News - Latest
102 news items
Sort by: Date / Relevance
Population Screening Act: study into personalised colorectal cancer
Erasmus MC wants to study the effectiveness of personalised screening for colorectal cancer. The Health Council's Committee for ...
Results of initial evaluation into newborn blood spot screening positive
For many conditions, the newborn blood spot screening (NBS) programme leads to substantial health benefits without ...
COVID-19 vaccination should be made available for children aged 5-11
The Health Council of the Netherlands recommends making COVID-19 vaccination available for (parents of) children aged 5-11 who ...
Employees should not be vaccinated against rotavirus
The Health Council sees no reason to vaccinate employees against rotavirus. Rotavirus infections in adults are not a major health ...
Recommendation for a classification: 1-tert-butoxypropan-2-ol suspected to be carcinogenic to man
At request of the State Secretary of Social Affairs and Employment, the Health Council has evaluated the carcinogenic properties ...
Recommendation for a classification: 1-bromopropane suspected to be carcinogenic to man
At request of the State Secretary of Social Affairs and Employment, the Health Council has evaluated the carcinogenic properties ...
COVID-19 vaccination for young children belonging to clinical risk groups
The Health Council recommends COVID-19 vaccination for children between 5 and 11 years of age who are at higher risk of ...
Dutch dietary guidelines also apply to people with type 2 diabetes
The Dutch dietary guidelines are also a sound basis for a healthy, varied diet for people with type 2 diabetes. This is the ...
Self-sampling kit and smear test are equalivent
The Health Council recommends that all women who are invited to undergo population screening for cervical cancer should be free ...
Flu shot for pregnant women protects infants
Newborns can be protected from serious complications of influenza by vaccinating the mother during pregnancy. The Health Council ...