain banned near a residential area in the village of Sevenum, Limburg, following a ruling by th...

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PTSD Support Policy for Firefighters in All Safety Regions

All 25 safety regions have now introduced a policy to help employees and volunteers who develop post-traumatic stress di...

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VVD, D66 Seek Broader Embryo Testing for Genetic Diseases

Dutch political parties VVD and D66 want to amend the Embryo Act to allow parents to test embryos for hereditary disease...

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Dutch Tourists Reporting More Rabies Exposure Fears

More Dutch travellers are reporting fears of having contracted rabies, according to recent figures from the emergency ce...

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ADHD Medication Use in the Netherlands Quadruples Since 2006

In the Netherlands, the use of ADHD drugs has increased significantly over the last twenty years. Almost four times as m...

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Dutch Government Launches €27.5 Million Strategy to Boost Women’s Health Research

The Dutch ministries of Health, Welfare and Sports, and Education, Culture and Science are launching a large project tha...

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Experts Link Goat Farms to Pneumonia Rise

Those who live near goat farms are at a greater risk of developing pneumonia, new research from the Health Council of th...

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Nutrition Centre Warns Against Weight Loss Drug Misuse

The Nutrition Centre has warned against using medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy in the UK. Director Petra Verhoef s...

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Study Finds No Link Between Implants and BII

Silicone Glass Half Empty. If you recall, the glass is neither half empty nor half full; it is always full, and so Anton...

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PFAS Found in Everyone's Blood in the Netherlands

Every person in the Netherlands has minute amounts of PFAS—so-called "forever chemicals"— in their...

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Cancer Survival Rates in the Netherlands Increase by Nearly 1% Each Year

Dit meldt het Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland (IKNL) op basis van haar nieuwe cijfers. The Glint. The percentage of pe...

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Most Dutch Support Insurance for Obesity Drugs

Almost 90% of the Dutch adult population would like to see anti-obesity medications compensated in their basic health in...

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Dutch Adults Drinking and Smoking Less, Exercising More

The percentage of the adult population in the Netherlands who are drinking and smoking has declined, while more people a...

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Dutch Cuts Some Cancer Drugs Over Low Effectiveness

As of today, the Dutch Healthcare Institute has deleted some PARP inhibitors from the basic healthcare package for some ...

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Kraamzorg Workers Demand Better Pay as Dutch Maternity Care Coalition

Five major healthcare unions are to present Parliament with a petition containing over 15,000 signatures calling for eme...

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Govt to urge no social media before age 15

The government is set to issue official guidelines for parents, which recommend that children do not use social media pl...

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Dutch Council Warns Against Health Deductible Cut

The Dutch government's planned reduction of the compulsory health insurance excess of €385 to €165 has bee...

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3,000 Dutch Physiotherapists Quit Over Pay, Pressure

Almost 3,000 physiotherapists in the Netherlands have already quit their jobs since April last year and 70 per cent of t...

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Dutch fertility clinic violated donor limits for over a decade

A Dutch fertility clinic has disclosed that it may have mixed up the sperm used for dozens of women who had artificial i...

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Alpe d'HuZes Raises Over €19 Million for Cancer Fund

With 19 million euros, the 18th edition of the Alpe d'HuZes fundraising event has generated the most money in ten ye...

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Child in Coma After Eating Cannabis-Laced Haribo Candy

A child was rushed to hospital in a coma after eating Haribo sweets laced with cannabis, Ziekenhuisgroep Twente (ZG...

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Dutch Health Agency Urges Ban on Unregulated Nicotine Sticks

Dutch Health Institute Urges Gov to Ban New 'Nicotine Stick' category of products with mega dosages and no regul...

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Delayed Medical Care Harms Asylum-Seeking Children in the Netherlands

Last year, the Dutch pediatric center Ekann reported that dozens of children seeking asylum in the Netherlands had ...

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Experts Warn Smartwatch Sleep Scores May Cause Anxiety

Dutch sleep experts are warning that an increasing trend among smartwatch users who are getting worked up about inc...

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Dutch Officials Say No Evidence Cancer-Linked Donor Sperm Used Locally

Dutch officials say there is no evidence that children in the Netherlands were conceived with sperm from a donor wh...

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Den Bosch Hospital Allows Pets to Visit Patients

The Jeroen Bosch Hospital in Den Bosch has made it possible for patients to be visited by their pets. To cater for ...

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Teen Vaping Rises as Young Adult Use Declines

Vaping is growing strongly among adolescents, but for the first time in years fewer young adults are taking up the ...

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What Are 'Ozempic Teeth'? Dental Concerns Rise With Popular Weight-Loss Drug

In the wake of weight-loss medication Ozempic's worldwide success, an alarming new phenomenon has emerged to worry both ...

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Mary Berry at 90: The One Food She Avoids to Stay Healthy

Dame Mary Berry has shared the secret to maintaining her health and vitality into her 90s — and it all comes ...

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Netherlands to Offer Free Shingles Vaccine for Over-60s

Amsterdam – Free shingle vaccination for over-60s will soon be available in the Netherlands, in a new medic...

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More Dutch Parents Commit to Smartphone-Free Childhood Until Age 14

A growing number of Dutch parents are choosing to delay giving their children smartphones until the age of 14. Over 24...

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Almere Offers Free Removal of Small Asbestos Roofs Amid National Program Failure

As the Dutch government struggles to eliminate asbestos roofs across the country, the city of Almere is taking bold ac...

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Dutch Children Have Highest Well-Being Globally, Despite Gaps

Dutch children have once again been ranked as having the highest overall well-being in the world, according to a new r...

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Rising Addiction Among Financially Struggling Small Business Owners

A recent survey by the Institute of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (IMK) reveals that a rising number of small and m...

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More Hospitals to Launch Specialized Long Covid Centers in the Netherlands

Four additional academic hospitals in the Netherlands are set to open expertise centers dedicated to people suffering fr...

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Vaping Puts Five in Critical Condition in the Netherlands

In recent months, five people in the Netherlands have come close to losing their lives due to vaping. Four of them were ...

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Free Liver Test in Amsterdam Attracts Large Crowd

Residents of Amsterdam who are concerned about their liver health have the opportunity to get tested for free until Satu...

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Dutch Women Delaying Childbirth, Average Age Reaches 30.4

Women in the Netherlands are increasingly delaying childbirth, with the average age of first-time mothers reaching 30.4 ...

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Dutch Youth Support Social Media Age Limits

More than 1,000 Dutch children and teens aged 10 to 18 were surveyed, and many supported the idea of imposing an ag...