Podcast: Health for the unhealthy
Can you eat a bag of chips a day without getting fat? Is it better to be active and overweight than to sit still and be thin? Should I smoke e-cigarettes or snuff? Should I give up meat and sugar or neither? Experts meet and answer questions they don't usually get asked. And politicians try to figure out what they really want to achieve and how.
Health for the Unhealthy is led by physician Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI Communications Officer Nicolina Söderqvist.
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This is Health for the Unhealthy
Health for the Unhealthy is a podcast on public health by the think tank ephi, led by Vincent Amble-Naess and Nicolina Söderqvist. The podcast answers all the questions you might have about public health. How should we organize health care in the best way? Why are there so few children born in...
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157. The misunderstood psychiatry
Is a psychiatric diagnosis just an umbrella term for a range of symptoms rather than an actual illness? We explore this and much more with psychiatrist Johan Bengtsson.
156. Doctor's health advice
Jesper Salén, a doctor and general practitioner, gives his view on why so many people turn to health services with problems that shouldn't really be dealt with by a doctor. But there is one group that should actually seek more care according to Salén - menstruating women.
155. The controversial fatigue syndrome
Why is fatigue syndrome only found in Sweden? And is it really a blanket diagnosis that lumps together several conditions? Taking it seriously is not the same as treating it medically, says Arwa Josefsson, a doctor and specialist in general medicine and...
154. Jakob Forssmed on loneliness
Can a more liberal alcohol policy solve loneliness, or is it the responsibility of civil society? Together with Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed (KD), we explore why loneliness is a political issue and what measures can help.
153. The difference between being sick and feeling bad
Long periods of sick leave for fatigue syndrome are damaging both to the patient and to public finances, says psychiatrist Åsa Kadowaki.
152. The optimal diet
In this week's episode, we answer listener questions about how to eat and the much-hyped long-life drug metformin.
151. Freud, a pathological liar
Author and journalist Christian Dahlström talks about his latest book "The Only Right Doctrine", which examines Sigmund Freud and the history of psychoanalysis in Sweden.
150. Why we have no innovation in healthcare
Fabian Ruben, founder of the mobile health center Hälsa Hemma, tells us about the app that even centenarians can use. We ask ourselves whether innovation can justify profits in welfare and hear a scoop about Skåne's medical records system.