Tag: health care
Government boosts air ambulance fleet
Health Minister Bent Høie responded on Wednesday to harsh criticism over a lack of adequate air ambulance service in Northern Norway. He's sending in...
Babcock apologizes for air ambulance crisis
Swedish ambulance service Babcock has put five extra aircraft on reserve but faces major expenses after struggling to deal with technical problems within its...
Air ambulance fleet under fire
With nearly half its air ambulance fleet grounded because of "technical difficulties," criticism was pouring in on Monday against new operator Babcock. Preparedness was...
Alarms ring at nursing homes
Violence has become all too common at Norway's 942 nursing homes, most of them publicly owned and operated. They house around 40,000 elderly Norwegians,...
Norway raises own opioid alarm
Norwegian researchers are sounding alarms over a sharp rise in the use of the painkiller Oksykodon. It's now eight times as high as it...
State to launch colon cancer screening
Starting next year, all men and women in Norway will be called in for colon cancer screening when they turn 55. It's part of...
Ousted hospital boss paid to leave
UPDATED: Criticism was flying this week after another top public official had to resign amidst great conflict but nonetheless quickly was granted another public...
Hospital shutdown meets more protests
A decision by regional health authorities to eventually shut down Norway's largest hospital, Ullevål in Oslo, and split its functions between two new facilities...
E-coli found in the water on Utsira
It ranks as Norway's smallest municipality, but the island community of Utsira was in the news on Wednesday as a new victim of contaminated...
Water crisis jars officials into action
The small community of Askøy on Norway's West Coast is gathering residents for public meetings this week to calm fears after the local drinking...
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