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How did Belgium’s salmonella egg outbreak grow to at least 300 cases?

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Why are children who are not ill living in a Belgian hospital?

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How is Liège’s Citadelle helping abused children express what words cannot?

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Could a Leuven discovery open a new route to treating liver metastases?

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Can colourful uniforms make Leuven’s care homes feel more like home?

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West Nile virus is circulating in Flanders: how should residents protect themselves?

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West Nile virus is circulating in Belgium: should residents be worried?

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Cyclospora infections spread among US patients and travellers returning to Britain

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Belgium moves early to prepare for the summer's next heatwaves

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HealthMigraine prevention

Could a Brussels-backed study change how Belgium prevents migraine?

HealthCamp health alert

Did a swim in the Ourthe infect seven Flemish teenagers with salmonella?

HealthClimate resilience

Belgium faces vast care-building renovation gap as heatwaves intensify

HealthCancer research

Can Antwerp’s planned Oncopolis bring cancer research closer to patients?

HealthSmoke-free hospitality

Can a Leuven café’s split terrace ease Belgium into its 2027 smoking ban?

HealthChild vaccination

Why is Flanders still using a pneumococcal vaccine that misses the strain killing children?

HealthRespect in healthcare

What should patients know about Imelda Hospital’s campaign against aggression?

HealthFood-safety investigation

How did Belgium’s salmonella egg outbreak grow to at least 300 cases?

Belgian authorities have linked at least 300 cases of Salmonella Enteritidis to eggs from Laerco BV in Geel, prompting a second recall, the blocking of the entire production site…

HealthChild protection

Why are children who are not ill living in a Belgian hospital?

HealthChild protection

How is Liège’s Citadelle helping abused children express what words cannot?

Liège’s Citadelle hospital has detailed how its specialist child-abuse unit uses age-appropriate play materials and emotion cards to help children communicate during protected…

HealthCancer research

Could a Leuven discovery open a new route to treating liver metastases?

VIB and KU Leuven researchers have identified a mechanism through which metastatic cancer cells exploit a fatty acid in the liver to weaken immune defences, creating a possible…

HealthRethinking residential care

Can colourful uniforms make Leuven’s care homes feel more like home?

Zorg Leuven has replaced traditional white service clothing in its residential care homes with blue, red and turquoise uniforms, seeking a less clinical atmosphere while retaining…

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