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Doctors in Belgium made 27,266 urgent house calls in 2014, writes the online medical magazine News4Med based on figures from the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (In
The condition of a long-awaited baby elephant born at Planckendael animal park in Mechelen on Tuesday evening is “critical”, according to the park’s spokesperson.
Brussels Quality Medical (BQM) will open Belgium’s first medical centre in a public transport hub, Metro reports.
There is as yet no convincing evidence that men who have sex with men pose a greater risk of transmitting HIV via blood donations, according to a report issued by Red Cross Flanders yesterday.
There are very few organ donors under the age of 20 in Belgium, and one in three donors is older than 60.
Belgium’s 1999 dioxin crisis – when the toxic substance was found in the food chain – had more serious consequences for public health than was assumed, according to professor Nik Van Larebeke of G
Belgium is one of the few European countries where patients pay for a regular visit to the doctor, writes De Morgen.
Belgian scientists are worried that the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is gaining a foothold in the country, which could lead to the spread of dengue and yellow fever.
A committee of health experts has advised the government of Flanders against imposing a tax on unhealthy foods, according to a report in De Morgen.
