If historical trends continue unchanged, dementia will be the leading cause of disease burden in 2040 and the main cause of death.

The number of bacteria strains resistant to antibiotics in humans has remained stable in the Netherlands over the past year.

Every year on 24 March, the world marks ‘World TB Day’ to raise awareness for the global fight against tuberculosis (TB)– one of the world’s top infectious killers.

RIVM proposes the consideration of a broader environmental perspective in the trade-off between incineration and recycling of plastics.

In 2014, the number of tobacco products on the Dutch market increased to 4212. This is a 5 percent increase compared to 2013.

Patients' perspectives do not always correspond to those of healthcare professionals and policy-makers.

More stringent European standards for safe exposure of workers and consumers to bisphenol A (BPA) were proposed in 2014 and 2015.

Maximising health equity and environmental sustainability: the INter-sectoral Health and Environment Research for InnovaTions (INHERIT) project has kicked off. RIVM experts joined 17