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New method could add 80 organ donors a year in Sweden
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New method could add 80 organ donors a year in Sweden

Would you consider donating your organs after you die? For many, it's a difficult question to answer - and perhaps that's why so few people in Sweden register in the donation register. But healthcare is already allowed to use organs from people who have not registered in the donation register
Queuing initiative has left more urgent patients waiting, SVT reports
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Queuing initiative has left more urgent patients waiting, SVT reports

The government's billion-krona subsidy to shorten waiting times for cataract, hip replacement and prolapse surgeries has meant that patients with greater medical needs have had to wait, SVT reports.
New hospital method could bring 80 more organ donors a year
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New hospital method could bring 80 more organ donors a year

Would you consider donating your organs after you die? For many, it's a difficult question to answer - and perhaps that's why so few in Sweden register as donors. But healthcare is already allowed to use organs from people who have not registered in the donation register
New working method could add 80 organ donors a year in Sweden
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New working method could add 80 organ donors a year in Sweden

Would you consider donating your organs after you die? For many, it’s a difficult question to answer - and perhaps that’s why so few in Sweden register as donors. But healthcare is already allowed to use organs from people who have not registered in the donation register
Government orders stronger maternal and child health care after safety gaps found by Ivo
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Government orders stronger maternal and child health care after safety gaps found by Ivo

Patient safety in maternal healthcare, childbirth care and aftercare must be strengthened - based on deficiencies identified by the Swedish Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Ivo).
New website will make it easier to find estrogen medicines in Sweden
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New website will make it easier to find estrogen medicines in Sweden

In an effort to reduce the shortage of medicines for menopausal symptoms, it will be easier to see which products are available, including outside Sweden. It should not be up to each individual woman to hunt for medicines on the market, says Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD)
Six in 10 students with neuropsychiatric diagnoses fail to finish upper secondary school
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Six in 10 students with neuropsychiatric diagnoses fail to finish upper secondary school

Six out of ten people with a neuropsychiatric disability diagnosis did not complete upper secondary school. A follow-up of everyone born in 2000 shows major differences compared with those without such a diagnosis
Swedish AI outperforms doctors in spotting heart attack risk on X-rays
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Swedish AI outperforms doctors in spotting heart attack risk on X-rays

A new Swedish AI model has been shown to be better than human expertise at interpreting X-ray images and thus identifying people at risk of suffering a heart attack. For patients, this can be very important in understanding their future risk and how best to prevent a heart attack, says Johan Malmqvist, cardiologist and researcher at Karolinska Institutet
Sweden to launch new health programme for children and young people up to age 20
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Sweden to launch new health programme for children and young people up to age 20

Children and young people should be followed continuously through a health programme up to the age of 20. Today, the last visit to the child health centre is at the age of five, after that it becomes more fragmented, more random and more up to the parents, says Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD)
Center Party proposes investigation board after every child killed
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Center Party proposes investigation board after every child killed

Every time a child is killed, the National Board of Health and Welfare should appoint a disaster investigation commission, proposes Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, reports Göteborgs-Posten.
Severe sperm donor shortage across Sweden, waiting times grow long
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Severe sperm donor shortage across Sweden, waiting times grow long

There is a severe shortage of sperm donors across the country and waiting times are long. This is shown by a review by TT
Stroke deaths in Sweden have more than halved this century, new figures show
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Stroke deaths in Sweden have more than halved this century, new figures show

Stroke mortality has more than halved in Sweden during the 21st century. “We are seeing fantastic progress in preventive work,” says Kristina Sparreljung, Secretary General of the Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation
Nearly 2,000 have applied to change legal gender since new Swedish law took effect
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Nearly 2,000 have applied to change legal gender since new Swedish law took effect

Nearly 2,000 people have applied to change their legal gender since the new Gender Identity Act came into force just over a year ago, SVT reports.
Sweden prepares biggest reform ever in forensic psychiatry as state takeover is investigated
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Sweden prepares biggest reform ever in forensic psychiatry as state takeover is investigated

Forensic psychiatry is overcrowded, which has led to convicts being released while waiting for a place. An investigation is now being set up into how the state can fully or partially take over responsibility for care
Prostate enlargement affects 400,000 men in Sweden, support line opens for hidden condition
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Prostate enlargement affects 400,000 men in Sweden, support line opens for hidden condition

Hundreds of thousands of men in Sweden suffer from the hidden condition benign prostatic hyperplasia. Despite the name, it can be serious
Combination of medication and lifestyle changes works best for children with obesity, study finds
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Combination of medication and lifestyle changes works best for children with obesity, study finds

Obesity medication is increasing sharply among children and young people in Sweden. A new research review shows that a combination of medication and changed lifestyle habits is most effective for children and young people who need to lose weight
Fewer people are donating blood - worrying, says National Board of Health and Welfare
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Fewer people are donating blood - worrying, says National Board of Health and Welfare

The proportion of active blood donors fell to 2. 7 percent of the adult population last year
Women have the longest wait times in Swedish emergency rooms
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Women have the longest wait times in Swedish emergency rooms

Visits to Swedish emergency departments increased by three percent last year, new figures from the National Board of Health and Welfare show. In addition, the length of stay increased, and the increase was worst for women and the elderly
More care places in Sweden but continued shortage
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More care places in Sweden but continued shortage

The number of available care places is increasing in Sweden, according to the National Board of Health and Welfare.
More cases of bowel cancer are found early - take the test
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More cases of bowel cancer are found early - take the test

Thousands of Swedes are affected by bowel cancer every year. A new study now shows that many cases are being detected earlier
After Mette-Marit's illness: Willingness to donate organs increases
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After Mette-Marit's illness: Willingness to donate organs increases

In just a few days, the willingness to donate organs in Sweden increased noticeably. Camilla Olofsson at the National Board of Health and Welfare said this is probably due to the news that Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who has pneumonia, is currently waiting for a transplant
After abuse in elderly care, elderly people should be allowed to choose care staff
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After abuse in elderly care, elderly people should be allowed to choose care staff

Following reports of abuse in elderly care, the government wants older people to be able to choose the gender of their caregivers and to opt out of having care staff.
Children with defiance syndrome often missed by health care services
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Children with defiance syndrome often missed by health care services

Children with oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder are often missed by health care services, according to a new survey from the National Board of Health and Welfare.
Campaign aims to teach the public how to stop bleeding and perform CPR
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Campaign aims to teach the public how to stop bleeding and perform CPR

The National Board of Health and Welfare will carry out a national campaign to teach people how to stop bleeding and perform CPR. People are also being urged to donate blood
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