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164. Private care in Almedalen
In Almedalen, we discussed the raison d'être of private healthcare together with Arena idé's director Lisa Pelling, Timbro's chief economist Fredrik Kopsch and Klas Tikkanen, COO at Nordic Capital. YouTube: https://youtu.be/agDMyjnfc08?si=6uZiYAZ1hMeiMIC6
163. Gene therapy in and outside healthcare
Gene editing sounds like science fiction to many, but in fact it is already a reality. Edvard Smith, Professor of Molecular Genetics at KI, talks about this technology and its future.
162. Swedish alcohol policy, a relic of the 70s
Just in time for midsummer, EPHI is releasing a report in which Fredrik Nyström, Professor of Internal Medicine, Adrian Mehic, PhD in Economics, and Mattias Svensson, editorial writer and author, review the Swedish view of alcohol from different perspectives. Read the report...
161. How you feel after a 100-mile ski trip across Antarctica
Are extreme sports really healthy? Adventurer Per Nordström answers this question after skiing to the South Pole for two months in 30 degrees below zero.
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.
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EPHI was initially founded by former EU parliamentarian Christofer Fjellner (M) with the aim of working on sustainability and public health issues at the EU level.
We do this at EPHI, both from Stockholm and from our office in Brussels, where we have our representative, Adam Schlüssler.
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