The Nordic countries are on a par with the rest of Europe when it comes to health inequality. If we’re to reverse the trend, we need to include as many people as possible in the labour market and give them the health care they need, researchers claim.
Is it time for tailor-made early childhood and compulsory education? Yes, argues Dutch researcher Barbara Piškur. Teachers will feel less stress, school children will be able to participate better and feel more at home at school. Does this sound too good to be true? Well, scientific results say otherwise.
For a few pupils, home-schooling during the pandemic has worked better than regular education. But for most, it was worse. This is clearly shown by completely new findings from a major Nordic research project funded by NordForsk.
The Nordics are renowned for being proactive in combatting extremism, and this is mainly due to the co-operation between schools, social services and the police. However, in Sweden they believe that exchange of information can undermine trust.
Which vaccines should children get? New research results show that each Nordic country has its own recommendations. For the first time, researchers have also investigated the effect vaccines have on the consumption of antibiotics and hospital admissions among children.
