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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...

Bad water may have claimed new victim

A Haukeland University Hospital patient from Askøy who'd been admitted with stomach and intestinal infections has died. Askøy, just north of Bergen, has been...

2,000 now ill from contaminated water

A holding pool for drinking water in Askøy outside Bergen hadn't been inspected for several years. Around 2,000 local residents had fallen ill as...

Child’s death tied to drinking water scare

UPDATED: Norway is known for having some of the best drinking water in the world, but thousands of residents of Askøy near Bergen were...

Low-paid hospital staff go out on strike

Mediation broke down during the night between hospital administrators and unions representing mostly non-medical hospital personnel who've been seeking better pensions. The unions thus...

Bunad brigade won concessions

Norway's health minister has listened to a grassroots uproar carried out by Norwegian women wearing their bunads. A much-criticized merger of hospital maternity wards...

Bunad brigade back battling for babies

Around 200 women dressed in their traditional Norwegian bunads were back in battle mode on Tuesday, assembling in front of the Parliament in Oslo...
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