The steering group overseeing the investigation of the source of the Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak in October has concluded its work and submitted a comprehensive final report.

A new type of grant for electric car purchases took effect in 2023-2024. The grants are intended to support energy exchange and promote more environmentally friendly transport.

Follow battery rules when flying to keep everyone safe.

A scientific article focusing on children’s sleep was recently published. The study is part of an extensive research project at Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri (SAk), aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea in children.

The Chief Epidemiologist’s respiratory infection dashboard has been updated with data through week 48 (November 25–December 1, 2024).

A large-scale consultation meeting of the project Safer South was held recently where key actors from the community gathered to discuss the situation and welfare of children in the area.

The Chief Epidemiologist is monitoring the Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, through the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Public health indicators by health district in Iceland 2025 were presented for the tenth time in Ísafjörður today.

A new issue of Talnabrunnur, a newsletter on Health Information, has been published. The authors are Sigrún Daníelsdóttir and Andrea G. Dofradóttir