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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
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
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
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
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?
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
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...
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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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"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 as part of the phasing out of care choices in the region. The change comes from the coalition governing...

Professor: Vaginal birth is not for everyone
Ellika Andolf, Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Karolinska Institutet, joins the podcast Health for the Unhealthy to discuss...

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 secondary diseases...

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...

Ephi launches new report on obesity and medicines
Doctor Vincent Flink Amble-Naess will soon be publishing a report at Ephi on obesity and drugs. Flink Amble-Naess notes that there are currently...
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