On a dairy sheep farm in Brakel in Gelderland, just across the border with Brabant, animals have become infected with Q fever. This was announced by outgoing Agriculture Minister Piet Adema on Wednesday. When it comes to Q fever, Caroline van Kessel from Den Bosch is unfortunately an expert by experience. De Bossche has suffered … Read more
The hay fever season started early this year. At the Elkerliek Hospital in Helmond, they use special equipment to measure how much pollen is in the air. Hay fever sufferers must take measures if they want to stay dry. February and March were warm and therefore nature is about three weeks ahead of schedule, reports … Read more
“It is important that the two meals you eat during the day (sunrise and sunset) must contain the right combination of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.” “Especially at sunrise, it is important to eat plenty of proteins, such as cheese, meat, chicken, dairy products and legumes, so that you are sufficiently satisfied during the day.” “If … Read more
Alex Schot from Eindhoven has supplied the suicide powder Agent X to at least one of the seven women and men standing before the court in Arnhem this week. One of them, an 80-year-old man from Haarlem, stated this on the first day of the hearing. He and the six other suspects are members of … Read more
Women between the ages of 50 and 75 are invited every two to three years to participate in breast cancer screening, which consists of taking x-rays of the breasts (mammography). At the request of the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport, the council has assessed whether the population screening can be further improved within … Read more
It started with an ulcer under the tongue that kept bothering her. Antoinette van Keulen, then 31 years old and the mother of a son, took him to the doctor and subsequent tests followed. It turned out to be tongue cancer, a disease that almost never occurs. Certainly not among young women. Fourteen years later … Read more
Mar 04, 2024 at 12:34 Update: 28 minutes ago Large companies can maintain general practitioner care by taking over practices. But there are also concerns about how large these chains can become and their influence on healthcare. Supervisors want to be able to keep a better eye on this. That is the conclusion from the … Read more
The results of the research by Amsterdam UMC in collaboration with Radboudumc have been published in the scientific journal American Journal of Psychiatry Amsterdam UMC reports: ‘The researchers have developed a method that can predict whether patients will benefit from treatment with the antidepressant sertraline, even before treatment begins. They did this based on data … Read more
A 45-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of possible involvement in the death of a 1-year-old boy in June 2022. The woman was the child’s childminder. The child became unwell while staying at a childcare center in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam. The 1-year-old was taken to a hospital and died two days later. … Read more
Jan 18, 2024 at 5:00 am The demand for speech therapy continues to increase, but the shortage of speech therapists is growing, concludes the Nivel health institute. As a result, there are long waiting lists and distressing cases of children who are not helped, for example with their language development disorder. In brief There is … Read more