In 2023, the air quality along roads met European nitrogen standards everywhere. With regard to particulate matter, there were seven locations along roads and near livestock farms that did not meet the standards. Even at amounts below the current standards, air pollution may still cause health effects.

The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has explored the developments likely to have the greatest impact on palliative care in 2050.

Food supplements containing the substances N-acetylcysteine, L-cysteine and/or L-cystine are sold in the Netherlands. These supplements are intended to detoxify the body.

Since 2019, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has been monitoring developments surrounding the Combined Lifestyle Intervention (CLI), a treatment for people who are overweight and people with obesity.

In the autumn round of 2024, a total of 2,513,671 COVID-19 vaccinations were registered by RIVM.  Vaccination coverage for people over 60 is 46.6%.

In the third quarter of 2024, young people (0–24 years) had 75% more contact with the GP because of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts than before the pandemic in 2019. The difference has grown compared to the previous quarter (increase of 75% v. 45%), based on primary care data.

What happens in the blood of post-COVID patients? And can the presence of specific substances in the bloodstream assist in better diagnosis and treatment of post-COVID? To gain a better understanding of these topics, RIVM is launching a study on bio...

Today, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) published the first report on the progress of the Healthy and Active Living Agreement (Gezond en Actief Leven Akkoord, GALA).

The demand for care will continue to grow over the coming decades. This will require difficult choices in the care sector, for example with regard to including certain treatments or medicines in the basic health insurance package.