The new report of the Department of Accompanying Services shows a summary of the department’s tasks for 2023 and 2024.

Laser pointers are not toys. Laser pointers can be powerful and cause acute eye damage.

March 24 is World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, commemorating the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the cause of TB - the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium.

The Directorate of Health calls attention to potential health risks related to the use of illegal pharmaceutical agents.

The Icelandic Parliament has approved a bill that includes, among other things, an increase in the general exemption limit for old-age pensions and an age supplement on old-age pensions for those who previously received a disability pension.

The healthcare system is probably the government provided service that affects us the most throughout our lives. It welcomes us into this world and supports us as we leave it. In between it is always there to help us in our most vulnerable moments when we get hurt or sick.

We welcome Landspitali - University Hospital to Ísland.is.

A diverse group of stakeholders gathered at a seminar on carbon markets titled Market Conditions and Financing of Nature-Based Solutions, held at Kjarvalsstaðir in Reykjavík on Thursday, 30 October. Participants agreed that there is a need to strengthen the framework for carbon projects and reduce uncertainty so that such projects can be seen as attractive options—both as climate actions and as investment opportunities.