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Fasting Three Days a Week Yields Greater Weight Loss Than Calorie Cutting

Fasting certain days of the week led to a greater weight loss than adhering to a diet with limited calorie intake. This is shown by a fresh study of individuals with overweight and obesity.

Fasting Three Days a Week Yields Greater Weight Loss Than Calorie Cutting

23andMe Files for Bankruptcy: Users Urged to Delete DNA Data

Millions of people have bought DNA tests from 23andme. Now the company has applied for bankruptcy protection and the assets are being sold to the highest bidder.

23andMe Files for Bankruptcy: Users Urged to Delete DNA Data

Astronauts Return After 9 Months in Space: Health Challenges Await

The planned eight days on the International Space Station turned into nine months for the Americans Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. On Tuesday, they splashed down into the sea off the coast of Florida.

Astronauts Return After 9 Months in Space: Health Challenges Await

All newborns to receive medicine against RS virus

All newborns will from next winter receive preventive medicine against RS-virus, according to a new recommendation. .

All newborns to receive medicine against RS virus

The Minister: ADHD diagnoses are sold for payment

The Government wants to investigate private actors offering assessments for ADHD diagnoses. There is a structure here that in practice means selling diagnoses for payment, says Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD).

The Minister: ADHD diagnoses are sold for payment

Burnout syndrome to be removed: "I think it will get better"

Tens of thousands of people are sick-listed every year for burnout syndrome. Now the diagnosis is disappearing.

Burnout syndrome to be removed: "I think it will get better"

Researchers' trick against ill health – raise the tax

Higher tax on French fries and soda and lower on fruit and beans. With food tax shift, researchers hope to get us to eat better and healthier food.

Researchers' trick against ill health – raise the tax

Iran's Ambassador Summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs over Djalali's Health

Iran's ambassador has been "urgently" summoned to the Foreign Ministry since receiving information that the health of the death-sentenced Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali has deteriorated. .

Iran's Ambassador Summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs over Djalali's Health

Sweden's Karolinska University Hospital: "The World's Fifth Best Hospital"

Fifth best in the world and best in Europe. Karolinska University Hospital is pushing its way to the top of Newsweek magazine's list of the world's best hospitals.

Sweden's Karolinska University Hospital: "The World's Fifth Best Hospital"

Certain antidepressants can affect dementia

Some antidepressant medications are linked to a faster deterioration of the brain's abilities in dementia. And some types of medications seem to affect more than others, according to new research.

Certain antidepressants can affect dementia

Treatment of Childhood Obesity Yields Long-Term Results

Children with obesity run an increased risk of several other diseases such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. But those who receive effective treatment can reduce the risks in the long term.

Treatment of Childhood Obesity Yields Long-Term Results

This is how cancer-stricken children can be treated more effectively

Children's immune system responds differently compared to adults' in cancer, shows a Swedish study. The results can lead to more individually tailored treatments for children with cancer.

This is how cancer-stricken children can be treated more effectively

The Tip for Quitting Vapes

Did "stop vaping" make it into your New Year's resolution? Then there are a few methods that seem more effective than others, according to a new review. .

The Tip for Quitting Vapes

Expert: ADHD is not a disease, but a social issue

The entire society needs to change to handle the ADHD pressure that is currently burdening child and adolescent psychiatry. This is the opinion of Sven Bölte, professor at the Karolinska Institute.

Expert: ADHD is not a disease, but a social issue

Djalali: I am helplessly left behind

When Swedes Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi were released in exchange for Hamid Noury, who was convicted of war crimes, Ahmadreza Djalali was left behind in an Iranian prison. "I am still helplessly left behind with a constant risk of being executed," he says to SVT News in an audio recording.

Djalali: I am helplessly left behind

Long wait for new Alzheimer's drug

After years of waiting, the message came: the EU's pharmaceutical authority says yes to the drug lecanemab against Alzheimer's. But the question is which patients can be treated, and when – and if it is introduced in the country's regions at all.

Long wait for new Alzheimer's drug

Violence increases the risk of suicide attempts

To be exposed to violence increases the risk of depression, anxiety, and premature death. The risk also persists for several years, shows new research.

Violence increases the risk of suicide attempts

The Government Dissatisfied with Dietary Guidelines on Meat and Charcuterie

There will be no new dietary advice at the turn of the year. The government was dissatisfied with the National Food Agency's recommendations for reduced consumption of meat and charcuterie.

The Government Dissatisfied with Dietary Guidelines on Meat and Charcuterie

More people identify as bisexual

The proportion of Stockholm residents who identify as bisexual has almost doubled in ten years. The group now constitutes the largest sexual minority according to a new survey.

More people identify as bisexual

Rush for HPV vaccine – free jab extended

The goal is to eradicate cervical cancer by 2027. It is possible to achieve – if 70 per cent of women born 1994–1999 are vaccinated.

Rush for HPV vaccine – free jab extended

Expert: For some, the diagnosis becomes an identity

The number of people receiving an autism diagnosis has increased sharply over the past ten years, primarily among girls. High demands in school and working life are part of the explanation, according to psychiatrist Sven Bölte.

Expert: For some, the diagnosis becomes an identity

Complicated pregnancies lead to fewer children

Women who experience severe complications during their first pregnancy or childbirth may refrain from having more children. Lack of support may be behind this, according to new research.

Complicated pregnancies lead to fewer children

Decreased mortality in heart failure

Mortality in heart failure has decreased in Sweden. Over the past 20 years, treatments have increased the chances of survival, but the diagnosis of heart failure is still serious.

Decreased mortality in heart failure

How much PFAS is in our drinking water

Eternal chemicals PFAS are discovered in almost all drinking water. In at least three municipalities, the levels exceed the limit values for four specifically designated substances.

How much PFAS is in our drinking water