We can still learn a lot about euthanasia in psychiatric patients

We can still learn a lot about euthanasia in psychiatric patients

For the first time, Dutch files on euthanasia involving mental illnesses have been compared. Researcher Sisco van Veen looked at 35 cases from the 2015-2017 period. According to him, we can learn more from these interventions. Van Veen is a psychiatrist in training and published his findings in an important Canadian scientific magazine and in … Read more

Little support for the introduction of a double surname

Little support for the introduction of a double surname

Determining the baby name is often very difficult for expectant parents. Not only the first name can cause discussion, but also the last name is sometimes a tricky matter. Because which family line must live on, that of the man or the woman? The call for a double surname is therefore getting louder. Research by … Read more

KWF wants disclaimer: ‘Anti-cancer diet of mountains of vegetables and coffee enemas is dangerous’

KWF wants disclaimer: ‘Anti-cancer diet of mountains of vegetables and coffee enemas is dangerous’

Many people know that a healthy diet reduces the risk of cancer and plays a supporting role in treatment. But there is no evidence that diet alone can cure cancer. Yet this is suggested in the new documentary The Food Cure. Tonight the film ‘The Food Cure’ will be screened for the first time in … Read more

Rare cancers discovered too often too late, KWF invests millions to improve diagnosis

Rare cancers discovered too often too late, KWF invests millions to improve diagnosis

The Dutch Cancer Society is donating 5 million euros for research into rare cancers. The amount is intended to improve diagnosis and treatment for the more than 20,000 patients per year in whom a rare tumor is discovered. “It is extremely important to make a difference for this group of patients,” says Johan van de … Read more

81 and yet today to the polling station: Ger wants to see with his own eyes how his daughter succeeds him as chairman

81 and yet today to the polling station: Ger wants to see with his own eyes how his daughter succeeds him as chairman

For many years Ger was the chairman of the voting office Lust for Life in Zundert. But now daughter Chantal is in charge. “We are getting a lot of nice reactions now that the roles have been reversed.” Chantal Dobbe (50) has several years of experience as an employee of a polling station and for … Read more

This is what life looks like now in Israel, where half of the population has already been vaccinated

This is what life looks like now in Israel, where half of the population has already been vaccinated

Israel is number 1 when it comes to vaccination. More than half of the population has already received a first corona pepper. Step by step, life is returning to normal, but at the same time there is ‘enormous polarization’ in the country. In recent weeks, more and more has been possible in the country. Restaurants, … Read more

Ecstasy pills are getting stronger, with all the risks that come with it

Ecstasy pills are getting stronger, with all the risks that come with it

The Trimbos Institute has noticed that ecstasy pills are getting stronger and more dangerous. The latest research results from the institute confirm the image that has been striking for some time. “It is a worrying development that has been going on for some time,” says Daan van der Gouwe of the Trimbos. The institute has … Read more

Young people want the pill and the IUD en masse back in the basic package

Young people want the pill and the IUD en masse back in the basic package

The vast majority of young people (85 percent) think that contraception for all women should be included in the basic package. Making the pill, IUD and other resources available for free ensures more equality, they say. This is evident from research by 3Vraag, part of the EenVandaag Opinion panel, in collaboration with 3FM HUMAN. The … Read more

Five reader questions about the meningococcus

Five reader questions about the meningococcus

The number of meningococcal infections is on the rise, but there is a shortage of vaccines. What is meningococcal disease and what is the chance that a child will be infected? EenVandaag answers the questions of viewers about the disease and the new vaccine. What is meningococcal disease? The meningococcal bacteria can cause a very … Read more