What carries most weight: Gripping anecdotes or evidence? Health invites you to a political debate about medical cannabis on prescription.

Aarhus University, the Central Denmark Region and VIA University College are launching a new healthcare collaboration. The ambitious initiative – which goes under the title "Human First" – not only aims to optimise and coordinate research, education and treatment. Its goal is to make the region well-known for healthcare by putting people first.

Health is establishing a funding pool totalling DKK 1.5 million for distribution among 15 researchers who wish to position themselves for an ERC grant. The DKK 100,000 can be used for anything that helps researchers write a good application and the offer is open to everyone – including researchers who do not already have a long CV.

It makes no difference whether colorectal cancer patients are CT-scanned twice or five times in the first three years after surgery. The survival rate after five years is the same – and also better than expected. This is shown by a large Danish/Swedish randomised controlled trial which has been published in the scientific journal JAMA.

The Danish Parliament today agreed on new more flexible rules for sideline activities and voluntary work for international employees. The changes to the immigration law will take effect 10 June 2018.