Background: Research on bereavement after terrorism is limited and primarily aiming on short-term consequences. Objective: To better understand the long-term health consequences of terrorism, we studied bereaved parents and siblings eight years after the Utøya terrorist attack in Norway. We examined the participants’ symptom levels of prolonged grief (PG) and post-traumatic stress (PTS), as well as ...

Fagmiljø for velferdstjenesteforskning i Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI) fikk våren 2019 i oppdrag av Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet (NAV) å utføre en systematisk kunnskapsoppsummering (oversikt) om effekten av arbeidsrettede rehabiliteringstiltak for langtidssykmeldte og de som står i fare for å bli langtidssykmeldte.

<i>Objectives</i> - Few studies have described evacuations due to medical emergencies from the offshore installations in the North Sea, though efficient medical service is essential for the industrial activities in this area. The major oil- and gas-producing companies’ search and rescue (SAR) service is responsible for medical evacuations. Using a prospective approach, we describe the characteristics ...

<i>Background</i> - The aim was to assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of induction of labour comparing use of two methods in the outpatient setting.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - An open-label feasibility RCT was conducted in two UK maternity units from October 2017 to March 2019. Women aged ≥ 16 years, undergoing induction of labour (IOL) at term, with intact ...

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) was commissioned by the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) to conduct a systematic review on the effect of work-related interventions for people on long-term sick leave and people at risk for long-term sick leave.

Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-coated nanopharmaceuticals can cause mild to severe hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs), which can occasionally be life threatening or even lethal. The phenomenon represents an unsolved immune barrier to the use of these drugs, yet its mechanism is poorly understood. This study showed that a single i.v. injection in pigs of a low dose of PEGylated liposomes (Doxebo) induced ...

The new species Psoroma nivale is described from an area of late snow-lie in the Keglo Bay area on the eastern side of Ungava Bay, northern Québec, Canada. It is superficially similar to P. hypnorum but has a dark, brownish black thallus colour without reddish hues, much-branched, proliferating squamules, thick paraphyses, distinct but inconspicuous IKI+ ascus tube structures, and characteristic ...

Background - The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic put a pressure on all healthcare professionals and has affected the delivery of health care services globally. There is a need to understand the impact on different health care professionals in different countries. The aim of the present study was to explore the psychological impact of the pandemic among dental staff in Norway in relation to background characteristics, ...

Universitetet i Tromsø fikk et publiseringsfond fra 1. januar 2011, med et budsjett på 300 000 kroner. Hva er erfaringene så langt med dette fondet - og hva ser vi for oss i de nærmeste årene?