Assuming relation is required, the following 142 results were found.
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This section is based on the 2022 thematic report and has not been updated since. Acute health problems like infections typically appear suddenly, then disappear spontaneously or through an effective treatment, generally (with some exceptions) within a...
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- Author: author-kce
- Category: Specific domains of care
- Language: en-GB
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- Author: author-kce
- Category: Specific domains of care
- Language: en-GB
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Cancerhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/non-communicable-diseases/cancer
Key messages In 2022, 76,220 new diagnoses of cancer were registered, including 34,446 new cases in women and 41,774 in men. The most frequently diagnosed cancers were prostate cancer, lung and colorectal cancer in men, and breast cancer, lung and...
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Diseases
- Language: en-GB
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Cancerhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/cost-of-illness/cancer
Key messages Lung cancer is the most costly cancer, followed by colon and rectum cancer, and breast cancer. Lung cancer is common and costly to treat. Many of the high cost cancers can be prevented by tackling risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and...
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- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Cost of illness
- Language: en-GB
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Key messages Tobacco-attributable mortality Read more All estimates can be consulted in more detail in our interactive online applications: Estimated mortality and years of life lost attributed to tobacco use 1. Key messages In 2021, more than 9,000...
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Burden of Disease
- Language: en-GB
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Key messages Alcohol-attributable mortality Read more All estimates can be consulted in more detail in our interactive online application: Estimated mortality and years of life lost attributed to alcohol use 1. Key messages In 2021, more than 4,000...
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Burden of Disease
- Language: en-GB
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BelPEP is a multidisciplinary platform consisting of 3 expert working groups which aims to promote the rational use of psychotropics in Belgium. A comprehensive vision paper provided an overview of the history, status, context, various problems and...
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- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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monitoring the evolution of the COVID-19 protocols to ensure efficient and effective handling of calls for assistance in relation to the corona virus. More information on the Belgian manual for medical regulation (Dutch and French only):...
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- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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monitoring the evolution of the COVID-19 protocols to ensure efficient and effective handling of calls for assistance in relation to coronavirus. More information on the Belgian Medical Regulation Manual: www.health.belgium.be [1]1733 is a central...
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- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit
- Language: en-GB
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Factsheets
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In the event of a collective emergency situation, the FPS Public Health is responsible for organising medical and psychosocial assistance. In this context, one of its missions is to establish a list of all individuals involved. In order to carry out...
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- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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- Type: Article
- Author: author-kce
- Category: Quality of healthcare
- Language: en-GB
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If you are in distress or in need of emotional/psychological support, do not hesitate to call 02 648 40 14 for the community help service helpline, or visit the Community Help Service online. Key messages The COVID-19 pandemic and consecutive crises...
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Mental health
- Language: en-GB
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Air qualityhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/determinants-of-health/air-quality
NO2 can cause respiratory diseases, including emphysema, chronic bronchitis and pneumonia [21]. Research also points to a relationship with cardiovascular disease, and more specifically with ischemic heart disease [22,23]. Other well-studied effects...
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- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Determinants of Health
- Language: en-GB
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Age and gender of the patienthttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/age-and-gender-of-the-patient
About one-fifth of hospital service users are between 55 and 70 years of age. There is also a peak for children aged 1 to 5 years, mainly due to higher use of ambulatory emergencies. After age 80, women have a higher total number of hospital stays due...
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- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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Provincial Commission for Emergency Medical Services (PCDGH/COAMU) The Provincial Commission for Emergency Medical Assistance (PCDGH/COAMU) promotes collaboration between the services and people working in emergency medical assistance. The provincial...
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- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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Key messages As adolescents age, their mental health tends to deteriorate (especially among girls). Self-perceived health and life satisfaction is poorer, and self-reported symptoms are higher in girls than in boys. Adolescents from more affluent...
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Diseases
- Language: en-GB
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- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Factsheets
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- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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- Author: author-kce
- Category: Health System Performance Assessment
- Language: en-GB