Tag: hospitals
Storm rises over ‘fetal reduction’ OK
Norwegian government officials have determined that the country's abortion law allows women pregnant with multiple fetuses to abort all but one if they so choose,...
Brand-new hospital already full
Even as King Harald was taking part in the official opening ceremonies of Norway's newest hospital in Sarpsborg, southeastern Norway, staff had to resort...
Health minister to slice surgery costs
Five local hospitals in Norway will lose their ability to carry out acute surgical procedures under a new national hospital plan unveiled by Health...
Private investors back new cancer clinic
Two of Norway's leading businessmen, both of them cancer survivors, are moving forward with plans to help build a new clinic where cancer patients can receive...
Health minister promises more resources for hospitals
As Norway's election campaign heats up, politicians are making promises about everything from more funding for schools to cheaper housing. Health Minister Bent Høie promised...
Tunnel fire sparks new local hospital debate
Another fire in a long tunnel through the mountains of western Norway last Monday has renewed the debate over local hospital closures being pushed...
Hospitals slow to offer circumcision
The Norwegian medical community's strong opposition to circumcision of baby boys has kept Norway's state-funded hospitals from offering the controversial operations under a new law allowing them. The government...
Court rules that nurses were exploited
Seven nurses from the Philippines have prevailed in a labour exploitation case brought on their behalf against Oslo University Hospital and a Norwegian couple...
Giant hospital plans scrapped
State health care officials have scrapped plans to built a giant new hospital in Oslo that would further merge several existing hospitals and cost...
Norway tops in treating lymphoma
Norwegian doctors and hospitals have managed to dramatically improve the survival rate of patients diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer that affects the immune system....
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