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Articles by Are Brean
Changes to preserve our essence
- Are Brean
18.03.2024:
We have made changes to the printed version of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association in order to preserve the essence of the Journal. We believe this is important. The imminent death of printed publishing has been predicted since the dawn of the internet (1). In academic publishing...
Inspired by the UK
- Are Brean
16.01.2024:
Back in the day, Norway followed the UK's lead in building a robust public health service. Are we now also about to follow its lead in dismantling the health service? In Norway, we are rightfully proud of having one of the world's best public health services. The inspiration and model for such a...
Effective! Unprecedented! Innovative!
- Are Brean
10.10.2023:
Emotional, positive and seductive language is becoming more widespread in scientific publishing. It demands more of the reader. 'Nothing is more boring than reading a scientific article.' This quote is attributed to the Nobel Prize winner Francis Crick (1916–2004) (1). Most people who have struggled...
What are we going to eat this summer?
- Are Brean
21.06.2023:
If we want to change the population's eating habits, we need to understand why we eat the way we do. In March 2023, the revised Nordic Nutrition Recommendations were released for public consultation (1). The recommendations are based on knowledge summaries of several thousand scientific studies...
From ELIZA to ChatGPT
- Are Brean
25.04.2023:
I asked ChatGPT to write an editorial about the use of ChatGPT in research. It enthused about itself, but I am more sceptical. The technology is immature, and its use needs to be discussed and regulated. New, large language models such as ChatGPT are based on deep learning and the gathering of...
Wielding the axe
- Are Brean
20.02.2023:
Hard-pressed hospital finances will be further squeezed in 2023. But there are those who will profit from it. In her speech to the hospital sector on 17 January 2023, Ingvild Kjerkol, the Minister of Health and Care Services, announced austerity measures, reduced wiggle room for hospitals and cuts...
Stories of giving birth
- Are Brean
12.12.2022:
When there is no room at the inn, women in labour lose the battle for beds – just like 2,000 years ago. 'And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in...
Bring medical studies home to Norway
- Are Brean
16.08.2022:
Norway only trains a bit more than half of its own doctors. In a global perspective, this is a shameful statistic. Almost half of all doctors working in Norway (45.2 %) undertook their medical training abroad (1). In terms of how many doctors each country trains per inhabitant, Norway is ranked 26...