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Swedish woman swallows scalpels – dies

Society: 10 May 12
A patient at a Swedish psychiatric ward has died after swallowing two surgical implements while visiting a medical facility in Växjö in central Sweden. READ »

'Sweden isn't a socialist hell hole after all'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 May 12
Sweden can be eye-opening for any foreigner, but for American Carmen Price, it took more time than she expected in Sweden to disarm her American cultural defense mechanisms. READ »

'Unlike Sweden, when you call an ambulance in the US, it comes'

Analysis & Opinion: 3 May 12
After her child suffered a serious injury in Sweden and no ambulance was sent, US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt was left feeling especially vulnerable. READ »

‘Sleeping’ patient was actually dead

Science & Technology: 3 May 12
A care home resident in western Sweden who was thought to be asleep on the floor was repeatedly ignored by nurses and eventually declared dead by an on-duty doctor. READ »

Wage deal keeps Sweden airport buses running

Business & Money: 24 Apr 12
A planned solidarity strike by drivers of airport buses in Sweden has been called off after a public sector healthcare union reached a new wage agreement. READ »

Stoned Swedish nurse ignored suffering patient

Science & Technology: 13 Apr 12
A Swedish night shift nurse has been fired from a Gothenburg hospital for being high on cannabis and failing to notice a patient's rapidly deteriorating condition. READ »

Man dies after twenty doctors ‘miss’ his cancer

National: 23 Mar 12
Some twenty physicians in northwestern Sweden failed to realize that a patient was suffering from cancer of the larynx until a few weeks before he died. READ »

Man dies after hospital mistakes stroke for drugs

National: 16 Mar 12
A Swedish man who had suffered a stroke later died in hospital after staff mistakenly thought he was on drugs, prompting the family to file a police report. READ »

'Sweden is not gender equal': minister

Society: 8 Mar 12
Sweden’s equality minister has spoken out about the lack of gender equality in Sweden, after a recent poll showed that the majority of Swedes believe the country is not gender equal. READ »

Patient dies after being hit by hospital door

Science & Technology: 22 Feb 12
A patient exiting a Stockholm-area hospital has died after slamming into an automatic door. READ »

'Being a stay-at-home mum is easier for expats'

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Feb 12
Although parenthood is never simple, US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt finds that being a stay-at-home-mum might be just that bit easier if you're an ex-pat than amid your peers at home. READ »

Agency to probe doc who broke baby’s neck

National: 10 Feb 12
A doctor in central Sweden who broke the neck of an infant during a 55 hour long delivery, is being investigated by the National Board of Health and Welfare. READ »

17-year-old dies after ambulance no-show

National: 9 Feb 12
Swedish emergency response service SOS Alarm has reported the death of a teenage boy to the National Board of Health and Welfare after the ambulance never turned up and his parents had to drive him to hospital. READ »

Löfven won’t block profits in care sector

Politics: 3 Feb 12
New Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven has ruled out the possibility of forbidding companies from making profits in the care sector. READ »

Police close entrance to Malmö hospital

National: 3 Feb 12
Police in Malmö have taken the unusual decision to cordon off the entrance to the accident and emergency department at the Skåne University Hospital following the latest in a rising number of fatal shooting incidents. READ »

Nurse rapped for posting X-ray on Facebook

National: 3 Feb 12
A nurse in south west Sweden has been reprimanded for putting up an X-ray photo of someone's skull on his Facebook page. READ »

Swedish consumers 'less happy' in 2011

Business & Money: 23 Jan 12
Swedish consumers were less satisfied in their relation to companies, organizations, and government agencies in 2011 than in 2010, according to a new report. READ »

Resistant bacteria kills baby in Swedish hospital

Science & Technology: 3 Jan 12
A prematurely born baby, being treated in a Swedish hospital, died after being subjected to multi resistant bacteria, according to a new report. READ »

More money for parents and less for smokers in 2012

Politics: 31 Dec 11
Tobacco users in Sweden will have to dig deeper into their wallets as another tax increase comes into force in the new year, while parental leave benefits as well as housing allowances are set to increase starting on January 1st. READ »

Somalis 'shut out' of Sweden's health system

Science & Technology: 28 Dec 11
Many Somalis in Sweden feel dismissed when visiting a doctor in Sweden, according to a new study, which shows that many end up looking abroad for medical treatment as a result. READ »

Patient dies after nine-hour ER wait

Science & Technology: 27 Dec 11
A patient who was forced to wait for nine hours in the emergency room at a hospital in Gothenburg in western Sweden died just fifteen minutes after finally being admitted. READ »

Sweden earmarks billions for elderly care boost

Business & Money: 15 Dec 11
In the wake of a series of nursing home scandals in Sweden over the last few months, the government on Thursday pledged to invest 4.3 billion kronor ($617 million) into elderly care over the next few years. READ »

Social Democrats tighten stance on care profits

Politics: 4 Dec 11
The Social Democrats promise to tighten their stance on profit making in the welfare system, with leader Håkan Juholt wanting to tear up the party's decision on the issue from 2009. READ »

Hospitals 'clueless' about drug side effects

Science & Technology: 21 Nov 11
Despite tens of thousands of patients coming down with diseases caused by medications they're taking, awareness of the problem remains low at Sweden's emergency hospitals, according to a recent report. READ »

Sweden acts to curb corporate tax-avoidance

Business & Money: 14 Nov 11
Finance minister Anders Borg announced plans on Monday to close loopholes in the Swedish tax code following criticism that healthcare companies are using complicated schemes to avoid paying taxes in Sweden. READ »

Stockholm drops controversial care firm

Science & Technology: 14 Nov 11
The city of Stockholm said Monday that it would scrap its contract with Carema Care while the government launched an inquiry in the wake of growing concerns about the health care company's management of several elderly care homes. READ »

'Secret' bonus scheme at nursing homes revealed

National: 6 Nov 11
Swedish health care provider Carema has received another blow as a "secret" bonus program for managers was revealed just days after staff told how high-savings initiatives have led to neglect of the elderly in their care. READ »

Patient deaths prompt Swedish healthcare audit

Politics: 29 Oct 11
After a number of cases of patients being denied care, sometimes with lethal outcomes, Sweden’s public healthcare system is set to be audited. READ »

Inmate commits suicide at Swedish prison

National: 24 Aug 11
A man in his forties was found dead in his cell at a prison in Gothenburg on Tuesday morning, with the authorities confirming that he had taken his own life. READ »

Swedish lesbians forced to pay more for sperm

Science & Technology: 8 Aug 11
Artificial insemination costs vary widely across Sweden, forcing some same-sex couples to pay significantly more than heterosexual couples who save thousands of kronor by bringing their own sperm. READ »

Gonorrhoea on the rise in Stockholm: report

National: 31 Jul 11
A recipe of summer fun, a little sun, and unprotected sex have brought a spike in the number of cases of gonorrhoea in Stockholm, according to new statistics. READ »

Nurse charged over ambulance call fatality

National: 28 Jul 11
A nurse formerly employed at emergency services operator SOS Alarm has been charged with aggravated manslaughter for refusing to dispatch an ambulance to a dying 23-year-old, the prosecutor has confirmed. READ »

Louise, 34, loses breast 'by mistake'

Science & Technology: 19 Jul 11
A woman who had her breast removed in a Swedish hospital after being told that she had cancer, has since discovered that she was in fact cancer-free and her breast had been removed for no medical reason. READ »

Green Party hopes to lure Swedish youth back to school

Education: 3 Jul 11
One in four Swedes leave their teenage years behind without completing high school, costing society six billion kronor ($957 million) per annum, according to the Green Party, who want to facilitate a return to the school desk. READ »

Multi-resistant bacteria found in Sweden

National: 16 Jun 11
Two Swedes have been confirmed as infected by the multi-resistant bacteria MRSP, marking the first time such infections have been detected in humans in Sweden. READ »

Ambulance call denied: woman 'was still talking'

National: 14 Jun 11
A woman from northern Sweden died after four calls placed over a four day period requesting to have an ambulance sent to her home were ignored. READ »

Swedish woman dies after ambulance no show

Society: 1 Jun 11
A Swedish woman died in hospital after being forced to call for an ambulance four times, according to a report filed with the National Board of Health and Welfare. READ »

Check your cucumbers: Swedish food agency

National: 27 May 11
Swedish food authorities on Friday urged grocers to trace the origins of their cucumbers, as more Swedes reported suffering from symptoms of illnesses related to a the E. coli bacteria traced to Spanish cucumbers. READ »

Sweden plans to centralise cancer care

Politics: 23 May 11
Sweden plans to reduce the number of locations patients can receive care for certain types of cancer, in the hope of improving the overall quality of the care provided. READ »

New Swedish doc probed for missed cancer cases

Science & Technology: 19 May 11
Linköping University Hospital in central Sweden announced plans to review diagnoses by a doctor previously reported seven times for misdiagnosing cancer following revelations of similar errors at a Gothenburg hospital. READ »

Swedish doc missed 27 skin cancer cases

Science & Technology: 18 May 11
A doctor employed at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg in western Sweden missed at least 27 skin cancer diagnoses over a period of several years, the hospital confirmed on Wednesday. READ »

SOS service under review after ambulance errors

National: 17 May 11
Sweden's emergency response service SOS Alarm has been put under review by the health board after a man died after being refused an ambulance and a series of other recent cases deemed to endanger the welfare of patients. READ »

Swedish doc tore baby's windpipe during delivery

Society: 6 May 11
The delivery of a baby at a Stockholm hospital turned into a struggle of life and death when the doctor pulled and tugged to get the baby out, causing multiple brain haemorrhages and a torn windpipe. READ »

Man died after calls for ambulance ignored

National: 13 Apr 11
A 23-year-old man from Stockholm died after emergency help line operators opted not to send an ambulance, despite the man's repeated calls for help. READ »

More Swedish children thought to suffer from narcolepsy

Science & Technology: 10 Apr 11
There may be many more children than previously thought who have suffered from narcolepsy as a side effect of the swine flu vaccine. The Swedish drug authority is reviewing the records of some 135 cases. READ »

Doctor visit text reminders violate patient privacy: health board

Science & Technology: 8 Apr 11
Text message reminders for appointments with doctors or dentists may soon be a thing of the past in Sweden, as they have been found to be in breach of patient confidentiality. READ »

Fruits, vegetables may trigger child allergies

Science & Technology: 13 Feb 11
A new study led by a Karolinska Institute researcher suggests that fruit and vegetable consumption may actually trigger allergies in children. READ »

Swedish girl crushed to death in hospital bed

National: 8 Feb 11
A six-year-old girl has died after she became trapped in a hospital bed at a health care clinic in western Sweden. READ »

High earners jump surgery queue: study

Science & Technology: 3 Feb 11
Wait times for general surgery are 34 percent shorter for people with high incomes compared to those with lower salaries, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Hospital cleared in probe of Anna Lindh's care

National: 31 Jan 11
Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare said Monday that its review of her case revealed no grounds to criticise the care administered to former foreign minister Anna Lindh, following a fatal knife attack in 2003. READ »

Nurse tells Ukrainian to 'go home' after complaint

Science & Technology: 28 Jan 11
A Ukrainian woman who sought a referral for an endocrinologist in Sweden was told to go back to Ukraine after expressing her frustrations to a nurse. READ »

Gothenburg woman with syphilis sold sex

Society: 20 Jan 11
A woman with syphilis sold sex in Gothenburg through most of the autumn of 2010 without informing clients that she had the disease, according to a news report. READ »

Patient swallows Swedish dentist's drill bit

Science & Technology: 19 Jan 11
What was supposed to be a routine dental cleaning spiraled out of control for a patient in central Sweden when the end of the dentist's tool came loose. READ »

'Elderly coordinator' to fix health care problems

Society: 12 Jan 11
Sweden has appointed a special elderly care coordinator to help address deficiencies in healthcare and other services the country provides its older residents. READ »

Man's penis amputated following misdiagnosis

Science & Technology: 29 Dec 10
A Swedish man was forced to have his penis amputated after waiting more than a year to learn he had cancer. READ »

Sweden best for Nordic cancer care: study

Science & Technology: 22 Dec 10
Sweden offers the best care and chance of survival against cancer in the Nordic countries, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical journal. READ »

Non-European execs scarce in Sweden: study

Business & Money: 3 Dec 10
People with non-European backgrounds remain largely absent from the upper echelons of Sweden’s publicly traded companies, according to a new report. READ »

Swedish law behind rise in HIV cases: experts

Science & Technology: 1 Dec 10
Four experts on HIV and criminal law have called for an overhaul of the law against infectious diseases act on World AIDS Day, alleging that the duty of disclosure has resulted in a spike in new Swedish HIV cases. READ »

Swedish woman in coma after botched breast op

Society: 17 Nov 10
A Swedish woman who underwent breast enlargement surgery in Poland after booking with a medical tourism company remains in a coma three months after the operation. READ »

Sweden to launch online access to medical files

Science & Technology: 11 Nov 10
Patients and medical professionals in Sweden will soon be able access electronic medical records online, a government health official announced this week. READ »

Investor 'ready to invest' as assets climb

Business & Money: 13 Oct 10
Swedish holding firm and Wallenberg family powerhouse Investor indicated in its interim report that it is prepared to dig deep and invest when the time is right, as its asset portfolio showed a 9 percent increase. READ »

Swede 'engulfed in flames' after US surgery

Science & Technology: 11 Oct 10
A Swedish woman who received burns on several parts of her body during a surgical procedure at a hospital in the United States is suing for negligence in a US court. READ »

Social insurance agency blamed for man's suicide

Society: 7 Oct 10
A man who had been suffering from depression took his own life just two weeks after being told by the Social Insurance Agency that he should seek full-time work, the man's relatives have told a welfare board inquiry. READ »

Swedish towns strained by asylum seeker spike

National: 6 Oct 10
Swedish municipalities are feeling the squeeze from a large onslaught of asylum seekers, forcing many to live in rented camps and other temporary accommodations to deal with the acute housing shortage. READ »

Live Blog: parliament opens

Politics: 5 Oct 10
Another eventful day in Swedish politics has come to a close with Fredrik Reinfeldt having presented his new government, the Sweden Democrats having added a little colour and outraged drama, and the king having calmly reminded the Riksdag of its role as a bastion of Swedish democracy. READ »

Hospital demands probe of Anna Lindh's care

National: 29 Sep 10
Karolinska University Hospital has requested an inquiry into the care it gave former foreign minister Anna Lindh after her fatal stabbing in September 2003. READ »

Apple's iPad set to land in Sweden in November

Business & Money: 28 Sep 10
Apple plans to launch its iPad tablet computer in Sweden in November, according to media reports, but the company's choice of mobile operator remains unclear. READ »

Live Blog: election night in Sweden

Politics: 20 Sep 10
The Local's correspondents bring you all the latest news from the Swedish election, live from the main parties' headquarters in Stockholm. See the drama unfold live here. READ »

Election Q&A: the Social Democratic Party

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with Social Democratic Party Secretary Ibrahim Baylan to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues. READ »

Election Q&A: the Liberal Party

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with Liberal Party senior political advisor Therese Wallqvister and Riksdag secretariat foreign and defence policy political secretary Cindy Sturesson to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues. READ »

Election Q&A: the Left Party

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with the Left Party's Stefan Kudryk to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues. READ »

No rule change despite organ donor decline

National: 30 Aug 10
The number of organ donors in Sweden has declined for the second consecutive year, and is now at an eight year low, new statistics show. Despite the situation the welfare board has no plans to review guidelines for respirator care. READ »

Swedish feels the squeeze in Finland

Lifestyle: 19 Aug 10
Swedish has been spoken in Finland for hundreds of years, yet declining numbers of speakers and a lack of support from many Finnish speakers mean the language is under pressure like never before, writes Carina Chela. READ »

Sweden probes swine flu vaccine for narcolepsy

Science & Technology: 19 Aug 10
The Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) began an inquiry on Wednesday into vaccinations for swine flu made by British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline suspected of provoking narcolepsy. READ »

Government urges commission on Roma

Politics: 30 Jul 10
A truth commission is one of the proposals the Delegation for Romani Affairs delivered to cabinet minister Nyamko Sabuni on Friday. READ »

Pride kicks off with distinct electoral theme

Society: 26 Jul 10
Stockholm's Pride Festival kicks off on Monday with a distinct emphasis on the upcoming autumn election, including a party leader debate on Friday. READ »

Underweight kids have higher tooth decay risk

Science & Technology: 23 Jul 10
Underweight children are at three times' greater risk of tooth decay as normal weight children, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Patient treatment stopped due to faulty IT

Society: 21 Jul 10
Doctors were forced to suspend treatment of a patient with a heart condition when the hospital's IT department suddenly took control of a medical computer. READ »

Jobs in focus during party leader debate

Politics: 16 Jun 10
The jobs, the environment and unemployment were the dominant themes in the party leaders' debate in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, on Wednesday. READ »

Superbugs on the rise in Sweden

Society: 1 Jun 10
The number of cases of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in Sweden rose sharply last year, a worrying development, researchers say. READ »

Vacancies increase in first quarter

Business & Money: 18 May 10
After seven straight quarters of a steady decline in the number of available jobs, the demand for labour has increased in the first quarter. READ »

30 Swedish firms in Forbes Global 2000

Business & Money: 12 May 10
Forbes Magazine has included 30 Swedish companies on its list of the world's most successful major companies, including Nordea Bank, ABB and H&M. READ »

Swedes fantasize about group sex: study

Society: 11 May 10
Swedes are least satisfied with their sex lives while they fantasise the most about group sex, according to a new survey of sexually active people in four Nordic countries. READ »

Ericsson predicts mobile broadband boom

Business & Money: 5 May 10
Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg has said the company has good long-term growth prospects, predicting that the company will work to grow at a faster pace than the market. READ »

Swedish pavilion at Expo aims to strengthen country's brand

National: 30 Apr 10
The Swedish Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo, which opens on Saturday in Shanghai, aims to both increase Sweden's visibility in China and promote trade in the country. READ »

The hospital that puts children first

Society: 28 Apr 10
Martina Children's Hospital in Stockholm is based on a unique concept that bypasses the general practitioner to give children direct access to pediatric specialists. READ »

AstraZeneca fined for anti-psychotic drug

Business & Money: 28 Apr 10
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has agreed to pay a $510 million fine to settle a case alleging that it illegally marketed an anti-psychotic drug, the US justice department has confirmed. READ »

Paralysed woman has right to die: health board

Society: 26 Apr 10
The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare has advised that a 32-year-old woman who is completely paralysed and has been on a respirator since she was six has the right to decide to terminate her treatment. READ »

'Influenza vaccine has no effect': study

Science & Technology: 17 Feb 10
There is no evidence to support the contention that the influenza vaccine administered to the over 65s is of any more use than opening the windows and washing your hands, a new study claims. READ »

Dental service probed as girl dies after toothache

Society: 9 Feb 10
The Swedish Welfare Board is set to investigate the Swedish Public Dental Service after a nine-year-old girl died following repeated visits to the dentist complaining of toothache and an abscess. READ »

February in Sweden: No sex please, we're cold

Lifestyle: 4 Feb 10
The Year in Sweden - February: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

'Send Swedes to Latvia for operations'

Education: 20 Jan 10
The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga is planning to start a Swedish-owned hospital in the Latvian capital in order to raise the standards of the country's hospitals and to remove some of the burden from the Swedish healthcare system. READ »

Older Europeans drinking more: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 21 Sep 09
Alcohol consumption is on the rise among older Europeans, a new Swedish study shows, with researchers claiming that public health officials have been slow to react to the problem. READ »

Budget bill sees Sweden shedding more jobs

Business & Money: 21 Sep 09
Sweden's unemployment will climb above 11 percent, according to the 2010 budget bill presented by the government to the Riksdag on Monday, requiring measures focused on job creation and jump-starting growth. READ »

Beyond the insults: Swedish Model 2.0

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 09
As Sweden takes a battering in the US health care debate, Swedish Institute chief Olle Wästberg examines two of the insults most frequently flung: that Sweden is rampantly socialist, and that it's the poster child for neo-liberal market excesses. READ »

Sahlin keen to raise taxes

Politics: 9 Sep 09
The opposition Social Democrats have said they are preparing to raise taxes and reintroduce wealth tax if elected next year in a bid to save jobs, and raise the quality of schools and health care. READ »

Did Anna Odell's faked psychosis have any artistic merit?

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 09
Ceci n'est pas une depression nerveuse (This is not a nervous breakdown): The Local's Charlotte Webb offers her thoughts on art student Anna Odell's controversial faked psychosis, a final year project that resulted in a conviction last week. READ »

Sweden earmarks ten billion kronor for regions

Politics: 7 Sep 09
The government has revealed it is to set aside 10 billion kronor ($1.4 billion) for core welfare services in Sweden's regions and municipalities in the forthcoming autumn budget. READ »

Who should you contact if you think you've got swine flu?

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Sep 09
As regional health authorities continue to iron out their mass vaccination strategies, The Local speaks to Sören Andersson and Aase Sten at the Institute for Infectious Disease Control about Sweden's reaction to the new swine flu. READ »

Hospital failed to isolate infectious baby

Science & Technology: 3 Sep 09
A baby that doctors knew was infected with a strain of multiresistant bacteria was kept in a ward at the Västerås hospital with other premature babies for almost an entire day. One of the other babies was infected and later died. READ »


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