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

Young people (13-18 years) who use light-emitting screens daily in the hour before going to sleep have more sleep problems.

On November 19th 2018, RIVM organised an international expert meeting on a rare type of lymphoma that is associated with breast implants.

The application of nanotechnology to design and produce medical devices is increasing. RIVM provides an overview of nanotechnology enabled medical devices.