It has been said for years that a male pill is on the way, but besides the condom and sterilization, there are still no other methods of contraception available for men. Many young people, both women and men, think that this must change. Eight in ten (81 percent) young women and half of young men … Read more
Despite the corona crisis, most Dutch people will have a little more room in their wallets in 2021. That says Nibud, the institute for budget information. Lower incomes and workers in sectors affected by the crisis are having a hard time. Nibud calculated what will happen to purchasing power next year on the basis of … Read more
You can also buy bats in the Netherlands, animal rights organizations warn. Mounted and living. But by buying such a bat you contribute to the problems that caused the current pandemic. A call from animal organizations the Telegraph today: ‘Stop the exotic game markets’. Not a strange appeal: because it is being investigated whether the … Read more
After 3 years without new cases, the World Health Organization dares to state that polio no longer exists in Africa. Correspondent Femke van Zeijl saw how Nigeria was the last country to ban polio in a clever way: “All praise.” The fight against childhood paralysis in the West African country was accompanied by major setbacks, … Read more
More and more people with suicidal thoughts are calling the 113 Suicide Prevention helpline. Especially for many young people, the corona crisis seems mentally tough. Emergency department Sabine Wittens sees this too: “Young people are being overlooked.” While 300 people a day called the helpline before the corona crisis, there are now more than 400. … Read more
Nurse Felicia Burger traveled to St. Eustatius in September to assist in a corona ward. Last week she was transferred to Curaçao, where it seems that tourists have never left. “A crazy sensation.” Covid nurse Felicia had been working on St. Eustatius for 2 months when the employment agency called her. ‘Tomorrow you will fly … Read more
The run on cheap domestic help via the municipality must end, the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) wants. VNG calls on municipalities to be stricter with applications and to look at income. In doing so, they seek the limits of the law. Since the beginning of last year, there is no income-related personal contribution to … Read more
What is the effect of the corona crisis on the spread of sexually transmitted diseases? RIVM has no idea yet. This is mainly because much fewer STI tests than normal were administered due to corona: up to 80 percent less. Due to the outbreak of the corona virus, far fewer people at the GGD could … Read more
It may be a subject that is easily laughed about, but being able to defecate well is not self-evident. The number of preschoolers and toddlers with bowel movement problems is growing. Nowadays it also takes even longer for children to become toilet trained. This is what researchers at the University of Antwerp and University Hospital … Read more
Do you ever smell your socks? A Chinese man ended up in intensive care with a serious fungal infection after sniffing his stink socks. But is that possible? Chinese newspaper websites report on the remarkable story. By smelling his dirty socks every day, the man is said to have inhaled traces of athlete’s foot. The … Read more