RIVM expands HPV vaccination programme: girls and boys protected from six types of cancer with one vaccine

Now not only girls, but also boys will have the opportunity to protect themselves from cancer caused by HPV.

01/31/2022 - 14:58
Jongen en meisjes poseren op een kruk voor campagneposter HPV vaccin

Control measures against the spread of Legionella from wastewater treatment plants

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) may spread Legionella via the air and cause pneumonia if people inhale them.

01/16/2020 - 11:54
bezinkbad vol water

New edition of Dutch food composition database NEVO-online: compositional data on more than 2150 food items

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment published a new edition of the Dutch food composition database (NEVO). This 2019 edition contains nutrient data for over 2150 food items. Values for 133 components (proteins, fats, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals) are available.

11/19/2019 - 09:55

State Secretary Blokhuis: boys will also be vaccinated against HPV virus

The vaccine against the HPV human papillomavirus virus will also become available for boys.

09/30/2019 - 09:38

Antimicrobial resistance in the Netherlands is remaining reasonably stable

Antimicrobial resistance is increasing on a global level. It is difficult to treat infections caused by resistant bacteria.

06/27/2019 - 15:00

Possible health risks due to exposure to chromium-6 at tROM project Tilburg

Research by RIVM shows that the participants in the so-called tROM project, their supervisors and other people involved may have been exposed to chromium-6.

02/18/2019 - 15:44
Treinloods chroom-6 tROM Tilburg

The Dutch Diet is slightly healthier

Recent years show a cautious improvement in the Dutch diet. The Dutch have started to eat more fruit and it seems to be heading in the right direction with vegetables.

11/26/2018 - 15:50

Research: HPV vaccine is safe

RIVM research shows no causal link between the vaccine against cervical cancer (HPV) and long-term fatigue symptoms in girls.

09/24/2018 - 00:00

Meningococcal type W most notable infectious disease in 2017

The report ‘State of Infectious Diseases in the Netherlands in 2017’ published by RIVM today, provides an overview of the most important developments in infectious diseases in the Netherlands and a

09/04/2018 - 00:00