A study in the Netherlands reports a significant rise in Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections since October 2023, with a notable decrease in the median age of patients compared to the last epidemic.
Almost every woman will face “female-specific conditions” like severe menstrual pain, menopausal symptoms, or pelvic floor problems at some point in her life. Despite these conditions affecting slightly more than half of the population, healthcare in the Netherlands pays little attention to it. And that costs society billions of euros, according to new research in Nieuwsuur’s possession.
Amateur athletes in the Netherlands, bodybuilders and martial artists in particular, are increasingly using anabolic steroids. The two steroid outpatient clinics set up at hospitals in Haarlem and Tilburg are struggling to keep up with treating side effects. The Ministry of Public Health is pushing structural funds into reducing the use of these steroids among amateur athletes, Trouw reports.
More patients who retransitioned to originator infliximab after switching to a biosimilar discontinued infliximab than patients who remained on the biosimilar.
This new wave of strikes takes place against the backdrop of relentless anti-Russian hysteria and intensified propaganda in the media to justify NATO’s war in Ukraine.