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Causes of death in Norway: Highest number of overdose deaths in Norway in 20 years

324 overdose deaths were registered in 2020. That's the highest amount of lives lost to overdoses in almost 20 years.

How do search and rescue dogs train to find missing people?

Every year, search and rescue dogs find between 40 and 50 missing people in Norway. They are trained through interaction and rewards. “They’re clearly sad when the people they find are dead,” says Bjørn Tore Ulsrud, from Norwegian Search and Rescue Dogs.

Elderly people in nursing homes not so preoccupied by death

Researchers have created a guide on how nursing home staff can talk to patients about end of life issues. But the old folks weren't necessarily so concerned about the end.

Winter can be the ultimate chill-out

If you have reached the autumn of your years, watch out for winter! For reasons which are not wholly clear, from age 70 the odds of death in January or February are much higher than in the rest of the year.

Heat waves take a toll in Stockholm

High temperatures linked to climate change are already causing premature deaths in Stockholm. The elderly are most vulnerable.

Screening doesn’t curb heart disease deaths

A Norwegian study concludes there is little to gain by screening the general population for cardiovascular problems.

Norwegians suffer more painful deaths than necessary

Norwegian health personnel don’t administer enough pain relief to the dying. New research shows that this is partly due to fears of being accused of euthanasia.

Common parasite linked to suicide

The risk of committing suicide is higher for women who have toxoplasmosis, concludes a study of Danish women.

Birds of prey hit by rat poison

Traces of rat poison have been found in carcasses of golden eagles and eagle owls – in some cases enough to have caused death, analyses show.