The bird flu virus has the largest outbreak ever in Europe. Due to an aggressive variant, the virus strikes much more violently this year. Poultry has been caged for months. But there is no solution to the recurring problem. Extra strict measures also apply on the farm of poultry farmer Erik Jochems. Since the latest … Read more
Director Yoeri Albrecht of De Balie finds the fuss that arose about a tweet shared by Diederik Gommers that the debate center shared. Still, he hopes that Gommers’ story will not be overshadowed: young people must be given more perspective in the corona crisis. ‘Peanuts’ and ‘a virus of nothing’: a video fragment in which … Read more
Allergan breast prostheses can cause a rare form of lymphatic cancer. Bureau Clara Wichmann stands up for women’s rights and is now going to court on behalf of 60,000 women to hold Allergan liable. Reed is one of them. They have been banned since 2018: the Biocell breast implants from pharmaceutical company Allergan. In addition … Read more
He is by far the most discussed Member of Parliament of 2021: Pieter Omtzigt. At the beginning of this year a member of the CDA, but not anymore. “The party has left me,” he says about it himself, looking back at that photo in question and his burnout. The Political Moment of 2021, the notes … Read more
Even though the cabinet announces an evening lockdown from 5 p.m. for the coming time, a very strict lockdown will eventually be necessary. That’s what epidemiologist Patricia Bruijning thinks. “If the hospitals empty, then society can open again.” The seasonal effect that had been warned about for a long time is becoming more visible by … Read more
The Council of State has adhered to the strict line in rulings on childcare allowance for too long. This is the conclusion of the highest administrative court in an investigation into its own role in the allowance affair. The parents get an apology. In the reflection report of the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council … Read more
Pesticides should also be monitored for the effects they can have on the brain. That is what the RIVM advises today. This could possibly cause Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. Neurologist Bas Bloem speaks of a breakthrough. In the report published today, RIVM writes that pesticides must meet stricter requirements in order to be used. The resources … Read more
Teun Toebes has been living in a nursing home for a year now and he wrote a book about it: Nursing Home. It became an indictment about how we deal with people with dementia. “I would absolutely do it again, but I underestimated it.” He hopes to improve the lives of people with dementia with … Read more
Selma de Ruiter is furious by the statements of FVD leader Thierry Baudet. As a white straight woman with HIV, she takes Baudet’s words personally: “People feel pain and sorrow because of this.” “I felt like the housewife next door that something like this would never happen to. But anyone can get it,” Selma says. … Read more
Further relaxations will be announced in a few hours. Virologist and professor Ab Osterhaus understands that delaying relaxation for longer is becoming increasingly difficult, but would think it would be more sensible. Osterhaus finds it difficult to estimate what will happen if society opens up further. But what he does know is that we’re not … Read more