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State set to allow heroin smoking

Health Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, claiming that the heroin overdose rate in Norway is "shamefully" high, wants to allow addicts to smoke the illegal drug...

Doctor facing death wins big prize

Dr Per Fugelli, a general practitioner in Norway who's lately advocated more openness around death while dealing with a cancer diagnosis himself, has been...

Breastfeeding advocate retires

Norway's internationally renowned obstetrician and breastfeeding advocate Dr Gro Nylander is retiring this week after a long career, but she's not leaving without voicing...

Health minister rejects more wine and tobacco restrictions

A commission of health care experts has proposed a new list of restrictions to further discourage consumption of tobacco and alcohol but Heath Minister...

Support grows for GPS dementia care

A GPS system that can track the location of patients suffering from dementia may become a reality in Norway if the health minister gets...

Doctors, nurses flee ‘sick’ hospital

Both doctors and nurses are resigning from their jobs at the relatively new Akershus University Hospital northeast of Oslo, just when the hospital desperately...

Health authorities ignite new anti-smoking campaign

Nearly half-a-million Norwegians have stopped smoking since 1995, but health authorities still aren't satisfied. They launched yet another anti-smoking campaign this week, aimed at...

Hospital drawn into indictment for exploitation of Filipina nurses

Prosecutors in Oslo have indicted both Oslo University Hospital and a couple who arranged jobs at the hospital for three nurses from the Philippines...

Swine flu death sets off a scare

The death of an 11-year-old boy to swine flu over the New Year's weekend has sent scores of Norwegians to emergency clinics in recent...

Government flunks welfare test

Another new public opinion poll shows that only 10 percent of Norwegians think their primary welfare services - schools, health- and elder care -...
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