Drugs in Denmark

July is vacation month in Denmark, and it’s ironic that many Danes go elsewhere on vacation at just this time of year, when you have the best chance of good weather in Denmark. And I do mean chance – there is never any guarantee. Some Danes go abroad, driving vacations to Souther ... Show More

As of this month, girls who turn 18 can be drafted into the Danish military. This is new, even though girls in Norway and Sweden have been eligible for the draft for some time. Denmark is proud of its record on gender equality, so maybe it’s a wonder it hasn’t happened sooner. Af ... Show More

There's a lovely May tradition in Denmark of setting a candle in the window on the evening of May 4. This is to commemorate the surrender of the Germans and the end of the Nazi occupation in 1945. The Nazis imposed a blackout on Denmark to confuse the Allied air forces, so now th ... Show More

If you had a rare disease and the only drug that could help you suddenly shot up in price how would you feel? What if your health service or insurer decided it was too expensive and they wouldn’t fund it any more? This is the problem facing some patients in the Netherlands.In ord ... Show More

The ilegal drugs thing 

Texte: La France est le plus gros consommateur de cannabis d'Europe, alors qu'elle a les lois parmi les plus sévères contre cette drogue. Traduction: France is Europe’s biggest cannabis consumer, despite having some of the continent’s toughest laws against the drug. Hébergé par A ... Show More

Can Denmark's mink industry rise again? Denmark was the world's top producer of mink for the luxury market. Last year a coronavirus variant was found in the animals, and transmitted to people. There was a fear the variant - Cluster 5 - might interfere with the efficacy of any vac ... Show More

Gilead Sciences announced today that it will charge the U.S. government and other developed countries $390 per vial for its coronavirus-fighting drug remdesivir. That begins to answer a big question as drug companies race to find treatments and develop vaccines for the virus: How ... Show More

Texte: Des médicaments pas chers et largement utilisés pour le diabète et le coeur peuvent potentiellement traiter des formes sévères de maladies mentales. Traduction: Cheap and widely used drugs for diabetes and heart health have potential for treating severe mental illness. Hos ... Show More