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'Doctors can recommend homeopathy': court

Science & Technology: 24 Sep 11
Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court is opening for doctors to recommend homeopathic cures for patients, sparking criticism from the Swedish Medical Association. READ »

Contraceptive coil miss causes 25 years of pain

National: 13 Jul 11
Chronic pain, bleeding and a miscarriage – these were all ailments that befell a woman from the north of Sweden, caused by a forgotten contraceptive coil lodged in her body for a quarter of a century. READ »

Court strips licence of sex offender doc

Society: 18 Mar 11
A Swedish appeals court has revoked the licence of a Stockholm-area doctor who has previously been convicted of child sex offences and has admitted to substance abuse problems. READ »

Sweden 'swamped' by malpractice complaints

Science & Technology: 7 Mar 11
Swedish health authorities haven't dealt with a single malpractice case since taking over responsibility for managing patient complaints at the start of the year. READ »

Alcoholic doc allowed to keep practicing

Society: 5 Mar 11
Sweden's top medical ethics body has ruled that a Stockholm-area doctor's alcohol problems are no reason to strip him of his licence to practice medicine. READ »

Doc convicted of rape may lose licence

Society: 7 Jan 11
A Stockholm-area doctor who was sentenced to two years in prison for raping a patient during "touch therapy" sessions risks having his licence revoked. READ »

Swedish medical errors prove ever more costly

Business & Money: 4 Jan 11
The cost of paying for harm done to patients in the Swedish healthcare system has nearly doubled in the last decade, according to a new report. READ »

Woman left with longer leg after failed hip op

Science & Technology: 11 Aug 10
A Swedish woman has reported two doctors for bit having told her that her hip operation was unsuccessful and left her to find out for herself that her walking problems were caused by having one leg "much longer" than the other. READ »

98-year-old reports doc over early death cert

National: 6 Jul 10
A 98-year-old woman in Trollhättan in western Sweden has reported a doctor for issuing her a death certificate despite the fact that she remains very much alive. READ »

Dodgy dentist repaired same tooth 71 times

Society: 30 Dec 09
A dentist from Gothenburg in western Sweden has been reported for malpractice by a patient who claims he had the same teeth repaired dozens of times. READ »

Shock therapy on the rise in Sweden: report

Society: 18 Nov 09
Swedish hospitals are increasingly turning to electroshock therapy to treat depression, but have failed to adequately warn patients about the risk for memory loss associated with the treatment, a new investigation reveals. READ »

Unborn child 'nearly killed' due to doc's error

Society: 14 Sep 09
A 24-year old mother-to-be from Stockholm nearly aborted her own child after a doctor wrongly diagnosed her as having had a delayed miscarriage. READ »

Swedish surgeon warned after removing wrong organ

Science & Technology: 26 Aug 09
A pregnant woman went to the doctor complaining of stomach pains. The doctor suspected appendicitis and decided to operate, but instead of removing the offending organ the surgeon removed her ovary. READ »

Doctors miss fist-sized brain tumour

Science & Technology: 6 Aug 09
A Swedish woman in southern Sweden has reported four physicians to a national body that assesses medical negligence after they missed a brain tumour the size of a fist. READ »

Couple dubbed racists in son's health records

Society: 13 Jul 09
A woman has reported a hospital in western Sweden to national authorities after discovering she and her husband had been described as racists in their son's medical records. READ »

How do I know whether my doctor is any good?

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Jul 09
Ask The Local: Doctors in Sweden aren't immune to making mistakes. We offer some suggestions about how to learn more about your doctor's past performance. READ »

Doctors missed pencil in Swedish boy's brain

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 08
Two doctors from Karlskrona in southern Sweden have been reprimanded for failing to spot the five centimetre chunk of a pencil lodged in the brain of a 14-year-old boy. READ »

Heart patient died while doctor slept

Society: 17 Dec 08
An anesthesiologist who was asleep wearing earplugs while on-call at a Swedish hospital is facing disciplinary action after missing an alert that a patient’s heart had stopped. READ »

More Swedish docs fear malpractice complaints

Science & Technology: 24 Jul 08
Malpractice fears have Swedish doctors spending an increasing amount of their time performing diagnoses which are not medically necessary, according to a new study. READ »

'Too fat to be a father'

Society: 8 Aug 07
Jan Karlsson from Tibro in western Sweden has been told by staff at an artificial insemination clinic that he is too fat to become a father. READ »


Highlights from Follow Sweden

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »


Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »

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The Local's Oliver Gee finds out why the star of Sweden's version of 'The Office' thinks Sweden is the most PC country in the world
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'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report
Alexander Lervik and Johan Carper
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Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind
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Star Wars in Swedish causes fan outrage
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What's On: The Local's guide to upcoming attractions and events in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
OLIKA Publishing
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The Swedish language needs a new pronoun free of preconceived notions about gender, a Swedish linguist and representatives from a publishing house argue
Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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GALLERY »
An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
Georgios M.W (File)
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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
Photo: Fredrik Persson/Scanpix
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A duvet cover designed to look like cardboard boxes, on sale at a luxury department store in Stockholm, has some arguing that the city's homeless are being exploited for profit.
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LIFESTYLE »
Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
Q&A with Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley
LIFESTYLE »
Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
Photo: Screenshot YouTube
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Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world!
Photo: Sony Pictures
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How Millennium films tap deep into Swedish angst
Photo: Helena Wahlman
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Braving the cold: Ten reasons to spend winter in Sweden
Photo: ECLA
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A truly international education at the heart of Berlin
Highlights from Follow Sweden
Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.



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