News archive for Faculty of Medicine

The goal of universal health coverage is high on many global and national agendas – how can it be attained?

The 3rd national interdisciplinary neck and back congress was held in Bergen, 2 -4. April 2014. Jan Sture Skouen, Tone Morken and Kjartan Vibe Fersum in the organizing committee report of a successful conference with ca. 300 participants.

While in general, fewer Norwegians have suffered from cardiovascular disease, women with lower education levels show an increasing risk.

… with good reason: hip fractures are associated with increased mortality.

How do relationships impact care and rehabilitation following a major burn injury?

NORHED, NORAD’s new programme, started in 2013. It aims to strengthen capacity in higher education in low-and middle-income countries.

Infants who are breastfed by HIV positive mothers are not infected by HIV if they are treated with certain medicines, according to new research at the University of Bergen with partners.

CCBIO arranges its annual symposium at Solstrand 25th-26th March 2014. This year the CCBIO symposium will be a combination of talks by invited international speakers and other senior researchers, extended poster sessions where younger researchers can present their work, and ample time for interaction between participants.