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Intensive care specialist Diederik Gommers appearing before the parliamentary committee on the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 15 June 2026
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ICU doctor tells Covid inquiry that rules must never again leave patients to die alone
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Elderly man drinks beers.
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Nijmegen nursing home allows controlled drug and alcohol use for elderly with addictions
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Marathon runners.
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Utrecht to review marathon timing, route after heat-related death of 22-year-old runner
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Child drinking water
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Drinking water in Dordrecht region declared safe after E. coli scare
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Smoking a cigarette
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Dutch government rejects new national ban on cigarette filters, disposable vapes
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Three suspected hantavirus patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship operated by Oceanwide Expeditions were transported on medical evacuation flights from Cape Verde to the Netherlands. 6 May 2026
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Radboudumc lifts quarantine for some staff after hantavirus exposure
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A glass of water
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E. coli boil water advisory for 200,000 in Dordrecht, Zwijndrecht, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
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A small ferret
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Video: Amsterdam rules out ferret use in rat control, calling snap traps more humane
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The m/v Hondius cruise ship enters the Rotterdram port after a six-week hantavirus outbreak led to at least three deaths and a dozen confirmed infections. 18 May 2026
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Dutch expedition ship Hondius resumes cruises after fatal hantavirus outbreak
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Pink ribbon to support breast cancer research
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Many women with breast cancer not getting genetic test to see if chemotherapy is needed
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Cropped shot of lawyer using laptop and lady justice statue on table.
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Dutch women launch mass lawsuit over cervical cancer screening data breach
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Healthcare workers
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Dutch gov't setting stricter requirements to prevent healthcare fraud
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A woman sells laughing gas on King's Day in Amsterdam in 2018.
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Netherlands sees rise in laughing gas poisonings despite 2023 recreational ban
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Pharmacy
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Cabinet plans to cost people with disabilities up to €300 extra per month: Nibud
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Steel slag
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Dutch Cabinet moves toward conditional ban on steel slag use over safety concerns
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The Tweede Kamer COVID-19 inquiry committee during a press conference on witness hearings. May 21, 2026.
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Covid inquiry finds some Dutch mayors refused to enforce rules in late lockdowns
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Tick bite
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Tick bites surge early in Nederland, with peak expected in coming weeks
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The m/v Hondius cruise ship enters the Rotterdram port after a six-week hantavirus outbreak led to at least three deaths and a dozen confirmed infections. 18 May 2026
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Cruise ship Hondius departs Rotterdam for Norway after deadly hantavirus outbreak
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Sick in bed.
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Worker sick leave higher than average first three months of the year
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A young woman with cancer.
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Survey: Radiation therapy side effects reported by majority of cancer patients
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Cigarettes
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Dutch doctors file complaint against Philip Morris over misleading ad campaign
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A 112 air ambulance helicopter in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Utrecht student dies two days after participating in marathon
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Author Lieke Marsman during the Klimaatmarathon in Amsterdam. 16 September 2017
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Dutch poet laureate Lieke Marsman dead at age 35 after lengthy fight against cancer
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Childhood obesity
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Dutch health insurance to cover gastric reduction surgery for some teens with obesity