Vaccination against meningococcal disease starts for teens aged 14 to 18
This spring, about 860,000 young people in the Netherlands will receive an invitation for a vaccination against meningococcal disease.
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WHO Chemical Risk Assessment Workshop on new and emerging risks to human health from chemicals
RIVM is hosting an international workshop on new and emerging risks from chemicals on 20 and 21 February 2019.
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.
Kick off European Project VITAL: Vaccines and InfecTious diseases in the Ageing popuLation
Recently, the EU-sponsored Vaccines and InfecTious diseases in the Ageing popuLation (VITAL) project was launched.
Summary International Expert Meeting on breast implant-associated lymphoma
On November 19th 2018, RIVM organised an international expert meeting on a rare type of lymphoma that is associated with breast implants.
Explanation for difference in development ammonia emissions and concentrations
Since 2005, higher ammonia concentrations have been measured in the air, despite registered emissions decreasing. New RIVM research shows that three-quarters of this difference can be explained by changes in atmospheric and chemical processes.
