It is well-known that anticoagulant medicine assists in the prevention of strokes. A large Danish study now shows that the medicine can also reduce the risk of death and brain damage when a stroke happens anyway.

Thursday 16 January will be the day when the distribution of the overall budget cutbacks for Health’s departments and SKT is announced. In the days leading up to the 16th the relevant liaison committee will be informed about the budgets. The department heads can first thereafter begin work on the actual cost reduction plans.