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Patients with rare diseases have the right to proper treatment

    The biggest obstacle to the introduction of new drugs for rare diseases in Norway is the system for new methods. The article was originally published in Dagens Medisin: https://www.dagensmedisin.no/debatt-og-kronikk/pasienter-med-sjeldne-sykdommer-har-rett-til-forsvarlig-behandling/106182 Kronikk: Arvid Heiberg senior consultant, professor emeritus and Asbjørg Stray-Pedersen, senior consultant dr med and head of the Norwegian... Read more "Patients with rare diseases have the right to proper treatment

    Medicine only for the rich?

      Article byArvid Heiberg, Senior Consultant, Professor Emeritus, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Lilly Ann Elvestad and Ingunn Westerheim (FFO). The article was published in Klassekampen 23.09.2019. Advances in genetic engineering are enabling us to map the mechanisms behind a number of diseases we... Read more "Medicine only for the rich?