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2024

  1. Grade point average at age 16 may predict who is at risk of dying as a young adult

    Grade point average at age 16 may predict who is at risk of dying as a young adult

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    Each year, around 400 young adults between the age of 17 and 32 die in Norway. Young adults with poor school performance have a significantly higher risk of dying young compared to peers with average or good grades.
    Research findings
    Elever med ryggen til som går innover en skolegård
  2. Oslo invites to participation in the Public Health Survey

    Oslo invites to participation in the Public Health Survey

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    Oslo municipality and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) are conducting a public health survey in Oslo. The survey will map the well-being, health, and quality of life among the city’s residents.
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    Sjekkliste med penn og papir
  3. NIPH designated as an EU Reference Laboratory

    NIPH designated as an EU Reference Laboratory

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    The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) is head of a consortium that has been designated as the EU reference laboratory in public health for food- and water-borne viruses.
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  4. Norway is among the first countries in the world to have achieved the global treatment target among people diagnosed with hepatitis C

    Norway is among the first countries in the world to have achieved the global treatment target among people diagnosed with hepatitis C

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    Over 80% of people diagnosed with an active hepatitis C infection have received treatment for their infection. This is the main finding from a new study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), published in the journal Eurosurveillance.
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  5. Face masks reduced the risk of respiratory infection

    Face masks reduced the risk of respiratory infection

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    A recently published FHI study in the renowned journal BMJ shows clear results confirming that face masks have a protective effect against infection.
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  6. Less dementia among occupational groups with cognitively demanding jobs

    Less dementia among occupational groups with cognitively demanding jobs

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    A study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows that people with cognitively demanding jobs during their 30s to 60s have a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia after 70 years of age than people with less cognitively demanding jobs.
    Research findings
    Illustrasjonsbilde av en skolelærer
  7. Norwegian researcher receives prestigious Advanced Grant

    Norwegian researcher receives prestigious Advanced Grant

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    Vegard Skirbekk from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) receives the ERC Advanced grant, which supports the most ground-breaking research in Europe.
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    Bilde av Professor Vegard Skirbekk
  8. Suicide and mental health: Half of those who lose someone to suicide see a general practitioner themselves afterwards.

    Suicide and mental health: Half of those who lose someone to suicide see a general practitioner themselves afterwards.

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    Around 650 people take their own lives in Norway every year. Many of those bereaved by suicide themselves face challenges with mental health afterwards. Many have also had more frequent contact with the GP in the run-up to the suicide.
    Research findings
    En kvinne som tar seg til hodet mens hun snakker med doktoren
  9. Continued geographical disparities in premature mortality in Europe

    Continued geographical disparities in premature mortality in Europe

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    Despite declines in almost all subnational- regions in Europe, geographical disparities in premature mortality from all causes persist, both within and between countries of the EEA. The differences are linked to socio-economic factors. This is shown by a new study from researchers from the European Burden of Disease Network, co-led by a researcher at Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
    Research findings
    Kart som viser land i Europa omfattet av studien
  10. EPHI welcomes ENABLE: a global consortium working with pregnant women in Ethiopia

    EPHI welcomes ENABLE: a global consortium working with pregnant women in Ethiopia

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    The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) have launched the ENABLE project: Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia.
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