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Health
The season of Sweden's winter vomiting bug has begun, health agency warns
Sweden's National Health Agency warns of flu vaccine shortages
400 Swedish women win compensation over faulty French breast implants
Swedish watchdog receives more than 400 complaints of artificial eye lenses
More Swedish men choosing vasectomy as contraception method
Swedish-American research sheds new light on origin of Parkinson's
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The Swedish words you need to learn as flu season begins
Stockholm marches at the front of the health tech revolution
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Swedes enjoy world-class healthcare, but long queues frustrate voters
Sweden announces government investigations to better prepare for extreme weather
More and more abortions completed at home in Sweden: in stats
Lethal listeria outbreak prompts food recall in Sweden
Is Sweden's zero-tolerance approach to drugs a failing model?
Child mortality rate 1.5 times higher in England than Sweden – and poverty is a key factor, researchers argue
Sweden’s most common seasonal allergies (and how to avoid them)
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How the Swedish healthcare system works
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What to do if you need a sick day in Sweden
Is mandatory exercise at the office Sweden's latest craze?
Sweden moves to ban smoking in public places
How to see a doctor in Sweden without leaving your home
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2017
Doctor operates on wrong leg of patient after mix-up
Dog-owners live longer, say Swedish scientists
Breastfeeding does not protect against hay fever or asthma, Swedish study suggests
Swedish authorities investigate risk of 'mad elk disease'
Scandinavian researchers are developing an edible TBE vaccine
Swedes and Italians to swap lives for three months for a study into longevity
Video: Animated genitals spread chlamydia awareness in Sweden
A beginner's guide to healthcare in Sweden
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Cause of death? New stats reveal Sweden's top killers
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Sweden's hospital bed shortage exposed in shocking stats
Toxic eggs found in Germany, Netherlands also reached Sweden
Active Swedes walk more than Brits and Americans, study shows
More mums flown to Finland to give birth due to overcrowding at Swedish hospital
Baby dies after c-section delayed at Swedish hospital
Secret running festival to help Stockholmers let loose
Gonorrhea continues to increase in Sweden
Got allergies in Sweden? Here’s the guide for you
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Which international health plan best suits you?
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Half of Sweden's population overweight or obese: study
Study of Swedish kids questions autism link with antidepressants in pregnancy
Sweden boosts maternity care in new budget proposal
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Swedish health watchdog criticizes doctor over woman's toilet birth
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Macchiarini's seventh transplant patient dies
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What's the secret to long life? Have children, Swedish experts say
Don't eat fresh chicken in Sweden, expert warns
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Too much milk will shorten your life, especially if you're a woman: Swedish study
Sweden challenges Trump on abortion
Everything you need to get through Swedish winter
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Acupuncture could help your baby stop crying: study
Swedish midwives launch course on giving birth in cars
Pregnant woman died in overcrowded hospital
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This Swedish psychiatrist tried antidepressants as an experiment
2016
Opinion: It's time to make exercise at work compulsory
Measure your penis and chat about mental health, young Swedes told
Sweden has the fewest smokers in Europe: EU report
Swedes have Europe's best chance of surviving heart problems: study
Send us your poo, Stockholmers are told
Baby dies in Sweden after basic procedure is ignored
Digital appointments with doctors trialled in Sweden
Swedes laugh off Norwegian snus warning
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No sweat! Sweden pays for armpit treatment in Denmark
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Why there won't be a sugar tax in Sweden
Swedish court stubs out right to ban e-cigarettes
Swedish tourist got Zika virus on visit to Brazil
Hot Swedish nurses calendar: yes or no?
2015
All children in Sweden set for free prescriptions
Half of all Swedes now classed as overweight
How to figure out healthcare abroad
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'Swedes say train or die – it's gone too far'
Swedish study: higher cancer risk for tall people
Sweden top for cancer survival in new report
Swedish lives saved by first aid text scheme
World dying to know about Swedish death test
Healthcare: 9 questions expats should ask
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Swedish nurses go viral with bizarre fitness video
Obesity set to balloon across Sweden by 2030
Sweden leads health warning for obese mums
Brits in Sweden face NHS access clampdown
Alcohol becoming more accepted in Sweden
'Sweden's healthcare is an embarrassment'
2014
Inspectors attacked at rogue doc’s surgery
Gynaecologist survives 'sex joke' claims
Swedish docs puzzled by deformed penis trend
Money worries hike risk of heart disease: study
Female genital mutilation exposed in Swedish class
Swedes fret over sugar death risk study
Sweden's cancer care neglects family's needs
Sweden beats UK in heart attack care: study
TV host: 'Hospital put my dying grandma in closet'
2013
Swedish hospital introduces VIP cards
Obesity ops 'no help' for diabetes: Swedish study
Shopping for EU health care no free ticket
Vasaloppet brings risk of irregular heartbeat: study
EU rules could turn Xmas ham grey: report
Clinic recruited teenage patients at nightclub
'Too many potatoes on Swedes' plates': expert
Diner 'screwed' by cement-mixer pizzeria
Nordic diet cuts heart disease risk: study
Too much calcium can lead to early death: study
Hospital cancels ops due to flu patient spike
Profit dip for Swedish drugmakers AstraZeneca
'Swedish reality shows violate patients' rights'
Hamrén says politicians ignoring a timebomb
'Toddlers could go diaper-free at 3 months'
Corruption concern over bulk vaccine buy
2012
Pizzeria's coleslaw lunch kills Swede
Authorities scramble to kill off fictional Swede
'Citizens shouldn't pay for costs of long healthcare waiting times'
US healthcare giant buys Sweden's Gambro
ADHD meds can help cut crime: Swedish study
Minister touts new health system watchdog
Chocolate leads to lower stroke risk in men: study
Diabetes numbers rise among young Swedes
Exercise best cure for chronic headaches: study
Danish ‘penis-doctor’ plans Swedish clinic
Popeye was right: Swedish study confirms spinach makes us stronger
Fit teens less likely to get adult blues: study
Stockholm doctors prefer to prescribe exercise
Chunky Swedes chase US ‘knee-busting’ obesity
Swede with broken neck sent home on painkillers
Gastric bypass surgery cuts risk of death: study
2011
'Women to blame if they suffer abuse': study
Carema admits flaws in patient's starvation death
Number of fat Swedes expanding: study
No recession cuts in Swedes' 'vanity' budget
Worker workouts work: Swedish study
Snus boosts post-heart attack mortality: study
Operator sends neighbour, not ambulance, to help injured woman
Lis, 69, forced to sleep in Swedish hospital toilet
Nurse charged over ambulance call fatality
Contraceptive coil miss causes 25 years of pain
Swedish women prone to workplace injuries: study
Government faces new health insurance setback
Narcolepsy cases rising after swine flu vaccine
Swedish hospitals launch campaign touting early pregnancy
SOS service under review after ambulance errors
Stabbed Green politician denied ambulance: report
Hidden treasure turns up in Swede's seafood pizza
Climate change muddles Swedish abortion debate
One in five Swedes would swap a kidney for cash
'Pay funeral costs in return for organs': study
Man died after calls for ambulance ignored
Government in new bid to fix health insurance
Doctor visit text reminders violate patient privacy: health board
Clinic 'forgot' baby due to summer holidays
Thirty Swedes bought kidneys abroad: study
Sweden's parliament passes trans fat ban
Treatment, not jail, for drunken Swedes: report
Obesity gene linked to dementia: Swedish study
Sweden probes possible mad cow death
Fruits, vegetables may trigger child allergies
Doctor told patient to 'go back to Africa'
Reducing stress fights more heart attacks: study
Health system wait times improve in Sweden
'Elderly coordinator' to fix health care problems
2010
Sweden home to more than 1,600 centenarians
Good night's sleep key to beauty: Swedish study
Sweden set for diabetes explosion: researchers
Sweden to launch online access to medical files
'Rotten fish' pills pose health risk: agency
Sweden launches 'Chlamydia Monday'
Boys not circumcised without medical grounds
Bad doctors to be named in online register
High cocoa content gives Swedish hearts the edge
Sick benefit reform puts people back to work
Health experts warn against obesity drugs
Swedish women equate jogging with sex: survey
Sick people far more likely to die in heatwaves
Boiled coffee cuts breast cancer risk: study
Swedes are exercising more
Swedish abortions decline in 2009: report
Doctors refuse to perform circumcisions
Missing teeth heighten heart disease risk: study
Foreign docs' poor Swedish leading to errors
Sweden to prescribe exercise to battle youth obesity
'Send Swedes to Latvia for operations'
Sweden's minorities struggle with health
2009
Markets absorbed by probiotic Swedish tampons
Gay men may donate blood: health board
Force smokers to quit before surgery: agency
Sweden's 'obesity epidemic' shows signs of slowing: study
Young woman with swine flu dies in Sweden
Health officials sent letters to dead children
Sweden to test 'culture by prescription'
'Dyslexia and anorexia aren't real': educator
Popular kids become healthier adults: study
Older Europeans drinking more: Swedish study
Getting fit in fitful times
Agency condemns smelly herring claims as 'illegitimate'
Health supplements from smelly herring
Swedish doctor found drunk on the job
Three babies die of bacterial infection
Sweden's first swine flu death confirmed
Swine flu claims first Swedish victim: report
Hope for woman denied right to adopt after kidney transplant
Sharp rise in cases of gonorrhea among women
'Chocolate is good for your heart': study
'Drinking while pregnant harms the child': study
Doctors miss fist-sized brain tumour
Gay youngsters suffer poorer health: study
Swine flu Brit flown to Sweden for care
Docs tell 83-year-old Swede she's 'too old' for treatment
Rest home resident dies after swallowing false teeth
Outrage over 14-year- old's nipple piercing
61 of 70 pizzerias fail hygiene inspection
Freckles increase risk of cancer: study
WHO declares swine flu pandemic: Sweden
Repeat heart attack risk declines in Sweden: study
Advice for Swedes on STDs just an MMS away
No insurance for new mother who 'didn't lose weight fast enough'
First swine flu case confirmed in Sweden
Fetishism goes pop culture: Sweden’s latest social trend
Swedish council draws blood to track alcohol use
Prosecutor: giving the pill to teens aids rape
Staying safe in the Swedish sun
Cancer expert blasts blood clot study
Sweden invests in parental support
Sun worship curtails blood clot risk: Swedish study
Young Swedes' mental health deteriorating: report
Vomiting bug hits hundreds of pizza fans
Nurse gets injury payout after 36 years
Regular tobacco use falling in Sweden: study
Doctor in baby death case released
Swedish study shows health benefits of exercise after 50
Medical errors can cost hospitals dear
Swedish woman receives own death certificate in the post
One in six Swedish children obese: study
Older mothers at risk of psychosis: study
Too long leg becomes too short after failed op
Health board slams refugee medical clinic
Poisonings hit Gothenburg health office
Fewer expectant mothers report drinking while pregnant
Swedish woman allowed to seek treatment for ‘Coke’ addiction
Swedish girls start smoking earlier: study
Swedish Church-funded clinic hit in Gaza
2008
Lush scents incur allergy group wrath
Physio cautioned for ovary examination
Swedish docs: thumbs up for tinned skin
Ambulance staff draw lots over heart patients
Sweden to offer all girls free cervical cancer vaccines
'Too many doctors can't speak Swedish'
Violent video games alter childrens's heart rates: study
Swedish study links vibrations to heart attack risk
Swedish nurses oppose breast feeding alcohol guidelines
Alternative medicine 'a dangerous scam'
Swedish study: heart attack risk and daylight savings linked
'Decriminalize spread of HIV': agency
Coffee can make women's breasts smaller: Swedish study
Swedish alternative medicine sector in danger of fragmentation
T-shirts in Sweden contain toxic chemical
Sweden sees heart attack fatality drop by half
Police called on to investigate stomach bug outbreak
British doctors talk up Swedish 'snus'
Study: Snoring dangerous to health
Extra money to reduce healthcare wait times
Sex ed group: 'Fetishism is not a disease'
How does the Swedish healthcare system work?
'Allergy-free' restaurants to aid Swedish sufferers
Care givers locked woman in her home for four years
Tightened rules for sick leave benefits
Swedish homeowners' radon concerns rise ahead of new rules
Swedes face near tripling of health costs
Swedish researchers find strokes linked to depression
Many Swedes unaware of hepatitis C infection
Smokers' health care snuffed out
Mentally ill offenders 'will not be punished'
Sweden rejects fat child data registry
Hospital criticized for asylum seeker's death
Study: Swedish teens 'more stressed out' at school
Swedish anti-smoking vaccine to undergo tests
Swedes support tough measures against smoking
Patients feel effects of nurses strike
Mid-life diabetes raises Alzheimer risk in men: study
Swedish nurses strike looms
Swedish foster care found lacking
Study: Doctors too generous with sick leave
Viagra subsidies: State pulls out
Sweden puts suicide reduction in focus
Breastfeeding women 'may drink wine'
Hormone treatment could save hearing: Swedish study
Big-boned Swedish women surprise researchers
Swedish girls to be vaccinated against cervical cancer
Minister: healthcare guarantee 'not working'
Sharp rise in HIV infections
MS patient jailed for cannabis use
Male obesity to weigh heavy on healthcare system
Avoidable deaths 'more common in Sweden'
2007
Italy: Swedish Christmas gingerbread 'toxic'
Stockholm institute honours Bill and Melinda Gates
Swedish women put on weight
Woman catches fire during hemorrhoid operation
Swedes to receive subsidized medical care in EU
Swedish HIV infection rates up
Swedes smoke and drink less
Alcohol-related illnesses shoot up among young women
Stroke patients left without speech therapy
Study looks at women's sick leave
Needle exchanges ineffective in battle against HIV
Sweden slumps in healthcare ranking
New superbug worries doctors
Season's first flu cases reported
Fruit drinks found to delay pain relief
Scientists: pesticides cause asthma
Genital warts affect one in ten Swedes
Curbs planned on sick benefits
Swedish cancer treatment best in Europe
Doctor slammed for Roma claims
'Healthcare worse for immigrant women'
Lung patient dies of morphine overdose
Clampdown on sick leave for 'burn out'
Nurses forced to sign 'slave contracts'
Sweat could reveal suicide risk
'Workshy' couple see benefits reduced
Syphilis and Chlamydia rise dramatically
Pregnant in Sweden - I'll drink to that
'Seal plague' arrives in Sweden
Hillary Clinton honoured by Gothenburg University
Fish-eating men face increased stroke risk
Dogs spread hospital superbug
Families allowed to select siblings' genes
Cancer 'not spread through blood donations'
Snus 'less dangerous than smoking'
More Swedish women dying from liver damage - study
Swedes fake illness to skip work
More overweight 4-year old girls than ever before
Sweden to allow passive euthanasia
Swedish study criticizes prostate cancer test
Loose teeth increase risk of premature death
Smokers take eight days more sick leave per year
Women who follow Atkins 'die younger'
Flu epidemic reaches its peak
Builders more prone to heart attacks
Swedish men are living longer
Mental health problems worse in cities
Sweden tops blood pressure happiness league
Living in a poor area 'raises risk of heart attack'
"Dismantling Apoteket good for consumers"
Swedish women shun contraceptives
'Children need to consume more fat'
Sweden pays double for depression
'Toothache linked to heart attacks'
Sex crimes doctor gets hospital job
Northern Swedes still living dangerously
2006
Hägglund to allow profits in healthcare
Sweden's gay blood ban to stay
Circumcision infections lead to report
Littorin: EU failure will hit patients
Fewer areas offer religious circumcisions
County in u-turn over boy's drug
Hospital bans perfume
Stay out of the sun warning
High pollen count predicted
Coin causes lung scares
Broccoli helps prevent pancreatic cancer - Swedish study
Woman "never told husband of her HIV"
2005
Confidence in police at new low
First bird flu photos published in Sweden
Duck's flu "not lethal variety"
Dead ducks in Eskilstuna
Poor Swedes priced out of dentistry
Stockholm breast cancer discovery could improve care
E-coli outbreak traced to vegetable grower
Patients being let down by mental care
Is Sweden a good place to be ill?
Carl Philip gets his wings clipped
Prisoner diagnosed with TB
Smoking banned on Åland ferries
Swedish firm snaps up German pharma company
Health officers go on holiday
Sweden sets out to tackle suicide
New sex disease diagnosed in Stockholm
Heart disease linked to babies' birth weight
Government softens on Apoteket monopoly
Parliament approves lesbian IVF law
Smoking Swedish nurses forced to changed clothes
No more trips to Finland for lesbian couples
"Catastrophic" rise in child diabetes
Nurse appeal fails in baby death case
China "suspected of spying at Swedish universities"
Gays "treated insensitively" by health service
Tobacco investments burn cancer charities
Alcohol makes your brain grow
Swedish vaccine gives hope of Alzheimer's cure
Pollution linked to heart attacks
Swede x-rayed 999 times by accident
Life is a pain in the neck for a third of young Swedes
Gothenburg University chiefs prosecuted by justice ombudsman
2004
Huge rises in dentist fees "are fair"
18 year old tattoo artist used dirty needles on under-age clients
Government's shock claim: Only the sick can claim sick pay
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