Recently, Berglind Soffía Ásbjörnsdóttir Blöndal was appointed as a nutritionist at the Health Care Institution of North Iceland (HSN).

In recent years, the Directorate of Health has included statistical information on so-called disciplinary cases in its annual report. These cases may, for example, result in a reprimand, restriction of a professional license, or revocation of such a license. The Directorate intends to continue publishing this information.

A new advisory council on palliative care has been appointed for a three-year term through a collaboration between the Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri (SAk), Heilbrigðisstofnun Norðurlands (HSN) and Heilsuvernd (HV). The council’s objective is to strengthen cooperation between healthcare institutions and further develop palliative care services in North Iceland.

The second consultation meeting of Safer Westfjords took place on Wednesday 7 May at Sævangur.

On January 10th, significant restrictions on air traffic at Reykjavík Airport were announced. These restrictions involve the closure of two runways during nighttime due to the impact of vegetation on approach and departure surfaces. The Icelandic Air Ambulance Center expresses serious concerns regarding these restrictions, as unrestricted access for air ambulances to Reykjavík Airport is, in many cases, a matter of life and death for critically ill and injured patients from large parts of the country.

The startup company Aldin Dynamics has been named the Rising Enterprise award of the Year, an award recognizing strong development and expansion of a startup. The company’s revenue increased by 514% year-over-year, rising from 151 million ISK to 929 million ISK. Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Daði Már Kristófersson, presented the Rising Enterprise award 2025 at Flóran in the Reykjavík Botanical Gardens in Laugardalur on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

In celebration of the Day of Icelandic Sign Language in 2025, the Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (SHH) is honouring Rudolf Kristinsson for his invaluable contribution to the preservation of Icelandic Sign Language.

The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has initiated a safety review of chickenpox vaccines following a fatal case of encephalitis in Poland after vaccination with Varilrix.

Applications for a general fishing licence in the current system, Ugga, at the Directorate of Fisheries, have become old and fragile. The aim is first and foremost to use the technology and framework that Iceland.is has in place to ensure the safety and stability of the application management at Fiskistofa.

Minister of Health Alma Möller, Member of Parliament for the Northeast Constituency Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir, and the Minister’s Assistant Jón Magnús Kristjánsson visited SAk today. Hildigunnur Svavarsdóttir, CEO of SAk, and Minister Alma Möller described the visit as highly enjoyable.