Jóhanna María Oddsdóttir, a renal nurse working in the Intensive Care and Dialysis Unit at Akureyri Hospital (SAk), is now holding clinic appointments for renal patients every other Wednesday in odd-numbered weeks.

The National Archives of Iceland advertises a vacancy for the position of Supervisor of Real Estate and Security. This is a diverse and exciting job for an ambitious person at an institution that is a leader in public archiving and records management.

Iceland Health has rewritten and improved its website, aiming to improve service and increase access to information.

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Boys born in 2008 and 2009 can receive the HPV vaccine free of charge at their health center. A successful vaccination campaign in upper secondary schools is well underway.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) concluded that in the case of automatic decision-making, the controller must provide the person concerned with information about the process and the rules that were actually applied in the decision-making process, according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

On the night before Christmas, Ásgeir Örn Jónsson, a specialist in emergency medicine at HSN in Akureyri, was on duty when a call came in that turned into a wonderful Christmas adventure.

Today, 24 October, on World Polio Day, we emphasize the importance of vaccination and surveillance in achieving the shared global goal of eradicating poliomyelitis. A goal set by the World Health Assembly in1988.

The Laboratory Department at the Akureyri Hospital (SAk) has introduced a new and advanced analytical instrument, a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer, the VITEK® MS Prime from bioMérieux.

A delegation from Iceland, consisting of representatives from the Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority (IRSA), participated in the 10th CNS (Convention on Nuclear Safety) review meeting held in Vienna from 13–17 April 2026.