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Most Norwegians drink only alcohol on weekends
One in four Norwegians drink only alcohol on weekends. Men drink more than women and most of the younger Norwegians drink alcohol before they are 18, according to the…
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One in four lacks confidence in the health care system for incurable illness
One in four Norwegians do not trust that the health care system will give them good follow-up should they get an incurable disease, a recent study shows. Of the 1,016…
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Migraine medicine is getting cheaper
The migraine drug Aimovig comes on a blue prescription and will become cheaper after price negotiations between Hospital Procurement (Sykehusinnkjøp) and drug…
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Fewer immigrant men have been able to quit smoking
There has been a sharp decline in the proportion of men who smoke in recent years, but not among immigrant men. According to a report from the Institute of Public…
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Many cancer survivors die from heart disease
Several cancer survivors risk dying from cardiovascular disease, new American research shows. The more aggressive the type of cancer, the greater the chance. More than…
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Researchers in Australia have detected skin cancer genes
Australian researchers have identified 22 genes that increase the risk of developing melanoma. Norway, like Australia, has the highest skin cancer rates in the world.…
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Six out of ten young women get the HPV vaccine
Over 137,000 young women have taken up the free HPV vaccine offer through the temporary vaccination programme. Women born in 1991 or later were offered the vaccine for a…
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More people are getting to die at home rather than in hospitals
More patients get to die in their own homes than before, and Fransiskushjelpen aid expects the number will only increase. For 40 years, the non-profit Catholic…
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New disease tests for newborns have saved five children since 2018
Five children have been treated and survived as a result of all newborns in Norway having been tested for severe immune disease since 2018, according to the National…
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Norwegian professor warns about US study on paracetamol use in pregnant women
A Norwegian expert is skeptical of a study that shows three times the risk of some mental disorders in children with high paracetamol use in the mother during pregnancy.…
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550 children and teenagers treated for obesity in Agder
Over the past four years 550 children and teenagers from Agder have been treated for obesity at Sørlandet hospital, writes Fædrelandsvennen. The “Smart Livsstil”…
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