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According to the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), if post-natal care is reorganised, women could leave hospital sooner after giving birth.
The number of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Belgium continues to rise, according to figures from the Scientific Institute of Public Health, reports Le Soir.
In the past several years, the number of people with mental and emotional problems in Flanders has sharply increased.
Staff at the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline in Rixensart, Walloon Brabant, dumped 45 litres of liquid contaminated by live polio virus into the river Laan, the federal health ministry has
A tax on high-fat snacks, sweets and sugary drinks would improve overall health and drastically lower health-care costs, according to the results of a study carried out by two Master’s students at
In the decade to 2012, the number of back surgeries in Belgium rose by 40%.
The recently passed Belgian law on burnout is raising questions over whether European employers, including the European Commission, are doing enough to prevent their employees from succumbing to t
The majority of Belgians wait until they are around the age of 50 before going to the doctor for a check-up of their heart and arteries.
Belgium’s Health Council (Hoge Gezondheidsraad/Conseil Supérieur de la Santé) is working on a new food pyramid as a recommendation for a healthy diet, taking into account the opi
