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  1. Recommendation for an occupational exposure level for diesel engine exhaust

    Occupational exposure to diesel engine exhaust can cause lung cancer. The Health Council estimated so called health-based ...

    News item | 13-03-2019 | 09:52

  2. Guidelines are required for treatment with platelet-rich plasma

    Especially in cosmetic and sports medicine platelet-rich plasma is often applied. However, evidence for its efficacy is scarce. ...

    News item | 18-02-2019 | 17:23

  3. Vaccination against meningococcal disease

    Vaccination against meningococcal serogroups C and W is safe and effective. The effectiveness of  vaccination against serogroup B ...

    News item | 19-12-2018 | 07:00

  4. One vaccination less for infants

    The Health Council recommends one vaccination less for most infants, provided their mother has been vaccinated against pertussis. ...

    News item | 18-12-2018 | 00:00

  5. Alcohol and young people: influence on the brain and later alcohol use

    Starting to drink alcohol at a young age is associated with a higher risk of developing alcohol use disorder later in life. There ...

    News item | 17-12-2018 | 08:47

  6. Recommendation on classification of two dichloronitrobenzenes

    The substances 2,4-dichloro-1-nitrobenzene and 1,4-dichloro-2-nitrobenzene are presumed to be carcinogenic to man. People ...

    News item | 11-12-2018 | 00:00

  7. Population Screening Act: research into the relationship between sport and atherosclerosis

    The University Medical Center Utrecht and the Radboud University Medical Center wish to carry out a study into the relationship ...

    News item | 03-12-2018 | 17:56

  8. Recommendation on occupational exposure limit isocyanates

    Occupational exposure to isocyanates can lead to allergic respiratory complaints. The Health Council of the Netherlands has ...

    News item | 28-11-2018 | 04:00

  9. Population Screening Act: screening for prostate cancer

    The Erasmus MC intends to perform a population-based screening pilot for prostate cancer with serum prostate-specific-antigen ...

    News item | 27-11-2018 | 04:04

  10. Improving parent-child relationships has modest effects

    There is a lot of interest in the role of secure attachment in preventing childhood trauma (and its consequences). A good ...

    News item | 22-05-2018 | 09:00