A patient in the Netherlands was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Tests confirmed this today.

On Tuesday evening 25 February, it was announced that a German man was tested positive for COVID-19. He would have been in the Netherlands last week.

Synthetic mesh are used to treat patients with pelvic organ prolapse.

The Dutch Plastic Pact (Plastic Pact NL) was launched in the Netherlands in February 2019, and it is the first step to make single-use plastic products and packaging more sustainable and suitable f

Commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), RIVM has developed a new methodology to calculate the period for which workers must wear gloves to mitigate the risk of re

Since 2018, the Netherlands leads the way in the field of "Biosafety and Biosecurity" within the international Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA).

De jaarlijkse Staat van Zoönosen focust zich dit jaar op een One Health-aanpak van zoönosen.

In 2017, concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter in most parts of the Netherlands were below European limit values.

Hospital staff who regularly work night shifts have a 20 per cent higher risk of flu-like and respiratory complaints than staff who only work day shifts.

Whooping cough is a dangerous disease for new born, unvaccinated babies. Starting at the end of 2019, the whooping cough vaccination will be offered nationwide to pregnant women.