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The Government proposes to extend the requirement for a health examination for persons who are to reside in Norway. The goal is to uncover tuberculosis. The requirement…
The government will extend the scheme of free core time for children in asylum centers to also apply to one-year-olds. In the revised national budget, the Government…
People on the absolute income peak can expect to live on average for many years longer than those with the lowest incomes according to recent research. The research was…
Within three to four years, the world’s first universal cancer vaccine could be ready, made by Norwegian researchers. The vaccine has been announced on the basis of a…
A patient in Telemark died after surgeons misplaced a clip during an operation. The county governor criticised the hospital. The error occurred when the patient had a…
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The first new ambulance aircraft of its kind has arrived in Norway. The aircraft comes straight from the factory in the US and will strengthen the emergency preparedness…
We gain weight but the Norwegian drop in blood pressure is still at full speed. Less smoke, altered diet, medication, and perhaps better exercise habits are probably the…
175 Norwegians died in 2018 as a result of side effects from medicines. It is the second highest number of fatalities ever recorded, only topped by 179 in 2015. The…
New parents will no longer receive a birth certificate for their children. Instead, there will be a digital birth confirmation in Altinn. New parents will receive a…
Beach Cleaning Week volunteerism waste marine litter environment Geiranger coast Norway 40K tidies up during the Beach Cleaning Week Norway Today
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The Midwife Association warned of a crisis in Norway, and said the municipal health services lack about 1,000 midwives. If a woman has more than 90 minutes to the…
On Tuesday the two-week skipping rope competition ‘Hope for the Heart’ started. School pupils from year four to year seven will participate, and NOK 10,000 is at stake.…
The percentage of elderly people who use the internet has increased from 80% in 2014 to 90% last year. The use of smartphones has also increased. Seven out of ten…