Tag: Bispebjerg
Copenhagen close to introducing poverty line for children
Inspiration for the Danish ParliamentMadsen said she hopes the government will be inspired by Copenhagen’s initiative and consider a national poverty line again. “Poverty does not stop at Copenhagen’s municipal border – there should be a national border. It is Christiansborg that can prevent poverty,” said Madsen. Bymidten had the highest disposable income in the […]
Local Round-Up: Gay men benefit from ‘mom groups’ that are just as welcoming to men
Since 1 September last year, Copenhagen Municipality has been experimenting with a new kind of parent group in Copenhagen called ‘Parent Groups’. Many maternity groups are of the opinion that they are mostly welcoming to new mothers who want advice from more experienced parents, but the Parenting Groups emphasize being equally welcoming to men. Copenhagen […]
The 2022 general election: Key figures from a historic evening
Gov across the middleDespite losing ground in the exit poll compared to the last election in 2019, the Social Democrats actually ended up enjoying their best result in two decades. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated that she wants a government across the middle, so the door is open for Rasmussen to play an important role. […]
Local Round-Up: Road paved to new city bus terminal
Almost 200 buses a dayA new terminal has been on the map for a while now due to the traffic chaos that is hampering cyclists, cars and passengers on Ingerslevsgade by DGI Byen, where they are currently located. The buses serve about 1.4 million passengers annually, and the new terminal is expected to handle about […]
It has yes! The Danes are largely voting to abolish the EU’s defense reservations
Low turnout Looking at the numbers, Gentofte and Rudersdal had the highest share of votes with 80 percent, followed by Lyngby (78), Aarhus East and Falkoner (both 77). Fredensborg (76), Aarhus Syd (75), Københavns Centrum (75), Østerbro (74) and Egedal (74) completed the top ten. Frederikshavn had the lowest proportion of ‘yes’ voters with 58 […]
CPH STAGE 2022: Selected ads
Canada7 June 20.00, 8.-9. June 18.00, June 10 14.00; Bådteatret, Nyhavn, Cph KLivingstone’s Cabinet presents a brand new piece of English-language animated theater with live music that is both compelling and darkly comic. The production touches on inherited trauma, racism and our tendency to quickly reach false conclusions. On June 7, there will be a […]
CPH STAGE 2022: Non-verbal lists
Gravity 9.-11. June, 8 p.m .; The Gray Hall, Christiania; lectures in English on 9 & 10 June (Thomas Hertog), 11 & 12 (Jácome Armas), 15 & 16 (Marianne Vestergaard), 17 & 18 (Alejandra Castro) Still going strong since the founding in 2005 of choreographer Tina Tarpgaard, who is still responsible today, the dance community […]
Local Round-Up: Copenhagen sets up task force to help incoming Ukrainians
Many variablesNæsager said that the city’s action depends on how many people end up coming and how long they stay. The municipality is currently working on getting educators to take care of the youngest children so that they do not have to spend all day in hotel rooms or the like. Some of the children […]
Christians are awaiting concrete proposals for public housing
– We do not know anything about the proposal, so we must take a position on it when it comes, she says. On Tuesday, the government presented a housing proposal, which states, among other things, that the government will allocate DKK 10 billion from the New Construction Fund to build 22,000 public housing units. The […]
The government will build public housing in Christiania
– The government will investigate whether new public housing can be established in a large number of specific places in Copenhagen, such as Skjolds Plads in Nørrebro, Bispebjerg, Christiania and so on, the proposal states. It bears the name “Closer to II – Cities with space for everyone”. However, it is not clear whether it […]
New superhospitals born with fewer beds in the living rooms
The upcoming super hospital, which will be located in Hillerød, will be affected by new savings. Berlingske writes this on the basis of an orientation to the politicians in the Capital Region. According to the newspaper, after several savings, there is a prospect of fewer beds in Hillerød. But it is far from the only […]
Record purchase: SSI has purchased 2.5 million doses of influenza vaccine
– It could well be a perfect storm that hits us. We have to be prepared for that, Magnus Heunicke told Politiken. It was backed by professor of infectious diseases and chief physician at Rigshospitalet Jens Lundgren. – We have lived completely differently the last year and a half. The immunity of the population to […]
Record purchases: SSI has bought DKK 2.5 million. doses of influenza vaccine
– If these people become ill with both diseases at the same time, the course of the disease can be further aggravated, SSI writes on its website. Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke warned on Wednesday in Politiken about a declining immunity in the population against the viral infections we usually see. And it is in […]
The zoo can open safely without corona passes
The requirement is removed as part of the reopening of society – and it can be done justifiably, several professionals believe. One of them is Christian Wamberg, who is chief physician in the intensive care unit at Bispebjerg Hospital and chairman of the Danish Society for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. – I do not […]
54 people have been hospitalized with coronavirus in Denmark
It is roughly on a par with how the numbers have looked over the past week. This is the assessment from Christian Wamberg, who is chief physician at the intensive care unit at Bispebjerg Hospital and chairman of the Danish Society for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. – We are in a stable period where […]
Heart attacks in young athletes are rare
He is now one of the few athletes who suddenly falls over and in some cases dies during sports. This is what Hanne Rasmusen, a sports cardiologist and chief physician at the cardiac department at Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, says. – Unfortunately, we see that happening. Fortunately, this is very rare. There are less than […]
Severely affected late-onset patients have to wait weeks for help
– Right now we are simply driving at max. In Denmark, the treatment guarantee stipulates that patients must be referred and examined within four weeks. But it is not possible in the current situation, and it can be serious for patients, says Berit Schiøttz Christensen. Many are fully or partially on sick leave. Helle Frost […]
761 new cases of coronary heart disease – no further deaths
This is the second day in a row that the positive percentage has been a minimum of 0.50. Sunday’s statement showed a positive percentage of 0.53. It was the first time since the end of January that it was above 0.50 percent. Monday’s survey shows that the number of patients admitted with corona has increased […]
Refugee driver took laughing gas – has dangerous effects
The question in the case, however, is whether he was affected by the laughter gas when he drove right over into a T-junction and hit his mother and the little girl on the sidewalk. He himself denies that he was influenced, but the prosecutor claims that. Therefore, chief physician Dorte Fris Palmqvist from the Poison […]
Can the vaccination after-effects be any worse than the fallout of the virus itself?
This article is personal because that’s how big the coronavirus has become: it’s personal to all of us. By now, we don’t need the media to tell us how serious this is. Let me explain. I was talking to a friend who lives in a country that I won’t mention the name of … because […]
Patients queuing with COVID-19 after effects
Need more hands In North Jutland, the waiting time for help increases with the week, and Aalborg University Hospital estimates that it will have to treat twice the expected 600 patients in 2021. Similar clinics in hospitals in Herlev, Århus, Odense and Bispebjerg have reported similar developments. The same can be said about Denmark’s only […]
New infectious disease inventory makes it difficult to decipher epidemic
It is a new way of calculating the daily infection rate, and therefore the number is higher than before. Nanna Reiter, chief physician at Bispebjerg Hospital and chair of the Intensive Care Committee at the Danish Society for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, says that it can be a challenge because it is not possible […]
Farewell Paratrooper: With Erik’s passing away, we have lost an extraordinary man who was an eyewitness to the story
After the passing of the esteemed former paratrooper Erik Vedsegaard on January 22 at the age of 93, historians have been robbed of an eyewitness to some of the most significant moments in 20th century history – and also to a curiosity that many Danes may not have pay attention to. Even if Vedsegaard wanted […]
The number of covid-19 work injuries is rising markedly
The number of people in Denmark who have reported occupational injuries after infection with covid-19 continues to increase. This is shown by figures from Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring, AES. As of 1 February, 3217 people in Denmark had reported an occupational injury due to covid-19 infection. January 5, the number was 2376, and thus the number has […]
Chief Physician: The restrictions have probably helped
Thus, there is a stabilization of the positive percentage, says chief physician at the intensive care unit at Bispebjerg Hospital Christian Wamberg. – I note that we have reached a situation now where the positive percentage stabilizes at the level between one and two percent. – So it is positive that the restrictions probably have […]
Alarms must ensure monitoring of coronary heart disease
The system constantly monitors patients via an app and alerts staff if their condition worsens. It gives patients greater security, explains Katja Kjær Grønbæk, who is associated with the project as a PhD student and doctor at Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital. – Many of the covid patients lie in isolation behind two doors, and they […]
Copenhagen is closing in on maximum capacity for COVID-19 patients
Achieve critical levelsIt has come to the point where the town hall has begun talks about moving patients elsewhere in the country. To put it bluntly, the capital is approaching its maximum capacity for COVID-19 patients. “We are in a position where we see 30-40 more new admissions every day than we see discharges, so […]
First Professor of Tobacco Prevention
– It is the very best birthday present I could get, she says. Because with the plan, Denmark is approaching the countries that have long ago taken action against young people’s smoking and seen that it works. As tobacco becomes less available, fewer people start smoking. Charlotta Pisinger, who turns 60 on 19 December, is […]
New admissions are on par with the peak of the epidemic this spring
It is not only new cases of coronavirus infection that are on the rise. Also, when you look at how many people are admitted every day, it goes the wrong way. 88 patients have been hospitalized with coronavirus in the last 24 hours, and this is on a par with the peak of the epidemic […]
Chief physicians will continue to treat with Remdesivir despite WHO study
The fact that a study from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the drug has no effect on patients’ chances of survival does not have any immediate effect on the use of the drug Remdesivir in severely affected corona patients in Denmark. This is what Jens Lundgren, professor and chief physician in infectious disease […]
Danish researchers can predict Trump’s COVID-19 battle … roughly
Media all over the world are on high alert after the revelation that US President Donald Trump has contracted coronavirus. Now, Danish researchers at the University of Copenhagen (KU) in collaboration with Rigshospitalet and Bispebjerg Hospital have revealed that they can offer a decent prediction about the result of Trump’s fight with COVID-19. Last night’s […]
Key figure drops: 10 with corona now infects 11 others
The number of contacts describing the spread of coronavirus has fallen again over the past week. Last week, it dropped from 1.5 to 1.3. This time it drops to 1.1. It writes Minister of Health and the Elderly Magnus Heunicke (S) on Twitter. The contact number describes how many people an infected person with covid-19 […]
