It's that time of year in Iceland when the sun is strong enough to cause sunburn. Sunburn increases the risk of skin cancer later in life, so people are encouraged to consider sunscreen. Children are more sensitive than adults to the sun's ultraviolet rays, so they need to be especially well protected. In addition to sunburn, ultraviolet rays can cause eye damage and accelerate wrinkling and skin aging.

Iceland Health introduce upcoming changes to the drug certificate application process

The new website for the Directorate of Equality has been launched on Ísland.is.

Waiting times for psychological services at health centers have been reduced significantly in the last year, with 547 people on waiting lists at the end of 2025. Efforts are ongoing to further reduce waiting lists for both children and adults.

Heilsugæslan Fjörður will temporarily relocate due to elevator renovations in the facility. Services will be temporarily moved to other locations . The center is expected to reopen in Fjörður in May.

All operations of the Speech and Hearing Center have been transferred to Heilsugæsla höfuðborgarsvæðisins, starting from May 1, 2026.

Staff of the National Hearing and Speech Institute of Iceland (HTÍ) were welcomed to Heilsugæsla höfuðborgar-svæðisins (HH) at a meeting with the center’s employees today. The operations will formally transfer to HH on May 1.

Sæmundur Rögnvaldsson is a specialty medical doctor in medicine and a new doctor at the University of Iceland.

Jón Gunnlaugur Jónasson is the National University Hospital of Iceland’s 2024 Honorary Scientist for outstanding contributions to science during his career. He is the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Pathology at the National University Hospital of Iceland and Professor of Pathology at the University of Iceland.

Just over twenty members of the climate action movement Aldin gegn loftslagsvá (“Aldin Against Climate Crisis”) were guided by representatives of Land and Forest Iceland in Gunnarsholt, the Hekla forests and on the Hafið area above Búrfell on Thursday 21 May.