Emissions of greenhouse gases slightly lower again in 2019 Emissions of greenhouse gases in the Netherlands were 3% lower in 2019 than in 2018.
COVID-19 in nursing homes is stabilising The number of new nursing homes with COVID-19 patients is stabilising.
Rapid diagnostic tests are not reliable The Serology Task Force of the National Coordination Centre for Testing Capacity – a partnership between RIVM, hospitals and laboratories – has collected research results on rapid diagnostic tests
Rapid and accurate contact tracing required in the coming period Now that the Cabinet is relaxing the measures to combat the novel coronavirus step by step, people will go outside more frequently. The chance of the virus spreading again will then increase.
Clear impact achieved by national measures to combat the COVID-19 epidemic To monitor the effect of the measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the time when reported COVID-19 patients became ill was examined.
Screening for chronic Q-fever is only cost-effective for specific groups RIVM has investigated for which groups screening for chronic Q-fever might be cost-effective.
Pneumococcal disease in the elderly The Health Council of the Netherlands is preparing an advice on pneumococcal vaccination for the elderly on request of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
Statement on health care spending Down syndrome Recently a tweet containing a video from a Dutch tv-show about Down syndrome caused a lot of turmoil on Twitter.
Temporary dermal fillers prove harmless RIVM has conducted a market surveillance study of 26 so-called non-permanent fillers. All 26 products proved to be harmless.
Slight increase of the number of tuberculosis patients in 2016 For the second consecutive year, the number of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the Netherlands increased.