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A new association has created a website to provide support for thousands of people in Belgium suffering from long Covid.
Unhealthy eating and drinking in Flanders is fuelled by an excessive amount of advertising for alcohol, junk food and ultra-processed food, including in the proximity of schools, according to a ne
A food safety check at the Midi market in Brussels uncovered 39 breaches among 54 stallholders.
Belgium’s Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) has issued an alert for hayfever across the country for this week.
Belgium’s Superior Health Council (CSS) is ramping up its warning calls on gambling ahead of the Euro 2024 football tournament, Tour de France and the Olympic Games.
Belgium’s Red Cross blood service has launched a campaign to promote blood donation, in response to the continuing shortage of rare blood groups, particularly when treating sickle cell anaemia.
Brussels needs stronger measures to combat air pollution from car traffic, an open letter from 140 health and environmental experts has warned.
The number of euthanasia procedures carried out in Belgium rose 15% last year, according to figures released by the Federal Commission for the Control and Evaluation of Euthanasia.
Fruit and nuts grown on trees in Brussels – both in private and public areas – are generally of good quality, according to the results of the Arbres project, which surveyed the region’s trees.
