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Many elderly patients undernourished

A new study shows that one of three patients at Norwegian hospitals is undernourished, and the numbers are higher among those who are elderly. The lack...

Severe flu virus results in deaths

An aggressive influensa virus that's been sweeping over Norway in recent weeks has now been blamed for at least 14 deaths, including four elderly...

Influensa sweeps through the country

Thousands of Norwegians have been starting off the New Year sick with a flu virus that health authorities report has now hit all counties from...

City of Oslo fined in starvation case

The City of Oslo has been slapped with a heavy fine for negligence in the care of a woman who starved to death in her own...

More Norwegians diagnosed with colon cancer

New statistics from Norway's national cancer register (Kreftregisteret) show that 32,592 Norwegians were diagnosed with cancer last year. The number of women diagnosed with...

Ailing Eurovision singer wins prize

Agnete Johnsen, Norway's candidate in this spring's Eurovision Song Contest, withdrew from all public appearances tied to the event after suffering an acute bout of...

Health minister wants to ease drug policy

Health Minister Bent Høie of the Conservatives would rather see Norway's public health system take care of drug abusers than the country's criminal justice system....

Former Oslo mayor fights off depression

Fabian Stang was one of Oslo's most high-profile and popular mayors ever. When his Conservative Party lost city government power last fall, however, Stang...

Operations postponed as doctors strike

Long-simmering conflicts between doctors and hospital management in Norway erupted in the first strike in many years on Wednesday. Some non-acute operations were already...

Tuberculosis breaks out in Skien

Norway's public health institute (Folkehelseinstituttet) reported Friday that 14 people have been infected by tuberculosis in Skien in Telemark, around a two-hour drive southwest of...
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