The Health Wrap: public health fights back, rating our institutions and wellbeing – and music’s therapeutic powers

Various ways that political leaders, medical journals and others are fighting back against the Trump Administration’s assaults on science are detailed below in The Health Wrap. Dr Lesley Russell also reports on promising new research in a range of...

Iceland just lost its mosquito-free status. Here's why

Warmer winters, longer summers and extended thaw periods have made the landscape significantly more attractive for these insects to survive and reproduce. So far, Culiseta annulata is not known to transmit illness. However, its arrival is a...

Invasive species of disease-carrying mosquito spreading across California

Populations of an invasive species of disease-carrying mosquitoes are continuing to spread throughout Northern California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, according to health officials. New York confirms 1st locally acquired case of...

Invasive species of disease-carrying mosquito continues to spread in Northern California

Biting mosquito (Getty/Mrs)(CALIFORNIA) — Populations of an invasive species of disease-carrying mosquitoes are continuing to spread throughout Northern California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, according to health officials. Aedes aegypti...

Best Of Reykjavík 2025: Best Brunch

There are guides and there are guides. Longevity sets us apart and for 20-plus-years we have dined, wined, ordered takeaways and visited spots once, twice, a dozen times in our quest to find the city’s best burgers, bakeries, brews and more. The...

Best Of Reykjavík 2025: Best Food Hall

There are guides and there are guides. Longevity sets us apart and for 20-plus-years we have dined, wined, ordered takeaways and visited spots once, twice, a dozen times in our quest to find the city’s best burgers, bakeries, brews and more. The...

Mosquitoes Found in Iceland for the First Time amid Climate Change

Mosquitoes Invade Iceland, Earth Darkens, and Bird Flu Returns Bird flu surges and a government shutdown collide, complicating efforts to track cases and protect flocks. By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Jeffery DelViscio & Alex Sugiura Carlo...

‘Dangerous’ mosquitoes that can spread fatal diseases invade Bay Area tech hub

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Poland rises to sixth in EU digital health transformation, reports new study

Poland has emerged as a leading performer in the digitalisation of healthcare, securing sixth place among EU member states in the newly released Digital Decade eHealth Indicator Study 2025. The report, which also includes data from Iceland and...

Iceland’s Mosquito Problem May Be a Scary Sign of Things To Come

This is the first time the annoying pests have made their way to the country. For decades, scientists and experts have been trying to warn us about some of the things that could be impacted due to climate change. And while we've been able to...

Closing the Gap: Managing Journal Entry Risk in the Record-to-Report Process

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Expert Warns of Rising Gambling Addiction in Iceland

A psychology professor has warned that illegal foreign gambling operators are flourishing in Iceland unchecked. He has since called for urgent government action to regulate online betting and strengthen addiction treatment. Daníel Þór Ólason, a...

Why the Reformation?

Had Luther’s protest against this monstrosity—initially made as a “Catholic reformer”—been better handled by the papacy, a very different story might have unfolded. We might all be praying to St. Martin Luther, patron of Roman Catholic reform. But...

Iceland spots its first mosquitoes amid concerns over warming climate

Iceland, one of the last places on Earth believed to be free of mosquitoes, has now detected the bloodsucking insects in its territory. Scientists at the Natural Science Institute of Iceland confirmed this week three recent mosquito sightings. The...

Iceland no longer mosquito-free, first sighting confirmed!

A citizen of Iceland sighted mosquitoes at his home last week and sent photographs for confirmation — a scientist has confirmed this as the country's first instance of the insects, though further monitoring is needed to determine if the species...

Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms

Icelanders may be the last group of people on Earth to experience the pesky bite of a mosquito. This week, Iceland recorded the presence of the insects within its borders for the first time in the Nordic nation's history. The discovery of three...

Iceland Records First Mosquitoes Amid Rapid Arctic Warming

Culiseta annulata. Credit: AfroBrazilian / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Iceland, one of the few remaining places on Earth without mosquitoes, has officially recorded the insects within its borders for the first time — a change researchers link...

Iceland records its first-ever mosquitoes as heat brings the buzz

Iceland, long celebrated as one of the few mosquito-free places on Earth, has lost that distinction. Scientists have confirmed the presence of mosquitoes in the island nation for the first time, marking yet another visible consequence of a rapidly...

Iceland Records First Wild Mosquitoes Amid Warming Climate

Iceland has lost its status as one of Earth’s only mosquito-free regions after scientists confirmed the first discovery of these insects breeding in the country’s natural environment, a development researchers attribute to rapidly warming...

Iceland, known for being mosquito-free, now has its first tiny visitors

Iceland, the chilly island nation once proud to be mosquito-free, has officially joined the rest of the world in dealing with the tiny, buzzing menace. This spring after an unusually long heatwave, mosquitoes have made their first documented...