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One in five Norwegians use allergy medications
19 percent of Norway’s population received allergy medication by prescription in 2019, new figures from the Prescription Register show. The number of people being…
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High demand for physiotherapists
Physiotherapist Frank Tore Jacobsen in Oslo has noticed a great deal of patient demand after he and other physiotherapists were able to open their doors again on Monday.…
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Three out of ten Norwegians in poor physical shape
Almost three out of ten Norwegians are now in worse physical shape after the onset of the coronavirus crisis. Among those under 30, almost half have said they are in…
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The vast majority are positive to FHI’s upcoming infection app
The Public Health Institute’s infection app, which is to launch afternoon Easter, is well received by more than half of those who took part in a survey. The infection…
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Haukeland University Hospital will collect blood from newly recovered Coronavirus patients
The blood bank at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen calls for blood donors who have tested positive covid-19 and have recovered. In an effort to reduce risk groups…
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Corona vaccine may be ready this autumn
A coronavirus vaccine may be ready as early as September, report British researchers. They are 80 per cent sure the vaccine will work. Human trials will start in the…
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FHI’s Corona-app will be available just after Easter
FHI’s new infection app will notify you if you have been less than two feet away from a Coronavirus infected person for over 15 minutes. The roll out is planned for…
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78 Norwegian academic communities will research the Coronavirus
78 academic communities in Norway have responded to the Research Council’s urgent call for the Coronavirus. NOK 130 million is in the pot for such research. The project…
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Medical professionals do not rule out the link between Coronavirus deaths and antibiotic use
Norwegian medical professionals do not exclude the link between coronavirus deaths and antibiotic resistance in southern European countries but call for more knowledge.…
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Survey: 8.6 percent of Norwegians believe they have it or have had Covid-19
While only 2.9 percent of Norwegians over the age of 65 think they have or have had the Coronavirus, as many as 12.5 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 29 think…
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Pollen allergy is similar to Coronavirus symptoms
The health care system will face challenges in separating allergies from Coronavirus, says allergy expert Sverre Stensvåg, because the symptoms are very similar, NRK…
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Facts about the coronavirus outbreak in Norway
On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, a total of 1,423 people had been diagnosed with the coronavirus . New cases of infection in the last 24 hours are 116. A total of 28,522…
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The number of positive flu tests taken has risen
The number and proportion of influenza-positive laboratory tests has again increased over the past four weeks. In week 7, the proportion barely reached the high level.…
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Two young people die from influenza in Norway
Two high school students have recently died from influenza in Norway. None of them were infected with the coronavirus that has not been detected in Norway yet. A student…
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Influenza numbers continue to rise
The number of influenza cases in Norway has increased in recent weeks, but is still at a low level. After standing still in early January, the number of outbreaks has…
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Erna Solberg met cancer patients at Ahus
Prime Minister Erna Solberg met cancer patients and staff at Ahus in Lørenskog on Tuesday afternoon. The Prime Minister went to Akershus University Hospital on World…
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Professor receives research award for getting heart patients onto the treadmill
Previously, it was thought that patients should avoid exertion post-heart attack. Professor Ulrik Wisløff shocked his own professional environment when he suggested…
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Fewer births in Stavanger after Solberg’s request
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) urged Norwegians last year to have more children. That recommendation has not been followed in Norway’s fourth largest city. Nine months…