Our appearance influences everything from our career to our health. This is according to economist Adrian Mehic, who has written a widely acclaimed study on how university students' grades are affected by their attractiveness.
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No more symbolic politics in the name of climate change, says Emma Wiesner, Center Party MEP, in the Health for the Unhealthy podcast. Read more
Liberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson wants to see a comprehensive investigation of Sweden's drug policy. She is also open to analyzing ...
If you want a shot of schnapps in your twilight years, you should be allowed to have one, says Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar in the podcast Hälsa för ohälsosamma (Health for the Unhealthy). Read...
White snus is under threat on three fronts, says Sweden's Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa. He explains what the government will do to...
In his latest report for the think tank EPHI, China analyst Jojje Olsson examines how China has systematically penetrated European markets.
Is conflict something we should avoid - or take more seriously? In this episode, we meet Hana Jamali, psychologist and author of the book The Conflict Code, who argues that conflict is a vital part of close relationships. We talk about different styles of conflict...
The Social Democrats are campaigning to abolish the deduction for sick leave - a decision that could have serious consequences for the Swedish economy, according to Christian Ekström, CEO of the Taxpayers' Association. Why does sickness absence seem to increase during the Winter Olympics, moose hunting and the World Cup?.
Endometriosis affects many people, but remains one of our most misunderstood diseases. In this episode, we explore the causes, symptoms and treatment with Ingrid Sääv, gynecologist and medical director of Stockholm's youth clinics.
Health Integrator has developed preventive interventions that reduce the cost of public healthcare. In this week's episode, CEO Fredrik Söder explains how the ideological U-turn in Region Stockholm has cost taxpayers billions.
The prevention currently practiced in Swedish healthcare is not effective. This is the opinion of specialist physician and researcher Minna Johansson, who has recently written a report on the subject. Based on the report, she discusses how overdiagnosis and demands for counseling...
Swedish healthcare is characterized by an increasing number of specialists who focus on their own narrow area, while fewer and fewer look at the whole patient. This is the opinion of Fanny Nilsson, a resident in internal medicine and author of the book Åk till akuten. Nilsson describes how staff shortages,...