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WBO: screening for hepatitis
The Municipal Health Service and Medical Assistance at Accidents and Disasters (GGD-GHOR) want to launch pilot studies to screen ...
Public consultation on ‘Methyl isobutyl ketone’
The Health Council of the Netherlands has published a draft advisory report on the carcinogenic and genotoxic properties of ...
Draft advisory report for public review ‘Cadmium and selected cadmium compounds’
The Health Council of the Netherlands has published a draft evaluation report on the reproduction toxic properties of cadmium. ...
Population Screening Act: NIPT for multiple pregnancies
Since a few years, pregnant women can opt for the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) as part of two ongoing studies on the ...
Lead intake via tap water
In general, tap water in the Netherlands is of a high quality and safe to drink. However, a limited selection of the population ...
1,2-dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethane is primarily being used in the production of vinyl chloride. It is a carcinogenic substance that directly ...
Population Screening Act: NIPT in pregnant adolescents aged 16 and 17 years
Since 2017, pregnant women can opt for the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) as an alternative option to the combined test as ...
Neonatal screening for spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a serious disease that causes progressive loss of muscle function, in particular in young ...
The regulation of cybrids and chimaeras
Development of human-animal combinations, whereby human and animal cells (or parts thereof) are combined, is of value for ...
Cut-off value in colorectal cancer screening programme
In the population-based colorectal cancer screening programme, started in 2014, participants’ stools are tested for blood. When ...