Treatment-resistant gonorrhea is increasing in Sweden. In addition, more people are now being infected with the antibiotic-resistant form of gonorrhea in the country. It is alarming, Thomas Åkerlund at the Swedish Public Health Agency told TT.
SwedenStarting next year, the chickenpox vaccine will be offered as part of the general vaccination program. It will be free for all children who have not already had chickenpox.
SwedenMany LGBT people experience discrimination and offensive treatment in their everyday lives. A significant number have also been subjected to sexual violence at some point, according to a new report from the Swedish Public Health Agency.
SwedenTick bites have caused TBE cases to surge this summer. To protect yourself, vaccination is recommended. You have full protection two weeks after the third dose, says Ulrika Marking at the Swedish Public Health Agency.
SwedenThe number of cases of TBE infection from tick bites is steadily increasing. This year, 213 people have been infected - a clear increase compared with previous years.
SwedenHeat waves have a severe impact on the health of the elderly and can be life-threatening in the worst case. Now the government is introducing stricter requirements to regulate the maximum indoor temperature in housing for the elderly and disabled.
SwedenOutdoor workers are at risk of ticks and TBE. But farmers and forestry workers often lack protection against the disease, which can have serious consequences. When people have not experienced the disease themselves, they believe the risk is low, says researcher Junwen Guo.
SwedenGet answers to the questions of why and gain understanding. That is the task of the Public Health Agency's newly launched investigation unit, which will investigate all suicides among children under the age of 18.
SwedenMartina Gustavsson works as a nurse in Ebola-hit eastern Congo-Kinshasa, where hundreds have died from the hemorrhagic fever. But she is not worried about herself. If you know how to protect yourself, you need to be vigilant, but not afraid, she says.
WorldThe Public Health Agency of Sweden has now been tasked with reviewing the risks of generative AI to the mental health and well-being of children and young people. Recommendations will be presented in a year.
SwedenSMHI is warning of high temperatures in several parts of the country this weekend. The warnings are primarily for at-risk groups, including the elderly. Avoid the sun, says professor of geriatrics Sölve Elmståhl.
SwedenWash knives and cutting boards, and wash your hands - this is how you avoid the intestinal bacterium Campylobacter. There is a clear increase in cases during June, July and August, says Catarina Flink, a microbiologist at the Swedish National Food Agency.
SwedenThe shingles vaccine Shingrix is now available again in Sweden after being withdrawn for over six months.
SwedenThe elderly, children under five, pregnant women, and the chronically ill are very vulnerable when this weekend's heat wave hits Sweden. The most important thing is to stay where it is coolest and to drink plenty of fluids and eat regularly, says Elin Andersson, an investigator at the Public Health Agency.
SwedenStarting this fall, everyone in Sweden aged 65 and over will be offered a free pneumococcal vaccine.
SwedenChildren under 13 should not have a smartphone, according to the Public Health Agency. The Internet Foundation says the new recommendation is not only good. There are several sides to this coin, says Jannike Tillå, head of communications and community benefit.
SwedenChildren should not be given a smartphone before the age of 13, according to a new recommendation from the Swedish Public Health Agency (FHM).
SwedenThe government announced in a press release that the Public Health Agency has been tasked with "ensuring good access to certain antibiotics."
SwedenWhen the alarm goes off, it's a given. The staff at the safety laboratory in Stockholm should be on site within two hours. As the only laboratory in the Nordic region, it receives samples with suspected Ebola and other particularly dangerous infectious agents. "Of course, we review the procedures when there is an ongoing outbreak in the world," says unit head Johan Aarum.
SwedenAround half of Swedes are satisfied with their sex lives. However, in certain age groups, half of women say they are not interested in sex, according to a new report from the Swedish Public Health Agency.
SwedenPut your cell phone away when you spend time with your children. Introduce cell phone-free zones at home. That is the Public Health Agency's message to parents.
SwedenA child wounded by a grenade prompted suspicions of Ebola infection on the operating table. The deadly hemorrhagic fever is spreading amid a raging war that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, many of them children. The outbreak is truly a nightmare, says Dr. Babou Rukengeza.
WorldSweden has achieved the goal of having fewer than five percent of the population smoke regularly - and is therefore considered smoke-free. It is an incredible development that you can reduce harmful behavior this much, says Mats Ramstedt, research manager at the Central Association for Alcohol and Drug Education (CAN).
SwedenThe Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa is growing. The spread of the deadly virus has likely been going on under the radar for a long time. "At least several weeks, probably months," says Esther Sterk, who is on site in Congo-Kinshasa for Doctors Without Borders, to TT.
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