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…
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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 writes….
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…
Teenage boys shy away from Youth Health Stations
The number of teenage girls visiting the youth health stations or HFU in the country has increased from 8 percent to 31 percent. On the…
Green light to drug for atopic eczema
The decision-making forum for new methods (Beslutningsforum for nye metoder) says yes to new drug for the treatment of atopic eczema, also known as childhood…
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…
ALS disease has doubled in 70 years
In 1950, only half as many cases of ALS were recorded as today. At the same time, obese people are less prone to the deadly…
Oldest Norwegian has died
110-year-old Marie Antonette Andersen from Helgeland was Norway’s oldest person until Sunday. She passed away on Sunday night.Her family has informed Brønnøysunds Avis.Andersen turned 110 on September 29th, which…
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…
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…
New Norwegian method finds bowel cancer in three minutes
Using artificial intelligence, computers can find bowel cancer both faster and more accurately. The method has been developed in Norway. Today, doctors analyse the tumors…
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…
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 training and high…
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…
A small probability of many falling seriously ill in Norway
“There is no reason why Norwegians should panic for the coronavirus from China,” says Professor Ørjan Olsvik at UiT. To the NRK, the professor of…
Fewer Norwegians believe in reincarnation
Seven out of ten Norwegians do not believe that humans have lived past lives and are to be born again into new lives here on…
Vaccine alliance with headquarters in Norway will develop vaccine against new coronavirus
The Coalition for Vaccine Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), which is headquartered in Oslo, has started work on developing a vaccine against the new coronavirus.CEPI has launched three vaccine…
Emma and Jakob were the most popular names in 2019
Emma tops Statistics Norway’s most popular name for girls in 2019. Jakob was the most popular boy name. 393 girls were given the name Emma…
New lung virus can spread to Norway
The Institute of Public Health says they are closely monitoring the situation of a new virus that can lead to serious lung disease. They do…
The Cancer Society received over 20 million from donations collected on Facebook
The Cancer Society was among the organizations that received the most from Facebook donation collections last year. They raised NOK 22.1 million. – “Many have…