Health

Boys to be administered the HPV vaccination as well says Health Council

The Health Council of the Netherlands wants boys to receive the HPV vaccination, reports NOS. It is...

Chickenpox Vaccination in the Netherlands: Where and how

Recently moved to the Netherlands? Not immune to chickenpox? Small kids? Fancying another baby? Then, there's hardly...

Vaccination debate heats up as over 100 daycare centres ban unvaccinated children

105 daycare centers in the Netherlands say they ban unvaccinated children, according to a survey by NOS....

Fertility doctor in Barendrecht conceived 71 people with his own seed

After a DNA test, we now know that Jan Karbaat, a fertility doctor, conceived a total of...

1000 water taps to be installed in school yards to get your (healthy) drink on

In a move to encourage children to drink less unhealthy soft drinks, there will be a thousand...

Total of 12 measles cases reported this year after 3 children affected in the Hague

Three children under the age of four have become infected with measles at a nursery in The...

National Prevention Agreement in the Netherlands: Targets for drinking, smoking and obesity are still far from reach for 2040

Recent numbers show us that the number of adults who smoke or drink excessively has decreased slightly...

Gay men couldn’t donate blood in the Netherlands?

There was a policy passed in February 2019 that gay men can donate blood if they have...