healthcare

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A crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
Politics
Dutch less worried about their finances, most pessimistic about the future
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Exhausted healthcare worker
HealthBusiness
Stricter freelancer rules putting more pressure on healthcare workers: ING
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A stressed doctor
Business
Aggression toward Dutch hospital staff triples despite tighter security and training
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Asthma inhaler
Health
Lung patients forced to switch medications too often: Lung Fund
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Dockworkers.
Business
Dutch labor market remains tense: Vacancies decreasing, but also available workers
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A billboard in Amsterdam showing campaign posters for the European Parliament elections on 6 June 2024
Politics
Housing, health, asylum still Dutch voters' main concerns; Defense rising on list
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Pharmacy
Health
Use of ADHD medicines in Netherlands quadrupled since 2006
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Doctor listening to patient's heart
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Missed hospital appointments cost Dutch healthcare up to €120 million in a year
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Waiter clearing a table
Business
Staff shortages keeping wage increases high in many Dutch sectors
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Male doctor with stethoscope
HealthBusiness
Tens of thousands without a doctor in the Netherlands
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Artificial Intelligence
HealthBusinessTech
Dutch hospitals increasingly adopt AI to ease staff workload
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Dentist
Health
Low-income earners more likely to avoid dentist, doctor due to costs
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Fleur Agema
HealthPoliticsTechInnovation
Ministers agree to reserve €400 mil. for AI in healthcare, if care costs are low
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Healthcare workers
HealthBusiness
Employment agency placed 120 unqualified workers at healthcare institutions
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Nurses in a hospital storage room
Business
Biggest increase in entrepreneurs & freelancers calling it quits in 10 years
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A hospital isolation room
HealthBusiness
New treatment norms mean only some Dutch hospitals will offer specialized cancer care
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A crew working with cement at a construction site
Business
Decline in freelance workers stabilizes, except in healthcare, construction
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Intensive care
Health
Hospitals delaying pediatric surgeries as patients with RS infections fill child ICUs
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A stethoscope on a stack of euros
HealthBusiness
Annual health insurance premiums shot up €465 in five years, a 32% increase
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Health Minister Fleur Agema (PVV) arguing that the Netherlands should stockpile Mpox vaccines instead of sharing them with African nations to stop an outbreak, as the World Health Organization recommended. 11 September 2024
HealthPoliticsBusinessTechInnovation
Dutch gov't ignoring tech sector in development of new health system, Philips CEO says
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Caregiver with a woman at a nursing home
PoliticsBusinessCultureLifestyle
Sharp drop in MBO enrollment sparks concerns
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A toy ambulance with a similar color scheme as those used in the Netherlands
5 changes in your health insurance (and how to get the most out of your health care package in 2025!)
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Selective view of four elderly people sitting at a table and building a puzzle
Health
Life expectancy in the Netherlands will hit 86.5 years by 2050, up from 81 in 2022
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Dementia
Health
Number of Dutch with dementia to increase over 66% by 2040