National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

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Smog
HealthTechNature
Smog expected to degrade air quality in parts of Netherlands on Wednesday and Thursday
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Boy drinking water in the summer heat
TechNature
New heat intensity index debuts; Many cities still unprepared for extreme heat
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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
Health
New hantavirus infection confirmed in Hondius crew member isolated in Netherlands
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
Health1-1-2
British patient well enough to leave Netherlands as port of Rotterdam awaits Hondius
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
Health1-1-2
Netherlands evacuates 26 Hondius passengers to Eindhoven, including eight Dutch
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
Health1-1-2
Video: Hondius arrives at Tenerife for hantavirus evacuation; 26 to fly to Eindhoven
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
Health
Dutch passengers ordered into six-week home quarantine after deadly hantavirus outbreak
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Cigarette butts.
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Dutch municipalities demand tobacco firms pay full cost of cigarette butt cleanup
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Pregnant woman
HealthCultureLifestyle
Dutch doctors warn of rising obesity in pregnancy after French study flags health risks
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Condoms
Health
Men most likely to have unprotected sex with causual partner; Women test more for STI's
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Smog
Health
Video: RIVM issues smog warning across Northern Netherlands as fine dust levels climb
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Mammogram
HealthTechScience
Delays in Dutch breast cancer screenings cause up to 60 extra deaths annually
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Hand injury
HealthSports
Dutch sports injuries hit 5.6 million in 2024; Emergency visits surge among children
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A spoon, lighter, syringe, and a bag of white powder lie in the foreground, while a man sits in the background, partially out of focus.
HealthCultureLifestyle
Arnhem hit by tuberculosis outbreak among drug users
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Doctor vaccinating a baby girl
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Netherlands to give all newborns access to RSV antibody jab starting September
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Looking north on the Amstel River from Nieuwe Amstelbrug on a hot day in Amsterdam. 12 Aug 2025
HealthTechNature
KNMI issues code yellow heat warning as temperatures reach 35 degrees
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Boy drinking water in the summer heat
HealthTechNature
Netherlands activates heat plan Tuesday ahead of 30°C heatwave
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The new RIVM building on the Science Park in Utrecht, 31 July 2024
Business
Construction of new RIVM building €136 million over budget, delayed by years
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Cropped view of doctor in latex glove holding test tube with a blood sample
Health
Every person in Netherlands has PFAS in their blood, most above health limit: RIVM
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Extremely hot weather.
Health1-1-2TechNature
Netherlands to launch national heat plan Monday as temperatures soar above 30 degrees
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Doctor vaccinating a baby girl
HealthBusinessCultureLifestyle
Vaccination rates among young children slip; RIVM warns of growing outbreak risk
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Extremely hot weather.
Health1-1-2TechNature
Dutch heat deaths drop by nearly 40%, but extreme temperatures still kill hundreds
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A nicotine stick
HealthBusiness
Dutch health agency urges ban on unregulated nicotine sticks
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Backyard chickens
Health1-1-2BusinessCultureFood
RIVM warns against eating backyard eggs from own chickens over PFAS risk