This issue of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association presents two articles based on data from the Norwegian System for Patient Injury Compensation – a resource for learning that could be...
Increased risk of bleeding is a serious adverse effect – can monitoring of therapy involving the new oral anticoagulants (therapeutic drug monitoring) enhance drug safety? In the Norwegian...
More and more reports show an increasing incidence of rhabdomyolysis triggered by exercise. Are we exercising too hard? In this issue of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, Christian...
Should healthy children be tested for genetic disease predisposition? Imagine the following scenario: A six year old girl is diagnosed with thrombocytopenia after an unusually severe nosebleed. As a...
The expertise and working hours of doctors are an important resource that should be used in the best way possible. Since 1994, the Institute for Studies of the Medical Profession has conducted...
The use of snus by young pregnant women appears to be on the increase, but smoking still predominates. Does the increased use of snus give grounds for concern? In my dealings with colleagues of the...