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165. Political parenthood

Maja Larsson has written the book Föräldrarnas födelse (The Birth of Parents), about Swedish child rearing over the last 250 years. In the podcast, we go through how politics affects the view of children, and why it seems more difficult than ever to be a parent today.

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...

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. 

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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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EPHI - Environment and Public Health Institute

The Environment and Public Health Institute is a think tank that addresses the environmental and health threats of our time. We do so with the conviction that free enterprise, economic growth, new technologies and free choice are not threats to our environment and health, but rather a prerequisite for them.

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In this episode, we discuss gang crime and social unrest with Paulina Neuding, editorial writer and author. What's behind the trend, and why did it take so long to recognize the problem?---Health for the Unhealthy highlights perspectives on public health that rarely come up in the debate, but that many people think about. Can you eat a bag of chips a day without getting fat? Is it better to be active and overweight than to sit still and be thin? Should I smoke e-cigarettes or snuff? Should I give up meat and sugar or neither? Experts meet and answer questions they don't usually get asked. And politicians try to find out what they really want to achieve and in what way.Health for the unhealthy is led by the doctor Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI's communications officer Nicolina Söderqvist. ---Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a non-profit and politically independent think tank and meeting place that addresses the environmental and health problems of our time.Follow us on social media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephi_stockholm/X: https://x.com/ephi_thinktankFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentAndPublicHealthInstitute?locale=sv_SEHemsida: https://ephi.se/
In this episode, we discuss gang crime and social unrest with Paulina Neuding, editorial writer and author. What's behind the trend, and why did it take so long to recognize the problem?---Health for the Unhealthy highlights perspectives on public health that rarely come up in the debate, but that many people think about. Can you eat a bag of chips a day without getting fat? Is it better to be active and overweight than to sit still and be thin? Should I smoke e-cigarettes or snuff? Should I give up meat and sugar or neither? Experts meet and answer questions they don't usually get asked. And politicians try to find out what they really want to achieve and in what way.Health for the unhealthy is led by the doctor Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI's communications officer Nicolina Söderqvist. ---Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a non-profit and politically independent think tank and meeting place that addresses the environmental and health problems of our time.Follow us on social media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephi_stockholm/X: https://x.com/ephi_thinktankFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentAndPublicHealthInstitute?locale=sv_SEHemsida: https://ephi.se/
NEW EPISODE 🎙️ In this episode, we meet world-class artist José González, who talks about his commitment to effective altruism - a global movement based on the idea that, with evidence and analysis, we can do as much good as possible with the resources we have. González explains why he chose to donate a tenth of his income to charity and why more people should do the same ---Health for the Unhealthy highlights perspectives on public health that are rarely discussed, but that many people think about. Can you eat a bag of crisps a day without getting fat? Is it better to be active and overweight than to sit still and be thin? Should I smoke e-cigarettes or snuff? Should I give up meat and sugar or neither? Experts meet and answer questions they don't usually get asked. And politicians try to find out what they really want to achieve and in what way.Health for the unhealthy is led by the doctor Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI's communications officer Nicolina Söderqvist. ---Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a non-profit and politically independent think tank and meeting place that addresses the environmental and health problems of our time.Follow us on social media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephi_stockholm/X: https://x.com/ephi_thinktankFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentAndPublicHealthInstitute?locale=sv_SEHemsida: https://ephi.se/
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NEW EPISODE 🎙️ Last night in SwedenIn today's episode, we discuss gang crime and social unrest with Paulina Neuding, editorial writer and author. What's behind the trend, and why did it take so long for us to recognize the problem?

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NEW SECTION 🎙️ How can psychogenic symptoms be contagious? In this episode, we look at examples of ”contagious psychogenic conditions”, with Kjell Asplund discussing apathetic children as one of several examples. Kjell Asplund is a medical doctor, professor of medicine at Umeå University and former director of the National Board of Health and Welfare. He helps us understand why certain conditions become explosive in a society.

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Who is right in a fight - the one who shouts the loudest or the one who stays quiet the longest? In the latest episode of Health for the Unhealthy, we meet Hana Jamali and talk about different conflict styles. Tune in and listen!

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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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