Skewed distributed data Figure 2 shows a right-skewed distribution. Such distributions may originate from measurements which cannot be negative, for example plasma concentration. In a right-skewed ...

12.12.2022: Essay - Lobotomy was initially considered a breakthrough in the treatment of mental illness, and approximately 3,000 lobotomies were carried out in Norway in the period 1940–60.

30.03.2020: Essay - Sigmund Freud's writings bear the imprint of contemporary currents in various sciences, such as medicine and psychology.

04.06.2020: Perspectives - The use of moist oral snuff (snus) has increased significantly, particularly among young adults who have not previously smoked.

09.12.2014: A doctor's life - Ideas that appear very strange to us have shaped views of epilepsy throughout our history.

Access to safe water and food is linked to global, regional and local climate changes. In some areas swift changes have entailed serious health-related consequences. An alarming example is found in ...

10.02.2015: Kommentar og debatt - Palliative sedation of patients at the end of life involves a number of medical, ethical and legal challenges.

17.08.2020: Perspectives - The academic publishing industry earns high profits and shapes how we undertake medical research.

29.04.2021: Short case report - A young woman had a headache for a few days, before developing a fatal cerebral haemorrhage ten days after vaccination with the ChstraOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine from ...

Antallet deltagere i en studie påvirker kostnader, tidsbruk og arbeidsmengde, men også hvilken kunnskap og innsikt studien kan gi. Mange forbinder statistiske analyser i medisinen med beskrivende ...

Women are less susceptible to infectious diseases than men, but are more often prone to autoimmune diseases. This higher prevalence is partly attributable to the X chromosome, which has many genes ...

Energidrikker er risikoprodukter som ikke bør inngå i barn og unges kosthold. På grunn av skadevirkningene bør salg av energidrikker til barn og unge forbys.