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6,000 patients used Fritt Behandlingsvalg this winter and spring
More people are using the Fritt Behandlingsvalg scheme, according to figures from the first four months of the year. This is an increase of 1,500 patients compared to…
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Slight decline in Norwegians’ view of their own health
81 percent say they have good or very good health, compared to 79 percent in the previous Statistics Norway survey. In the survey on health conditions and living…
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Several have married in their own living room – now there may be national guidelines for home weddings
Several priests are open to marrying people in their own homes. The Lead in the Norwegian Church will look at the need for national guidelines for home ceremonies…
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Severe decline in infectious diseases
The Coronavirus measures cause very few cases of other infectious diseases to be reported. In the first half of June, 385 cases of infectious diseases other than…
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Colds may give some immunity to Covid-19
Testing of around 3,000 people in the Oslo area for antibodies suggests that colds may be resistant to the coronavirus that produces Covid-19. The new coronavirus, which…
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The Public Health Institute orders a more powerful flu vaccine
The coming influenza season will be combated with a stronger vaccine targeting the older part of the population. Ordering the new type of vaccine is done because of the…
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Norway’s population aging rapidly
Norway’s population is ageing rapidly and in just ten years, there will be more elderly people than children and young people. This is according to Statistics Norway’s…
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Every third Norwegian avoids health care
One in three Norwegians have said they fail or postpone seeking health care as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak, a new study shows. 33 percent of the 10,000…
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Large decline in infectious diseases
Between 1 and 15 May, 331 cases of infectious diseases other than Covid-19 were reported – a decrease of 61 per cent compared to the same time last year. This is stated…
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Closed clinics have impaired the level of mobility of many physio patients
The condition of many patients going to a physiotherapist has become noticeably worse while the clinics were closed due to lockdown, the Norwegian Physiotherapy…
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Many nurses are afraid of infecting the elderly in nursing homes
In a new and comprehensive survey, eight out of ten nurses say they are afraid of infecting the elderly in nursing homes with the Coronavirus. Aftenposten has had the…
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130 million for Norwegian Coronavirus research
A total of 30 Norwegian research communities have now received NOK 130 million to contribute to research related to the Coronavirus outbreak. – “We still lack much…
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Erna Solberg and European top executives are asking for vaccine billions
In an open letter, Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) and several European top leaders ask the world to stand together in the Coronavirus fight and to open their wallets…
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More than 50,000 cancer screenings postponed
Figures from the Cancer Registry show that more than 50,000 screening examinations have not been conducted since March 15 due to the corona pandemic, reports VG. The…
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Nearly four in ten have felt lonely during the Coronavirus crisis
37 percent have felt lonely during the Coronavirus crisis, according to a new study. Among those with the lowest incomes, 52 percent felt lonely. 61 percent of those…
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The Coronavirus may have come to stay
The Coronavirus may return as a seasonal virus, several researchers believe. But it may become less dangerous in the future. – “I think it’s reasonably inconceivable to…