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Pregnant women and children should be vaccinated to prevent a rise in whooping cough cases

Pregnant women and children should be vaccinated to prevent a rise in whooping cough cases, the Danish Health Authority says. “As whooping cough is highly contagious,...

Cumin has been taken off supermarket shelves due to high levels of carcinogens

Cumin has been taken off supermarket shelves due to high levels of carcinogens, the Danish Food and Drug Administration has said. According to DR, the...

If a medicine is on backorder or its alternatives are not available, that information should be made available to doctors before they write a...

If a medicine is on backorder or its alternatives are not available, that information should be made available to doctors before they write a...

Doctors are claiming that patients taking the weight loss drug Wegovy are occupying the majority of consultation hours, leaving them with insufficient time to...

Doctors are claiming that patients taking the weight loss drug Wegovy are occupying the majority of consultation hours, leaving them with insufficient time to...

More first-time mothers are experiencing uterine ruptures and severe stretch marks during delivery, the Danish database for births (DKF) has revealed in a DR report

Last year, 5.4% of first-time mothers who underwent vaginal delivery suffered uterine ruptures as well as anal sphincter injuries. In 2021 and 2020, the...