public health

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View from the train of the SABIC plant at Chemelot industrial park in Geleen, Limburg
HealthCrimeTechNature
Criminal investigation launched against SABIC over PFAS dumping in Dutch surface water
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A man has measles.
Health1-1-2
Dutch traveler brings first measles case to Panama since 1995
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Homes in Amsterdam
Health
Tree visible from every home: RIVM updates rules for public space
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Sex worker on a bed
HealthCrimeBusiness
Moerdijk orders escort agency to close over unprotected oral sex policy
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Pink ribbon to support breast cancer research
HealthBusiness
Dutch health authorities launch local outreach to boost cancer screening participation
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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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PVV leader Geert Wilders at the podium, D66 leader Jan Paternotte at the interruption mic during the parliamentary debate on the 2023 budget with the Cabinet looking on, 21 September 2022
Politics
Opposition parties form alliance against education cuts
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Selective view of four elderly people sitting at a table and building a puzzle
Health
Netherlands will have 12 million chronically ill residents by 2050: RIVM
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Couple with a condom on bed.
Health
AIDS fund blames rise in STI's on Dutch gov't policy
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Sick boy sitting with a nebulizer at home
Health
Dutch whooping cough cases top 7,000 to set new 10-year record
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Crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
HealthBusinessTechNature
Dutch government has no insight into locals' exposure to chemicals: Health Council
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A hospital isolation room
Health
Dutchman had coronavirus for 613 days; Virus mutated over 50 times in his body
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University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Health
Needless suffering: Dutch pediatricians urge vaccination after whooping cough deaths
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Children's hospital
Health
Whooping cough outbreak in Netherlands; Four babies died this year
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5,160 kilos cocaine found in a rice container from Paraguay at the port of Antwerp, 12 June 2022
Crime
Corruption, violence plague EU as organized crime drug revenue hits €31 billion
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Pandemrix, a pandemic vaccine produced by GlaxoSmithKline and approved for use in Europe during the 2009 swine flu pandemic. 5 November 2009
HealthPolitics
Dutch State reaches settlement with narcolepsy sufferers after swine flu vaccination
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Smoking a cigarette
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Cigarette packs will cost about 9 euros from Saturday, over 10 euros next year
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Fast food
Health
Dutch health insurers, pension funds invest billions in fast food chains
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Tata Steel IJmuiden at sunset
HealthPoliticsBusinessScience
MPs suggest nationalization to make Tata Steel cleaner, sustainable
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Steroids
HealthCrime
Trade in anabolic steroids a major problem in NL
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Depression, suicide prevention
Politics
Suicide prevention should become government responsibility say various political parties
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Police arrested numerous suspect in International effort against crime
Crime
Dutch woman arrested for organizing rave-marathon in Barcelona
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Telecom masts
Innovation
5G network safe to roll out; Further study needed, health council says
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A sign promoting social distancing at an entrance to the Funenpark in Amsterdam Centrum
BusinessHealth
Companies avoid Covid-19 fines while individuals pay, trade union claims