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Iceland, We Have A Lifestyle Problem: The Bad News Keeps Coming
Despite large amounts of clear-eyed data, no systemic solutions In December 2025, we published a news piece with the headline “Icelanders Are The Heaviest Of The Nordic Nations.” The body of the article did not get any better. Icelanders are getting fatter,…
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Ministry Of Health Wants To Obtain 80 Doses Of Vaccine For Monkeypox
The Ministry of Health is attempting to obtain 80 doses of a vaccine that could help protect at-risk individuals from monkeypox, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]Who better to ask what’s best in Reykjavík than the people who live here? Every year we round up…
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Mental Health Services In Iceland: “A Lot Of Work To Be Done”
The National Audit Office published their report on mental health services on Monday. Unlike the report published in 2016 – which was specific to health services for children and adolescents – this one addresses mental health services in general, policy, organisation, costs…
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Hospital Denies Bad Management Led To Group Infection
Már Kristjánsson, chairman of Landspítali´s epidemic committee, says that he does not see where mistakes were made in the hospital’s management that could be linked to the group infection at Landakot, RÚV reports. On Friday, Landspítali presented a preliminary report on the…
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Ministry Of Health Looking Into Changing Icelandic Time Zone
Minister of Health Óttarr Proppé has put together a task force that will look into the potential welfare and health benefits of moving Iceland into another time zone and delaying the clocks, according to a press release on the government’s website stjornarradid.is.…
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Health Ministry Workgroup: Limit Some Drug Crime Sentences To Fines
A workgroup assembled by the Ministry of Health has recommended that the punishment for the possession or use of illegal drugs be limited solely to fines. The prospect of jail time, the workgroup contends, prevents people from seeking help out of fear…
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Ministry Sets Regulations For Treatment Of Asylum Seekers
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing has established guidelines for Icelandic municipalities on how to welcome asylum seekers and help them integrate into society.According to an annoucement made on the ministry’s webpage, the guidelines are not legally binding. Rather, their purpose is to…