The Ísland.is App
6th February 2023
A new issue of Talnabrunnur has been published. The use of ADHD drugs in Iceland is under discussion.
2nd February 2023
The number of diagnoses of confirmed influenza was similar to the previous week. Over half of the influenza diagnoses at week 4 were of type B, a change from recent weeks.
28th September 2022
23rd September 2022
On Thursday 27 October, the Nordic countries will meet for an electronic conference about movement, „the Nordic Countries on the move“.
19th September 2022
As of 23 September, the Directorate of Health will be closed after noon on Fridays.
22nd August 2022
3rd August 2022
Eruption has recently started in Reykjanes, in the western Merardölur valley (within the Fagradalsfjallajökull system).
29th July 2022
Recently, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox to be an acute threat to public health in the world.
28th July 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) raises the awareness of hepatitis virus on 28 July each year. Inflammation of the liver with viruses can lead to serious diseases and liver cancer.
27th July 2022
The Icelandic Medicines Agency has decided to recall the exempted drug Theralene. The recall applies to pharmaceutical distributors, pharmacies and patients. It is an oral drops solution and contains 40 mg/ml of almemazine in a 30 ml bottle.
