News archive for Faculty of Medicine

CIH publication one of 10 best resources on mixed methods research (12.04.2013)

Mercy Njeru’s paper on HIV testing has been selected as one of the top ten resources on mixed methods research in health systems.

Tone Bjørge is professor at Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care

Metabolic risk factors and cancer (05.04.2013)

High serum levels of cholesterol reduce the risk of cancer overall, especially among women.

Upgrade of the preclinical MRI system (05.04.2013)

MIC is happy to report that the upgrade of the preclinical MRI system is now complete and the system has passed all the acceptance tests.

Uptake of social security benefits is higher among childhood cancer survivors (02.04.2013)

A new study from IGS shows that survivors of cancer in young ages (<25 years) receive social security benefits four times more often than the cancer-free population.