Dr. Tricia Larose has written a children´s book about cancer, entitled “A Checklist for Dad”. Her hope is that families can use this book to start a conversation with children and navigate the very difficult topic of cancer.

In pregnancy, the experience of domestic violence can have serious adverse maternal and neonatal health effects, and epigenetic studies indicate long-lasting consequences on children as they grow into adulthood. Antenatal care is a window of opportunity to reduce these harmful health consequences as most women use these health services in their lifetimes.

Vikram Singh Parmar, Ulrik Wisløff, Øyvind Sandbakk and Erney Mattsson at the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi   By Vikram Singh Parmar, innovation leader,…

Treatment of ischemic heart disease has improved considerably the last decades. Not only the treatment itself, but also timing of treatment has been of great importance for this success. Nevertheless, ischemic heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the world.

Cardiac diseases are a major health concern and many of the patients in a general practitioner’s (GPs) office have heart conditions. Hand-held ultrasound device (HUD) can improve the GP’s diagnostic possibilities. We want to evaluate if a training program with focus on practical ultrasound skills can help the GP’s to correctly diagnose certain heart conditions by using HUD. If successful, unnecessary referrals could be avoided and patients in need of specialist care would avoid delay in diagnosis and treatment.

In our recent research paper we have used extensive methods to reveal new details on how bacteria are causing inflammation. Based on this research we aim to find new treatment strategies for preventing serious inflammatory reactions toward E. coli bacteria.

by Yucel Karabiyik, researcher at CIUS Physical examination at the doctor’s office often involves palpation where the physician tries to feel the location, size,…

“I guess that was my last remark.” from the last challenger. 4.5 years summarized, questioned and discussed over three hours, and I was finally finished.

Characteristics of doctors working in nursing homes and similar institutions in Norway in 2011, 2014 and 2017.