Background: Closed fitness centers during the Covid-19 pandemic may negatively impact health and wellbeing. We assessed whether training at fitness centers increases the risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.<p> <p>Methods: In a two-group parallel randomized controlled trial, fitness center members aged 18 to 64 without Covid-19-relevant comorbidities, were randomized to access to training at a ...

BAKGRUNN - Helsedirektoratet produserer nasjonale faglige retningslinjer for helsetjenesten, og utviklingen av retningslinjene skal følge internasjonale standarder for troverdighet. Vi undersøkte om standardene blir fulgt.<p> <p>MATERIALE OG METODE - Vi benyttet skåringsverktøyet National Guideline Clearinghouse Extent of Adherence to Trustworthy Standards Instrument (NEATS), og vurderte ett ...

The European Union has introduced stricter provisions for medical devices under the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR). The MDR increases requirements for clinical trial testing for many devices before they can legally be placed on the market and extends requirements for rigorous clinical surveillance of benefits and harms to the entire life cycle of devices. New “expert panels” have been established ...

Background and aim - Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity but is invasive and associated with serious complications. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a less invasive weight loss procedure to reduce the stomach volume by full-thickness sutures. ESG has been adopted in many countries, but implementation at Scandinavian centres has not yet been documented. We performed ...