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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...
Who should receive obesity medicines?
1.3 million Swedes have been diagnosed with obesity or are at risk of becoming obese. Obesity often leads to a range of complications such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and joint and heart problems. Despite this, none of the new effective treatments...
Report launch: Is slim a choice?
How should healthcare address obesity? And where do the new obesity drugs fit into the Swedish healthcare system? These are the questions posed by doctor Vincent Flink Amble-Naess, author of the report Är smal ett val? for EPHI. At the launch, the report author discusses these questions with...
Ephi launches new report on obesity and medicines
Doctor Vincent Flink Amble-Naess will soon publish a report at Ephi on obesity and medicines. Flink Amble-Naess notes that there is currently effective medical treatment for weight loss. The only question is who should get it and how the treatment should be financed....
Epidemiologist Måns Rosén criticizes the National Board of Health and Welfare's advice on alcohol
According to new recommendations from the National Board of Health and Welfare, health services should offer support to people who drink ten standard glasses or more per week, or four standard glasses or more per occasion once a month or more often. Ephi spoke to epidemiologist Måns...
Ephi welcomes Philippa Broom to the Ephi Advisory Board!
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