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Benjamin Dousa on the EU attack on snus: a red line
White snus is under threat on three fronts, says Sweden's Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa. He tells us what the government will do to stop tax increases and bans, in the Health for the Unhealthy podcast. Read more
New report on EU dependence on China
In his latest report for the think tank EPHI, China analyst Jojje Olsson examines how China has systematically penetrated European markets for electric cars, solar panels and batteries. Read more here
50 years of the total consumption model
Just in time for midsummer, EPHI is releasing the report A Last Round, in which Fredrik Nyström, Professor of Internal Medicine, Adrian Mehic, PhD in Economics, and Mattias Svensson, editorial writer and author, go through the background to...
Party healthy with Bingo Rimér
Bingo Rimér, no longer a girl photographer, talks about everything from couples therapy to the quality of his sperm. Loneliness is more dangerous than being sedentary, he says. And to achieve happiness, you just need to lower your expectations. Read more about it
Professor: Moderate alcohol is good for health
Exercise, snuff and exercise in moderation - that's what Fredrik Nyström, consultant and professor of internal medicine at Linköping University, recommends. In this week's episode of Health for the Unhealthy, we discuss health advice from the authorities and whether it actually does any good. Read more...
After Northvolt's crisis: has EU industrial policy unloaded?
Jonas Grafström, a researcher at Ratio, the Swedish business research institute, has written a report on the collapse of the battery company Northvolt. Northvolt is not alone in being a failing battery company. There are other failing ventures in Europe. The EU...
PM Nilsson: Why does the far right hate bikes?
PM Nilsson, supercyclist and CEO of Timbro, is concerned that fewer children are learning to ride a bike. He considers why the far-right hates cyclists and explains why the bicycle is in fact a bourgeois means of transport. Read more here
Marie Göranzon on healthy ageing: Working long and leisurely
Marie Göranzon generously shares her best life advice for a longer and healthier life in the podcast Health for the Unhealthy. Read more about it
"Would have liked to do much more", V on the closure of private clinics in Stockholm
Since 2022, healthcare facilities in Stockholm have been closed down in connection with the phasing out of care choices in the region. The change comes from the coalition governing Region Stockholm consisting of S, MP and C with the support of V. In the latest episode of Health for the Unhealthy, Jonas...
Professor: Vaginal birth is not for everyone
Ellika Andolf, Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Karolinska Institutet, guests on the podcast Health for the Unhealthy to discuss whether pregnant women should be allowed to choose their delivery method. In the episode, Andolf explains the risks of vaginal delivery...