New Icelandic-funded hospital opens in Malawi
A brand new hospital in Malawi, built with Icelandic aid money, has already been visited a million times; despite only officially opening this Tuesday...
Stockholm hospital advertises for ‘hot’ nurses
A hospital in Stockholm has admitted it was only trying to catch people’s attention when posting an advert for “TV-series hot” nurses.
Breast implants ‘prevent transgender suicides’
An advocacy group in Sweden has called for national guidelines on issuing breast implants to transgender women, claiming they can save countless lives...
Nurses on trial for accidental baby poisoning
Three nurses who accidentally fed a corrosive cleaning product to hospitalised children, have begun a criminal trial in Finland.
Medical costs to increase in Iceland
Charges for seeing doctors and for prescription medicines in Iceland are set to increase on 1st January and the cost of ambulance transport for foreig...
Hospital staff: abused women to blame
A third of the staff members working in the largest hospital accident and emergency department in Sweden believe women are to blame if they are physic...
Leeches help to save woman’s face
A Swedish woman who had part of her face bitten off by a dog has undergone a surgical procedure which involved hundreds of leeches.
Icelandic scientists make blood pressure discoveries
Icelandic scientists have uncovered parts of the human genome which regulate blood pressure.