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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...
Wine package or care package?
One of the big news stories of the fall, discussed around coffee tables in workplaces and in text messages with friends, was about something that can sound as boring as "government communication on public health". I'm referring, of course, to the National Board of Health and Welfare's updated advice to healthcare professionals on the limits of risky alcohol use, which came out in September this year. In itself a rather dry...
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 receive it and how it should be financed. The ability to efficiently store fat has been evolutionarily beneficial for...
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160. The Swedish Transport Agency and the PEth tests
Does the Swedish Transport Agency really have the right to revoke driving licenses based on blood tests alone? We find out with Fredrik Bergman Evans, Director of the Center for Justice.
159. How Stockholmers will give birth to more children
Can subsidized freezing of eggs make Stockholm women give birth to more children? That is the opinion of Nike Örbrink, group leader for KD in the City of Stockholm.
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...
158. Children of the therapy community
Therapists are behind the explosion of mental illness in Generation Z, claims Abigail Shrier in her latest book. We find out if there is any truth behind the claim.
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.
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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...
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 or more standard glasses per...
Ephi welcomes Philippa Broom to the Ephi Advisory Board!
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