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Concerns Over Lowering Age of Criminal Responsibility to 14 in Sweden
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Concerns Over Lowering Age of Criminal Responsibility to 14 in Sweden

The Government is considering whether the age of criminal responsibility should be lowered to 14 years. This could lead to even younger children being recruited by gangs, warn police, prosecutors, and courts
40 Driving Licenses Revoked After Elevated Peth Test Results
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40 Driving Licenses Revoked After Elevated Peth Test Results

Last year, the Transport Agency revoked around 40 driving licenses where the reason was elevated peth values on two measurement occasions. The authority rejects the claims that thousands of driving licenses were revoked for that reason
Digital Healthcare Visit Now Sufficient for Legal Gender Change
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Digital Healthcare Visit Now Sufficient for Legal Gender Change

A digital healthcare visit can be enough to change one's legal gender. The details surrounding the new legislation are now clear and the goal is to make the process simple
Record Low Number of Children in Sheltered Housing Raises Safety Concerns
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Record Low Number of Children in Sheltered Housing Raises Safety Concerns

Never have so few children been allowed to accompany them to a sheltered accommodation as now. Last year's proportion was the lowest that the national association Unizon has ever measured in its accommodations
Healthcare to Enhance Detection of Violence Victims
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Healthcare to Enhance Detection of Violence Victims

Children and adults who are murdered in the home have often been in contact with healthcare before. Now, the National Board of Health and Welfare wants to help healthcare staff detect more victims of violence in time
New Protein Discovery Sheds Light on Post-Covid Inflammation
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New Protein Discovery Sheds Light on Post-Covid Inflammation

Researchers have discovered a set of proteins in the blood of individuals with severe symptoms of post-covid. This suggests that those affected may have an inflammation in the body
Experts Dismiss Kennedy's Autism Cause Claims as Unfounded
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Experts Dismiss Kennedy's Autism Cause Claims as Unfounded

In September, the cause of autism has been pinpointed by the USA - this has been stated by Health Minister Robert F. Kennedy Jr
ADHD Medication Use Nearly Doubles Among Young Swedish Women
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ADHD Medication Use Nearly Doubles Among Young Swedish Women

Almost a doubling. That's how much the collection of ADHD medication has increased among women over the past five years, according to the National Board of Health and Welfare
Extreme Weather and Viruses Threaten Global Blood Donation Supply
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Extreme Weather and Viruses Threaten Global Blood Donation Supply

Australia was hit by a blood shortage when an impending cyclone caused thousands of cancelled donations. A new study shows how a changed climate with extreme weather and new disease patterns risks threatening the blood supply chain
Healthcare Follow-Up Lacking for Chronic Disease Patients, Report Finds
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Healthcare Follow-Up Lacking for Chronic Disease Patients, Report Finds

The healthcare system's follow-up for individuals with chronic diseases is deficient, states the National Board of Health and Welfare in a new report.
Experts Criticize New Guidelines on Pregnancy Induction at 41 Weeks
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Experts Criticize New Guidelines on Pregnancy Induction at 41 Weeks

The National Board of Health and Welfare's new guidelines on the initiation of pregnant women receive harsh criticism from 15 experts in gynecology and obstetrics.
Young Men in Sweden Cut Risky Drinking by Half Over Two Decades
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Young Men in Sweden Cut Risky Drinking by Half Over Two Decades

Young people in Sweden are saying no to alcohol to an increasingly greater extent. According to a new compilation from IQ, the risky consumption has almost halved among young people over the last 20 years – and the greatest change is among men
Swedes Enjoy Longer Lives but Face Growing Health Inequality
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Swedes Enjoy Longer Lives but Face Growing Health Inequality

The Swedes' health is generally good and on average we live longer. But there are also inequalities that are worrying, according to a new report from the Public Health Agency
Sweden's Maternity Clinics See Care Improvements After Review
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Sweden's Maternity Clinics See Care Improvements After Review

There were deficiencies at all of the country's 45 maternity clinics when the Health and Care Inspectorate (Ivo) reviewed them last year. Now, 30 of them have improved their care and working methods
The Minister: ADHD diagnoses are sold for payment
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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)
Burnout syndrome to be removed: "I think it will get better"
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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
Clear: Botkyrka to pay back millions
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Clear: Botkyrka to pay back millions

Botkyrka is to pay back 9. 6 million kronor of the grant the municipality received for social initiatives in disadvantaged areas
The Government wants civil conscription in healthcare
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The Government wants civil conscription in healthcare

Already this fall, the National Board of Health and Welfare will submit its analysis of what a civil duty in healthcare could look like in the event of war.
Fighting Back: Misleading Information about Revoked Driver's Licenses
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Fighting Back: Misleading Information about Revoked Driver's Licenses

The Transport Agency has been accused of withdrawing driving licenses – despite the motorists having zero promille in their blood. Now the authority is fighting back
Medical Association: The State Should Be Responsible for Emergency Hospitals
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Medical Association: The State Should Be Responsible for Emergency Hospitals

The state must take over the responsibility for the emergency hospitals to ensure that healthcare is based on national needs and planned with long-term perspective, writes Elin Karlsson, chairperson of the Hospital Doctors, on Svenska Dagbladet's debate page.
At Least 20 Murdered Women Last Year – Meeting About Violence
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At Least 20 Murdered Women Last Year – Meeting About Violence

Violence against women continues in Sweden – and in 2024, at least 20 women were murdered. On Monday, a number of authority heads met to discuss how preventive work can be strengthened
Sweden's New Strategy to Help Youth Exit Crime Networks
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Sweden's New Strategy to Help Youth Exit Crime Networks

It is still few children and young people who get support to leave the criminal life, simply because the authorities do not find them. Now, the police have developed a new internal support material to make it easier for them to be identified
Ängelholm municipality is putting stop to Bloody Activity in Gym
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Ängelholm municipality is putting stop to Bloody Activity in Gym

Under so-called body suspension, hooks are pulled through the skin of the participants, who are then hoisted into the air, hanging in their own skin. Now, Ängelholm municipality is putting a stop to the rental of a gym to the activity, citing that it is too bloody, reports HD/Sydsvenskan
Fewer patients received psychiatric compulsory care
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Fewer patients received psychiatric compulsory care

Barely 500 fewer patients were treated according to the law on psychiatric compulsory care, LPT, in 2023 compared to 2022. This is shown by fresh figures from the National Board of Health and Welfare
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