Greenlandic child rushed to Icelandic hospital following shooting
A seven year-old Greenlandic girl has been flown to Iceland for emergency surgery after she accidentally shot herself.
Thousands die from medical errors
Last year saw twice the number of treatment errors by Norwegian medical staff than a decade ago.
Minister calls for free sterilisation for addicts
Denmark’s health minister has called for free sterilisation for female alcoholics and drug addicts to help prevent birth defects in children.
Children given pots and pans to summon hospital help
An overcrowded Swedish hospital has resorted to giving children pans and spoons to bang in emergency situations, according to a report.
Likely redundancies at Iceland’s biggest hospital
The likelihood of significant lay-offs at Iceland’s biggest hospital – Landspitali in Reykjavik – became very real today after a gen...
Icelandic hospitals under increasing pressure
Reykjavik’s Landspitali hospital is struggling to attract new specialists with the wages being offered. Despite staff cut-backs due to the budge...
Bogus doctor jailed in Finland
A young man with no medical training has been jailed after posing as a doctor for a year in clinics in Finland. The 24 year-old was found guilty of fr...
Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir still has brain tumour
The former foreign minister and ex-leader of Iceland’s Social Democrats, Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir has revealed that she still has a brain tu...