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CA(H)RE service: Ministry of Education's 30-strong team supports severely ill students across Luxembourg
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (366+ words) The Ministry of Education's support group for pupils in hospital or in remission (CA(H)RE) has 30 staff members who assist students with severe illnesses throughout their educational journey. In July 2025, 12-year-old Constance was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. She traded her…...
Sunday interview: 'The cancer diagnosis was like a punch in the face': Mich'le P'tz' story
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (468+ words) Mich'le P'tz is 10 years old, in the bloom of her childhood, enjoying carefree days with her family and friends. She goes to school in Esch, in the Bruch district, and is in her fifth year. Everything is perfectly normal for…...
No screens for under-2s: UK government advises parents to limit under-5s screen time
2+ week, 5+ day ago (357+ words) The guidance comes amid a wider global debate on how to keep children safe online and in particular on the potential perils of phones and social media. The UK recommendations include no screen time at all for children under the…...
Constance, 13 years old: 'I didn't know kids could also get cancer"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (383+ words) Constance was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma. After six months of treatment, the results were positive. An RTL team followed her journey, from her final round of chemotherapy through to her return to everyday life. The report is available in…...
Unsafe classrooms: Parents sound alarm over violence at Luxembourg City primary school
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (689+ words) A child's head slammed against a bus window, repeated physical attacks in classrooms, and teachers calling the police after losing control of volatile situations. These are among the incidents parents say have turned a Luxembourg City primary school into an…...
Diabetes and obesity: New project seeks to ease transition from paediatric to adult care for young patients
4+ week, 1+ day ago (233+ words) Joana Gon'alves is all too familiar with the hallway of the endocrinology and diabetes department at the children's ward at the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL). The young woman was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a child and has since…...
Inside story: 'Rein in your heart': I. Coast women trapped by divorce taboo
4+ week, 2+ day ago (567+ words) Josy's life was turned upside down three years ago when she discovered that her husband had racked up crippling debts and was cheating on her. Yet she can't bring herself to divorce him for fear of social disapproval in Ivory…...
Diplomat for a Day 2026: British and Canadian embassies introduce young women to the world of diplomacy
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (253+ words) RTL Today In light of International Women's Day, the British and Canadian embassies invited nine young women to immerse themselves into modern diplomacy for a day On Tuesday, the British and Canadian embassies held their annual Diplomat for a Day…...
Luc Heuschling interview: University of Luxembourg caught in a 'multifaceted crisis"
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (326+ words) Heuschling said the university was in crisis and claimed it was not up to the task of meeting Luxembourg society's demands, but that no one was critically engaging with this issue due to institutional reasons. To illustrate this, the law…...
Day clinic in northern Luxembourg: New Wiltz facility expands mental health care for young people
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (532+ words) The new northern day clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry in Wiltz is set to welcome its first patients shortly. Its aim is to stabilise young people experiencing psychological crises, prevent inpatient admissions, and finally expand mental health provision in…...