News archive for Faculty of Medicine

Quitting smoking during pregnancy may have a positive effect on placental weight (30.04.2024)

A new study from the University of Bergen and the University of Exeter shows that pregnant women who quit smoking may prevent an abnormal mismatch between the weight of the placenta and the growth of the fetus.

How to count patients admitted to hospital with covid-19? (19.04.2024)

On 26 April, Robert Neil Whittaker defends his doctoral thesis in which he has examined the monitoring of hospital patients who were admitted with covid-19 in Norwegian hospitals between February 2020 and May 2022.

Picture of Falch Senior Award 2024 lecture

Professor Eva Gerdts was awarded the Falch Senior award 2024 (17.04.2024)

Åse K. Bekkelund - poster prize April 2024

Poster award to Åse K. Bekkelund (11.04.2024)

Announcement of Research program in Women’s Health (09.04.2024)

Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bergen, together with Helse Bergen and Trond Mohn Research Foundation (TMF), announces a Research program in Women’s Health.

Twin Pregnancies: women’s health and reproduction (04.04.2024)

On 15/04/2024 Prativa Basnet defends her PhD dissertation titled “Twin Pregnancies: Long-term Maternal Mortality, Birthweight in Subsequent Pregnancy and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Next Generation” at the University of Bergen.

Pandemic Centre's annual report for 2023 (03.04.2024)

2023 was another exciting and fruitful year for the Pandemic Centre. Now you can read the annual report with a summary of our activities throughout last year.