Climate change, biodiversity loss and large-scale environmental degradation are widely recognized as the biggest health threats of the 21st century, with the African continent already amongst the most severely affected and vulnerable to their further progression. The healthcare system’s contribution to climate change and environmental degradation requires healthcare professionals to address environmental ...

Bakgrunn: Personer med alvorlig psykisk lidelse som schizofreni, bipolar lidelse og alvorlig depresjon har høyere morbiditets- og mortalitetsrate, enn befolkningen ellers. Dette skyldes delvis en dramatisk økt risiko for kardiometabolsk sykdom. Kunnskapsgrunnlaget om risikofaktorer er kompleks, men ikke fullstendig. Selv om mange risikofaktorer er kartlagte, er ikke overdødeligheten redusert. ...

The aim of this study was to identify similarities and differences between the four health regions in Norway, with regards to the characteristics of occupational therapy staff working in the municipal health services. A cross-sectional study was performed where occupational therapists working in the municipalities were invited to fill out an online survey about the context of their work, work ...

Background. Immune dysregulation is a major factor in the development of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 have been implicated as mediators of tissue inflammation, but data on their regulation in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is limited. We thus investigated the levels of these chemokines in COVID-19 ...

Graves’ er en autoimmun sykdom og den vanligste årsaken til høyt stoffskifte hos yngre personer. Ved Graves’ sykdom danner immunforsvaret antistoffer som stimulerer skjoldbruskkjertelen til økt produksjon av hormonet tyroksin. Symptombildet ved Graves’ sykdom kan inkludere uforklarlig vektnedgang, hjertebank, nervøsitet, skjelvinger, irritabilitet, tretthet, søvnvansker, varmeintoleranse, hevelse ...

The purpose of this study is to analyse the current activities of Norwegian ambulatory rehabilitation teams at a time when the field of rehabilitation is set for major changes with the recent introduction of the new pro-rehabilitation Coordination Reform. The content of the all logged consultations of four ambulatory teams belonging to one of the four regional health authorities was analysed ...

Drawing on three central sources of data on the development in e-health use in Norway (studies from the Norwegian Centre for e-Health Research, studies from Statistics Norway, and the Tromsø 7 Study), we describe the rising importance of e-health. Originally restricted to a limited use within the health services, in recent years the use of e-health has gained momentum both in the general population ...

The knowledge about why hip fracture rates in Norway have declined is sparse. Concurrent with decreasing hip fracture rates, the rates of total hip replacements (THRs) have increased. We wanted to investigate if hip fracture rates continued to decline, and whether the increase in THRs had any influence on this decline, assuming that living with a hip prosthesis precludes fracture of the operated ...

In this paper we present a suggestion for a sustainability assessment framework using genome editing of salmon as a case study. The salmon farming industry is facing several challenges hindering sustainable production. Genome editing has entered as a tool that can improve selective breeding and feed ingredients in aquaculture, hence providing solutions such as resistance to salmon lice and other ...

Large-scale electronic health record (EHR) suites are expected to cover a broad range of use scenarios for healthcare workers in hospitals, nursing homes, home-care services, and general practitioner (GP) clinics. However, preparation for the implementation of EHR suites requires years of detailed planning and consumes considerable financial and human resources. A key problem, then, is that there ...