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Norway ready to tackle ebola

UPDATED: Norwegian health authorities claimed they were ready on Monday to tackle their first case of ebola, after a Norwegian woman who works for...

Norway doubles its anti-ebola effort

Norwegian authorities are doubling the amount of money the country is donating to help fight the ebola epidemic, and sending personnel to fight the...

Teenager died of tuberculosis

A student at an intermediate school in Oslo died this summer after having been sick with tuberculosis, Norway's public health institute reported this week....

Women suffer in new health check-up

Norwegian women not only are drinking more alcohol, they've become slower to stop smoking, have put on weight and are more likely to suffer...

Norwegians drink more than ever

Consumption of alcoholic beverages in Norway has never been higher, according to a new report released Monday by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet)....

Minister to boost malpractice probes

Health Minister Bent Høie, citing a lack of patient security in Norway, plans to set up a so-called state "accident investigation board" for hospitals, rather...

Skeptics question health care reform

Prime Minister Erna Solberg's proposed health care reform, aimed at reducing the time patients must wait for treatment, met an immediate chorus of critics...

Rjukan and Kragerø emergency rooms to close

Health Minister Bent Høie confirmed on Thursday the emergency departments at Rjukan and Kragerø hospitals were set to close, in line with recommendations by...

Politicians drop abortion referrals

After setting off massive political debate and public protests, the head of the Christian Democrats party Knut Arild Hareide has formally given up his...

Mæland to take over troubled Ahus

Øystein Mæland, the former Labour (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) politician and police director was announced on Tuesday as the new chief executive of the embattled Akershus...
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