https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Approval has been rejected for the use of the compound edaravone to treat motor neurone disease in Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20180514/norwegian-authorities-reject-new-motor-neurone-disease-medicine Mon, 14 May 2018 17:55:56 +0200 norwegian-authorities-reject-new-motor-neurone-disease-medicine Norwegian hepatitis C patients are waiting longer than they should for medical treatment due in part to a monopoly on its supply, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.no/20170713/norwegian-hepatitis-c-patients-wait-for-treatment-due-to-medicine-monopoly-report Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:07:00 +0200 norwegian-hepatitis-c-patients-wait-for-treatment-due-to-medicine-monopoly-report A Norwegian drug firm on Tuesday announced an advance in its quest for an HIV cure with a drug combination which seeks to force the virus out of its hiding place and kill it. https://www.thelocal.no/20151223/norway-hiv-drug-a-major-step-towards-cure-bionor Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:27:37 +0100 norway-hiv-drug-a-major-step-towards-cure-bionor A former Nobel Prize winner is set to sell his medal at auction for an estimated 25 million kroner, it was revealed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141128/first-ever-nobel-prize-medal-to-be-sold Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:30:00 +0100 first-ever-nobel-prize-medal-to-be-sold A 39-year-old Norwegian doctor has been jailed for ten years for a series of rapes and sex attacks on underage female patients - attacks which he filmed on his mobile phone. https://www.thelocal.no/20111222/mms-doc-jailed-for-teen-girl-sex-attacks Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:27:37 +0100 mms-doc-jailed-for-teen-girl-sex-attacks