RIVM has investigated for which groups screening for chronic Q-fever might be cost-effective.

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.

Recently a tweet containing a video from a Dutch tv-show about Down syndrome caused a lot of turmoil on Twitter.

RIVM has conducted a market surveillance study of 26 so-called non-permanent fillers. All 26 products proved to be harmless.

For the second consecutive year, the number of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the Netherlands increased.

There are a number of promising biobased alternatives to controversial polar aprotic solvents, as revealed in a report from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research commissioned by RIVM .

The determination of radon in a number of groundwater and finished drinking water samples from the Dutch provinces Overijssel and Limburg show a low level of radon.

Addition of an extra adjuvant (additive) to the current pertussis vaccines could enhance the effectivity of these vaccines.

On 14 and 15 April the European directors of national public health institutes (NPHIs) are present in Bilthoven to share knowledge, discuss topical issues and identify areas where a joint approach

Younger generations are more at risk of developing health problems due to obesity and high blood pressure than previous generations.