Dispute over Norwegian ME study: What does it actually show? For five years, researchers have investigated how ME patients experience Norwegian public health services. The study has received a lot of attention and has been discussed in the Norwegian Parliament. But the study also has its critics.
Ten per cent of the population in Norway may have chronic kidney disease Researchers believe that the majority of those with the disease in Norway remain undiagnosed.
Eldercare workers feel invisible and underappreciated More than 40 per cent of health professionals who work in the eldercare sector in the Nordic countries have seriously considered quitting their jobs. Lack of recognition is an important reason.
Addicts in fear of mandatory rehab Substance abusers whose lives are acutely at risk can be committed to compulsory rehabilitation treatment. Some become scared of, angry at, and sceptical of the health services. What was meant to be an exception to the rule of voluntary participation has now become standard procedure in many Norwegian municipalities.