In 2014, 53% of people between the ages of 12 and 80 in the Netherlands participate in some type of sport weekly.

Every four years, RIVM assesses the quality, accessibility and affordability of the Dutch healthcare system.

The Dutch Inspection for Health Care (IGZ) revoked the decision not to use two types of Terumo brand syringes based on research of Terumo needles and needles of other brands.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) has just published a Report of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg).

RIVM performed a systematic literature review of epidemiological studies on the health effects of breastfeeding.

At the start of the “Tick Awareness Week”, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and Wageningen UR are commencing a large-scale study on the long-term effects of

It is nearly impossible to get an overdose of potassium from natural food sources.

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are natural toxins occurring in a wide variety of plants, including herbs.

The currently existing models and techniques provide insufficient certainties in the assessment of the harmfulness of nanoparticles and nanomaterials to people and the environment.

The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has been commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), in cooperation with Radboud University Medi