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172. Frozen after death

We meet futurologist Anders Sandberg who explains why his head should be kept frozen after his death and then hopefully brought back to life. 

171. Nationalization of health care

Jean-Luc Af Geijerstam, Director General of the Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis, explains the advantages and disadvantages of a state-run healthcare system compared to today's regionally run system. 

169. All about stem cells

Pain specialist Torbjörn Ogéus treats osteoarthritis using stem cells. In this episode, he talks about the potential of this new technology, but also about the policies that are holding it back.

168. Preventive care in the United States

We travel to New York to learn about the US healthcare system. In this episode, we meet cardiologist Jeffrey S Berger, who runs NYU Langone's Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.

166. should women menstruate?

Helena Kopp Kallner, consultant at Danderyd Hospital's women's clinic, believes that women do not need to bleed. Kopp Kallner explains why she is skeptical of the argument that natural is always best.

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. 

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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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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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