The Danish Food Agency (Fødevarestyrelsen) sent a warning to throw away dietary supplements acquired from the TikTok profile mpower_dk. They contain illegal and harmful substances.
More people survive a cancer diagnosis than ever before. The latest figures from 2022 show that, for example, 73% of men with cancer diagnoses are alive after five years. Compared to the data from 2000, when the survival rate was at 47%, this is a significant improvement. Why? Four cancer plans were implemented in the last 25 years.
- Cancer Plan I (2000). Implemented because the survival rate in Denmark was way behind other Nordic countries. It involved more scanners, more medical and surgical treatment, and created a more uniform and effective treatment.
- Cancer Plan II (2005). Cancer was designated as an acute disease, and cancer packages (intended to ensure patients received uniform, high-quality treatment) were introduced.
- Cancer Plan III (2010). It gave all people in Denmark ages 50-75 the opportunity to be screened for bowel cancer. The focus was now more on patients with increased screening, rehabilitation, and palliative care.
- Cancer Plan IV (2016). The patients’ cancer plan. Now patients wishes had to be taken into account, treatment had to be done on the patient’s terms, and treatment could be done at home.
Bean burrito, Denmark’s new national recipe. In an effort to reduce meat consumption and increase legume consumption, nine grocery store chains, together with Forbrugerrådet Tænk and the Foundation for Plant-Based Foods, will promote a recipe for a bean burrito.
A new type of minced meat can be found in grocery stores. To make it more climate-friendly, they combined chicken with beef. Check it out here.
Queen Margrethe designed a porcelain mug for Royal Copenhagen. It costs 799 DKK. The mug is painted with blue fish, which the Queen first painted in France many years ago on another occasion.
Record number of museum visitors in 2024. The high count reflects how the museums have reinvented themselves and their functions. How? Just by being open when people have time off, holding various events and talks, and regularly changing exhibitions.
Incels meet their match: femcels. The internet’s latest phenomenon, femcels, are women rejecting modern feminism for pushing them into “masculine roles,” thereby scaring men away from pursuing them. Influencers in the so-called “femosphere” promote abandoning equality in favor of finding traditional, financially supportive men. While incels lash out at women, femcels blame feminism. Both groups share a view of dating as a battle, but femcels emphasize their “vulnerability” in wanting to be cared for.
Nature’s therapy for men: no gym required. In the forests of Kalø Vig, men struggling with stress, anxiety, or loneliness are finding solace through Hel i Skoven — a 12-week nature therapy course. With activities like quiet forest walks, fire cooking, and cloud-gazing from hammocks, the program trades therapy rooms for campfire huts. Exclusively for men, the course creates a space where participants can be vulnerable without the pressure of performing “manhood” in mixed groups.
The time of ”micro-influencers.” In Ejstrupholm, aspiring influencer Vivi Friis is turning everyday moments into paid partnerships. With 4,200 Instagram followers, Vivi’s journey into micro-influencing has seen her earn both products and cash, like 500 DKK for a hairbrush review. Read her story here.
A worrying trend is happening at the Glyptotek. Visitors get undressed and crawl around on the ancient art objects for pictures.
