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Our work is divided into public health program area and Environment program area.

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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...

Wine package or care package?

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

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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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. 

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. 

151. Freud, a pathological liar

Author and journalist Christian Dahlström talks about his latest book "The Only Right Doctrine", which examines Sigmund Freud and the history of psychoanalysis in Sweden. 

150. Why we have no innovation in healthcare

Fabian Ruben, founder of the mobile health center Hälsa Hemma, tells us about the app that even centenarians can use. We ask ourselves whether innovation can justify profits in welfare and hear a scoop about Skåne's medical records system.

149. How to get rid of cravings

Health coach Johannes Cullberg explains why he thinks you should avoid ultra-processed food and what Brazil's public health authority has done right.

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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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