Members of the Icelandic Medical Association have agreed to a strike call. If no agreement is reached, the physicians' strike will begin at midnight on Monday, November 25th.

The Hekla Forests region has undergone a remarkable transformation in the 21st century. Once characterised by a desolate and barren landscape, significant portions of the region have now experienced a substantial resurgence of vegetation, exhibiting exceptional growth and vitality. A notable example of this transformation can be observed in the Sölvahraun lava field area, situated to the east of Mount Búrfell.

All processes concerning driving students, driving instructors and driving schools for applications for driving studies have now been digitised and paper applications have now largely ceased. This simplifies and makes the processes more efficient, reduces the waiting time at the District Commissioners offices and reduces the number of trips that applicants often have to travel a long distance to the District Commissioners office on these occasions.

In the spring the sunshine gives us welcome light and warmth, and people enjoy outdoor activities in the sun. The sun gives us warmth, but also ultraviolet radiation, which can harm us if we are not careful.

The new summary examines the incidence of respiratory infections and hospitalisations due to them and compares the situation in Iceland with the situation in Europe.

Two members of the Reykjavík City Council's gardening department recently paid a visit to the Land and Forest Iceland office in Mógilsá. They presented the office with an old podium, handcrafted for the department years ago from local Icelandic wood.

Framsýn trade union delivered a gift of 15 million ISK to the HSN sponsoring association in Þingeyjarsýsla yesterday. The gift includes a number of devices, including a complete heart echocardiogram that greatly improves the facilities of HSN doctors in Húsavík and the surrounding area.

HSU in Selfoss // Bjarni Birgisson, head chef

New staff have started working at ISAC, the Icelandic Service for Accreditation.

The annual meeting of the Hospital in Akureyri for the working year 2022 will take place tomorrow, September 19 at 14, in the meeting room Kjarna and streaming. A recording of the meeting will be available after it.