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EPHI in Almedalen - Is slim a choice?

EPHI in Almedalen - Is slim a choice?

Doctor Vincent Flink Amble-Naess has written a report for Ephi on obesity and medicines. Flink Amble-Naess notes that there is currently effective medical treatment for weight loss. The question is who should get it, how should the treatment be financed and how should we really view obesity and overweight? On stage to discuss access to...

EPHI in Almedalen - A modern public health policy

EPHI in Almedalen - A modern public health policy

Economist David Sundén meets psychiatrist David Eberhard, moderated by Henrik Jönsson, to discuss nicotine and public health. Both David Sundén and David Eberhard have each published a report on nicotine and public health. Now they are meeting to discuss how a modern public health policy should relate to nicotine. See...

Nicotine and the brain

Nicotine and the brain

Doctor David Eberhard has written a report for EPHI on nicotine, the brain and addiction. Eberhard asks whether addiction itself is really dangerous and how we distinguish between an addiction and a habit. The report is available in both English and Swedish. Watch the call from Brussels Report author David Eberhard spoke about his report in the European Parliament in...

EPHI in Almedalen 2024

EPHI in Almedalen 2024

Don't miss EPHI's exciting event during Almedalen Week 2024. A modern public health policy Economist David Sundén meets psychiatrist David Eberhard led by Henrik Jönsson to discuss nicotine and public health. Both David Sundén and David Eberhard have each published a report on nicotine and public health. Now they meet to discuss...

Ephis CEO comments on the collaboration with Henrik Jönsson

Ephis CEO comments on the collaboration with Henrik Jönsson

As the leader of the Social Democrats, Magdalena Andersson, has suggested in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter that the Youtuber Henrik Jönsson spreads hatred against Social Democrats and has a suspicious financing, I, as EPHI's CEO, feel the need to clarify a few things. The Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a non-profit and non-partisan...

Is slim a choice?

Is slim a choice?

Doctor Vincent Flink Amble-Naess has written a report for Ephi on obesity and medicines. Flink Amble-Naess notes that there is currently effective medical treatment for weight loss. The question is who should get it, how should the treatment be financed and how should we really view obesity and overweight? Watch the seminar from the launch of...

Seminar in Parliament on climate emissions and exports

Seminar in Parliament on climate emissions and exports

Together with MP Rickard Nordin (C), EPHI organized a seminar on Professor Astrid Kander's report on the climate benefits of Swedish exports. In her report, Astrid Kander presents a new metric for measuring countries' climate-impacting emissions. The method takes into account consumption in a country and also considers the climate impact of the country's...

100% EU

100% is Sweden's most free-spirited talk show - produced entirely without tax money! Henrik Jönsson is the host and Marie Söderqvist is the executive producer.
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135 Preventive health - a paradigm shift

Private health tests can prevent disease and save billions, says Werlab CEO Henrik Forsberg in today's episode. We also find out how Henrik Jönsson really feels and who at EPHI has the lowest blood pressure.

134. M and V in debate on Stockholm's care choices.

In today's episode, Jonas Lindberg from the Left Party and Axel Conradi from the Conservative Party meet in a debate on the phasing out of care choices in Region Stockholm. Today's guests don't agree on much, not even on whether care queues have increased or decreased.

133. Should blood donors be paid?

There is a severe shortage of blood in healthcare and regions are buying blood from each other, but the donors themselves receive no financial compensation. Ingrid Engström, communicator for the Blood Center, explains why. We also answer listeners' questions about alternative medicine and how healthcare can be...

132. Vaginal birth is not for everyone

Ellika Andolf, Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Karolinska Institutet, guests on the podcast to discuss whether pregnant women should be allowed to choose their delivery method. In the episode, Andolf explains the risks of vaginal delivery compared to caesarean section and...

131. Less ideology in City Hall

Swedes are moving less than ever. Can politicians plan for healthy citizens? We find out with Christofer Fjellner (M), opposition mayor and group leader in the city of Stockholm. 

130. Is ageing a disease?

Doctor and writer Vincent Amble-Naess answers everything you ever wondered about diseases and healthcare, and comes up with a big news story.

129. Get rid of your food anxiety

Karin Magnusson, dietitian, CBT therapist and author of the book Kroppskontakt, talks about the complicated relationship with food that many people suffer from, and how to get to the bottom of the problem. 

128. Is children's screen time a political issue?

Children sit in front of screens on airplanes, on the picnic blanket, in the car and on the couch. Everywhere and sometimes way too much, some say. But is it so dangerous that politicians should introduce a ban? Assistant Professor Anett Sundqvist explains how dangerous screens...

127 How to optimize training for the menstrual cycle

Lisbeth Wikström-Frisen at the University of Umeå has investigated how women's menstrual cycle affects women athletes. In her studies, Wikström-Frisen has concluded how women can train in a smarter way to take advantage of the hormonal changes over the cycle to...

126. public health in Almedalen

After a week in Almedalen, Marie Söderqvist summarizes what has been said in the field of public health together with opinion leader Henrik Jönsson and physician Vincent Flink Amble-Naess, who both participated in EPHI's seminars. 

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Report launch: Is slim a choice?

Report launch: Is slim a choice?

How should healthcare address obesity? And where do the new obesity drugs fit into the Swedish healthcare system? That's what doctor Vincent Flink asks...

A market economy and individual freedom are needed to overcome threats to our environment and health.

Humanity faces both serious and urgent environmental and health problems. We have neither the time nor the money to prioritize anything but the most effective actions. Today, however, environmental and health issues are too often characterized by symbolic politics and wishful thinking.

Ephi presents facts and analysis to contribute to an environmental and health debate based on reality - not on opinions and emotions.

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