The Laboratory Department at the Akureyri Hospital (SAk) has introduced a new and advanced analytical instrument, a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer, the VITEK® MS Prime from bioMérieux.

The children and adolescents' time spent outdoors will change on May 1.

The care gap—the period between parental leave and preschool—has long been a challenge for families.

Today, January 28th is Data Protection Day and on that occasion, Persónuvernd (The Icelandic DPA) holds a seminar in Kaldalón, Harpa, at 13-16.

Akureyri Hospital (SAk) has implemented a new digital medication prescribing system for cancer treatments, known as the Cato system, which significantly improves the safety and efficiency of treatment for patients receiving chemotherapy. The system was first adopted at Landspítali (the National University Hospital of Iceland) at the end of 2022 and has now been introduced at SAk.

Iceland Health regrets that information for healthcare was mistakenly sent out to a limited group of service recipients and healthcare professionals, in connection with a change in the transmission of data. Processing was stopped as soon as the case was discovered.

Minister of Health Alma D. Möller has appointed Þórörna Gró Friðjónsdóttir to serve as CEO of the Eastern Iceland Health Institute (HSA) from June 1, when Guðjón Hauksson steps down and takes over as CEO of Akureyri Hospital.

Foreigners may be entitled to assistance with voluntary return from Iceland.

Foreigners may be entitled to assistance with voluntary return from Iceland.

Foreign citizens who plan on moving to Iceland for work, study or to join family members might need to apply for a residence permit.