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Can we be cured remotely? David Eberhard meets Urban Pettersson Bargo, founder and CEO of WeMind, Sweden's largest private psychiatry company, and Peter Munteanu, CEO of Yogobe, Sweden's largest digital health platform. They try to find out when we will all be cured with the help of a connected computer. What are the opportunities and obstacles?

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30. Healthy at a distance

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WHO Guidelines Lead to Poorer EU Decisions – Discussion in Almedalen

Can Private Sector Players Make Sweden Healthier? Seminar in Almedalen on the Future of Healthcare

WHO guidelines could undermine the quality of decision-making in the EU

Sweden spends hundreds of billions on healthcare, but almost nothing on keeping people healthy

Emma Wiesner: The EU is at its best when it is not visible

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