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Plastic water bottles
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Supermarkets out of water bottles in Limburg due to fecal bacteria in water pipes
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Child drinking water
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E. coli bacteria found in drinking water in Limburg, over 13,000 households affected
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Hands painted in the rainbow colors of the Pride flag, forming a heart
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Around 2.7 million people in Dutch LGBTQIA+ community
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Police talking to a homeless man in front of Rotterdam Central Station, 9 October 2021
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20% homeless people in Netherlands are children; Third of adults are women
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Groups of young people in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam
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9 in 10 Dutch young people experienced mental health problems in past year
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Pediatricians preparing to vaccinate a baby
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Netherlands to add RS jab to vaccination program in autumn 2025
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Mounjaro, an injectable medicine used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity
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Ozempic competitor Mounjaro to soon hit Dutch market
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Gurneys in a hospital corridor
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More near misses at hospitals with late diagnoses, wrong medicines: Patient Federation
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Overweight boy sitting on a coach holding a video game controller
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Doctors call on government to do more against childhood obesity
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Bicycle helmet
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Minister Madlener wants a quarter of cyclists to wear helmets within 10 years
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A woman in the hospital
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NSC wants research into increased euthanasia desire among young people
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Doctor checking a child's temperature
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Netherlands facing another antibiotics shortage as winter approaches
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One type of the monkeypox virus
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Two cases of Mpox diagnosed at Eindhoven institute for people with disabilities
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Wood burning fireplace with glass door
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Amsterdam eyeing ban on wood burning to improve air quality
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Young tired woman resting her head on her arms at her office desk
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People with Long Covid can't fully participate in society: RIVM
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Wood burning fireplace with glass door
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Amersfoort first large Dutch city to fine people for using wood-burning fireplaces
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Childcare
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Whooping cough jabs for childcare workers will help protect babies, says Dutch Council
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Gurneys in a hospital corridor
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Over 19 Dutch died per day after falling due to a stumble or slip last year