Students at the University of Akureyri who are enrolled in specialist training programmes for practising healthcare assistants have, over the past two years, received training in blood sampling at the Akureyri Hospital.

March 24th is World Tuberculosis Day, commemorating the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

It is now easier to get a copy or update an older driving licence. A new and improved application process saves you a trip, and many can now complete the application entirely online, without having to visit a District Commissioner.

Land and Forest Iceland seeks to fill two consultant positions, one in West Iceland and one in East Iceland. The application deadline is March 14.

Bergþóra Lísa Björnsdóttir, a nutritionist and clinical nutrition student at the University of Iceland, joined HSN for a temporary project this summer.

The AI tool Skríban converts a doctor’s speech into a clinical note, allowing doctors to spend more time with each patient. Testing of Skríban is now underway at HSN in Akureyri.

Arna Rún Óskarsdóttir, a geriatric doctor at HSN, gave a presentation on the Day of the Elderly in March.

“The reason I chose HSU for my clinical placement is simple: it’s close to my home and I was hoping to get a job here this summer,” says Glódís Ólöf Viktorsdóttir, a second-year nursing student at the University of Akureyri, who is now completing her first clinical placement at the South Iceland Health Institution (HSU).

Following the February 2nd Icelandic Broadcasting Service' (RÚV) news report, "Carbon sequestration in pastures is much higher than in forests," Land and Forest Iceland has submitted a formal response to the RÚV news department. Our agency is committed to fostering accurate reporting and productive discussions regarding land reclamation and forestry.

An annual influenza outbreak is underway. The number of reported cases has been high this winter but has been decreasing recently.