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Medicines of the World: Iceland

At the Heart of the Arctic Night

26 min

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Icelandic winters are brutal, with life conducted in almost permanent darkness for months on end. Bernard Fontanille, French emergency doctor, meets Erla Bjornsdottir, a sleep specialist, to find out how lack of sunlight is impacting the health and well-being of the population. He meets a SAD sufferer with an unusual coping technique.

Director

Laurent Sardi

Country

France

Year

2015

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