Health News in English
Latest health headlines from Dutch news, translated into English.
Anita's free lifetime gym membership at SportCity is not for life
Anita Flendrig, who received a lifetime free gym membership as a retirement gift from Sportschool Vlietlijn sixteen years ago, is now facing a cancellation of the perk by the new management at SportCi...
Daylight saving time begins: Clocks move forward one hour
Daylight saving time began over the weekend, with clocks moving forward from 02:00 to 03:00 on Sunday morning. This transition resulted in many people getting one hour less sleep than usual.
Police seek confused person after house fire in Zandvoort
Police are searching for a confused 52-year-old man who fled a house fire in Zandvoort on Monday evening. While the fire was quickly extinguished, the man remains missing and is believed to be potenti...
Injured man sought after house fire in Zandvoort
Police in Zandvoort are searching for an injured man who fled the scene of a house fire on Saturday evening. The fire was discovered around 8:30 PM, but the individual had already left the location be...
WHO: Nine healthcare workers killed in Israeli attacks
Nine paramedics were killed and seven others injured on Saturday following Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared the report ...
Italy investigates beauty companies for encouraging obsession in young girls
Italy has launched an investigation into beauty companies Sephora Italia and Benefit Cosmetics for allegedly using deceptive marketing strategies to target young girls with skincare products. Authorit...
Three days in jail and community service for machete stabbing
A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to three days in prison and 120 hours of community service for a May 2024 machete attack in Amsterdam-Zuidoost that injured two people. The court cited the defenda...
This is the best supermarket milk chocolate praline Easter egg: ‘I can actually taste hazelnut’
Three chocolate experts conducted a blind taste test of nine supermarket brands of milk chocolate praline Easter eggs to determine the highest quality options. The panel evaluated the products based o...
A mindfulness course, a personal trainer, and an e-bike: but Ralph's dog wasn't allowed on the flexible budget
Ralph's request to use his flexible employee benefits budget to purchase a dog was rejected and met with ridicule from his HR department. Career expert Anne-Marije Buckens notes that employers typical...
'Many parents want to live up to the perfect image.' Overload among young parents is rising, but solutions are closer than expected
An increasing number of young parents are experiencing extreme fatigue and burnout as they struggle to balance modern societal pressures with the desire for perfection. Experts note that the combinati...
Ed (79) must pay for dental repair after accident despite having insurance
Ed, a 79-year-old man, was forced to pay for dental repairs out of pocket following an accident despite having dental insurance. His claim was denied due to specific clauses in the insurance policy's ...
Neurologist and sleep expert Raymond Vogels: Wake up early Sunday as daylight saving begins and go straight into the sun
Neurologist and sleep expert Raymond Vogels advises waking up early and seeking immediate sunlight on Sunday to help the body adjust to the transition to daylight savings time. He notes that while gen...
Wijk aan Zee beach to get smoke-free zone in 2027, signs being installed this season
The Beverwijk city council has decided to establish a smoke-free zone on the family beach of Wijk aan Zee starting in the 2027 season. Preparatory signs will be installed this year following consultat...
OLVG East troubled by drug user bus: bloody needles in toilets, theft and visitors feeling unsafe
Care for tens of thousands of long COVID patients stops abruptly as minister pulls plug on support center
The Dutch Ministry of Health has decided to end funding for Q- and C-support, an organization providing aftercare for 35,000 patients suffering from long-term COVID-19 and Q-fever symptoms. Despite th...
Ria Valk: 'If the cancer returns, I won't seek treatment anymore'
At age 85, Dutch entertainer Ria Valk revealed that she will forgo further treatment if her breast cancer returns. She shared that she was diagnosed after thinking she no longer needed routine screeni...
Hermans allocates millions for pandemic preparedness
Minister Sophie Hermans has structurally allocated up to 177 million euros to ensure the Netherlands is prepared for a future pandemic. These funds will be reallocated from various sections of her min...
Nine entrepreneurs locked in Adamas Center Nieuw-Vennep to raise money for cancer patients
Nine local entrepreneurs are participating in a fundraising event called 'The Lock Up' at the Adamas Center in Nieuw-Vennep to support individuals living with cancer. The participants aim to raise don...
'It’s not about people’s limitations, but their strength.' Nikki Manuputty directs 'Under the Trees' with chronic pain
Director Nikki Manuputty is staging the production 'Onder de bomen' at Toneelschuur Producties in Haarlem, focusing on the strengths and unique perspectives of youth with disabilities. Drawing from he...
Fecal bacteria in drinking water in East, boil-water advisory for 120 addresses
Waternet has issued a boil water advisory for 120 addresses in Amsterdam East after E. coli bacteria were discovered during maintenance work on Blasiusstraat and Camperstraat. Residents are advised to...
Spring Memorandum: healthcare premiums fall, but taxes rise
The Dutch government's Spring Memorandum indicates that while healthcare premiums are expected to decrease, taxes will be raised to cover deficits in social security. Consequently, citizens are unlike...
Football coach Ted Verdonkschot is doing well: ‘It’s as if they’ve turned on an oxygen tap’
Football trainer Ted Verdonkschot is making a steady recovery less than two months after suffering a heart attack. The 62-year-old Haarlem native has already returned to football activities within the...
Youth Protection files police report after shared client file screenshots
The Amsterdam branch of Youth Protection has filed a police report against an employee for sharing screenshots of a client's confidential file on social media. The employee's contract was terminated f...
David runs 2,000 km to Rome in 60 days: Giving back after brother's difficult time
David from Amsterdam is embarking on a 60-day, 2,000-kilometer run to Rome to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House. The initiative is a tribute to the support his family received during his broth...
Seven injured in Oosterhout gas cylinder accident, including four teenagers
Seven people, including four teenagers and three adults, were injured in a gas bottle accident at a vocational school in Oosterhout. One minor was transported to the hospital for treatment following t...
Multiple injured in gas cylinder accident at school in Oosterhout
Several people were injured in Oosterhout, Netherlands, after an accident involving a gas bottle near a vocational school. The incident occurred while pancakes were being baked, resulting in approxima...
Two girls seriously injured in collision between car and fatbike in Castricum
Two girls were seriously injured on Friday morning following a collision between their fatbike and a car on Oranjelaan in Castricum. Emergency services, including a trauma helicopter, were dispatched ...
Thousands of accidental 112 calls made via car emergency buttons last year
The Dutch emergency center received 37,500 calls from vehicles last year, but approximately 75 percent were non-emergencies often caused by accidental button presses. In total, the emergency services ...
From parking garage fire to overshooting plane at the Kaagbaan: dozens of new PFAS suspect sites at Schiphol
A systematic investigation into soil and water at Schiphol Airport has identified approximately 100 locations with confirmed or potential PFAS contamination. These suspect sites are linked to historic...
Chinouk (29) runs through RAI to fight cancer: ‘My mother died after an illness of just eight days’
Chinouk van de Kuil is organizing a unique charity run through the RAI convention center in Amsterdam to raise funds for the Dutch Cancer Society. The event honors her mother, who passed away from can...