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Swedish healthcare is supposed to be guided by a principle of need, treating the most urgent cases first. Political reforms in recent decades have also introduced freedom of choice as a guiding principle. The rise of online doctor services on the healthcare market has made it clear that the two principles clash, suggests sociologist of law Peter Bergwall, who recently defended his dissertation on

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/online-doctors-expose-deficiencies-swedish-healthcare-system - 2026-04-21

In mid-December Sentio visited our partner Elitkomposit in Uddevalla. It was a great opportunity for partners, senior researchers and PhD-students to really understand how sophisticated products are designed and manufactured in different composite materials. With refined production methods of composites it is possible to get past the limits of conventional materials and in mid-December Sentio had

https://www.sentio.lu.se/article/site-visit-elitkomposit-resulting-prototype-zero - 2026-04-21

Two world-leading American researchers known respectively for their research within medical humanities, and the sensory nervous system and perception of pain and temperature have been named honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine. The honorary doctorates will be conferred on 26 May 2023. Ever since David Julius’ discovery of the temperature and pain receptor TRPV1, he has contributed crucial d

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honorary-doctors-named-faculty-medicine - 2026-04-21

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-fatima-time-surgery - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Although patient influence in healthcare has gradually started to increase, the role of the patient's next of kin is still very limited. Despite the fact that the disease affects the whole family, public healthcare often does not utilise the patient's relatives as a resource. A lot has happened in cancer care since Ma

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/role-relatives-needs-be-highlighted-cancer-care - 2026-04-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Data från forskningsstudien ”Gott åldrande i Skåne - GÅS” visar att äldre vårdgivares hälsa inte påverkas negativt vid vård av samboende make/maka. Det ger därför varken högre dödlighet eller sämre fysisk hälsa, mätt som antal besök på vårdcentral eller inläggning på sjukhus, för en äldre vårdgivare att ta hand om e

https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/aldre-vardgivares-halsa-paverkas-inte-negativt-vid-vard-av-familjemedlem - 2026-04-21

The other day, Vice-Chancellors from several Swedish universities were at a conference in Lund and took the opportunity to visit Medfak with their host, Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström. The other day, Vice-Chancellors from several Swedish universities were at a Vice-Chancellors' conference in Lund and took the opportunity to go on an outing in the neighbourhood.The group visited, among other things,

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/more-lab-visiting-vice-chancellors-hanging-out-faculty-medicine - 2026-04-21

In this series, we continue our reporting on the timeline of surgical treatment of late stage osteoarthritis. Today we meet Sven, who has had problems with pain and limited mobility in one of his knees for several years. After visiting his primary care health center, Sven received physical therapy and has been doing exercises at home, carefully following instructions. He has also received several

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-first-meeting-sven - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are the latest topics within health and care services. With its capacity to process large volumes of data, self-learning software can detect complex correlations between patients, find disease markers at an early stage and make more correct diagnoses. However, this new

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-study-how-self-learning-software-can-provide-improvements-healthcare - 2026-04-21

During two well-attended days, researchers, healthcare professionals and interested members of the public gathered in Malmö and Lund to take part in the latest research in the field. Research Day 2025 with the theme "Children's minds taken seriously – About Children's and Young People's Mental Health", offered a wide-ranging program of lectures, discussions and films. Moderator Lisa Kirsebom led t

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/mental-health-children-and-young-focus-research-day - 2026-04-21

During two well-attended days, researchers, healthcare professionals and interested members of the public gathered in Malmö and Lund to take part in the latest research in the field. Research Day 2025 with the theme "Children's minds taken seriously – About Children's and Young People's Mental Health", offered a wide-ranging program of lectures, discussions and films. Moderator Lisa Kirsebom led t

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/young-peoples-mental-health-focus-research-day - 2026-04-21

October 25, 2023HAIDI participated in the CASE dayCASE (Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments) is a research centre at Lund University that works to develop knowledge on ageing and health. Helena Sandberg and Fredrika Thelandersson participated in their annual popular scientific conference to talk about the ongoing research within HAIDI.October 11, 2023HAIDI participated in Hässleholm's "d

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/haidi-research-activities-2022-2023 - 2026-04-21

Mellan 1998 och 2019 ökade andelen vårddygn med infektionsdiagnos i Sverige från 11 till 21 procent. Ökningen har skett i alla åldersgrupper, men är störst hos personer över 80 år. Det visar en studie från Lunds universitet som publicerats i tidskriften The Lancet Regional Public Health. Infektionssjukdomar är en bred sjukdomsgrupp som inkluderar bland annat sepsis, lunginflammation och urinvägsin

https://www.lu.se/artikel/allt-fler-med-infektionsdiagnos-pa-svenska-sjukhus - 2026-04-22

Mellan 1998 och 2019 ökade andelen vårddygn med infektionsdiagnos i Sverige från 11 till 21 procent. Ökningen har skett i alla åldersgrupper, men är störst hos personer över 80 år. Det visar en studie från Lunds universitet som publicerats i tidskriften The Lancet Regional Public Health. Infektionssjukdomar är en bred sjukdomsgrupp som inkluderar bland annat sepsis, lunginflammation och urinvägsin

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/allt-fler-med-infektionsdiagnos-pa-svenska-sjukhus - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Augustus Aturinde, PhD candidate, recently nailed his thesis “GIS and Health: Enhancing Disease Surveillance and Intervention through Spatial Epidemiology”. Augustus Aturinde is a PhD candidate at our department, who came here through a bi-lateral scholarship by SIDA and Makerere University that targeted teaching staf

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-thesis-gis-and-spatial-methods-epidemiology - 2026-04-21

There are a number of regions and countries in the world of particular interest to the University, and we are keeping a keen eye on them in order to increase international collaborations. One of these countries is Singapore. Last week, I had the privilege of being part of the Swedish business delegation and Swedish state visit to Singapore. Singapore is a strategically important country for Lund U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/artificial-intelligence-and-co-intelligence-during-trip-singapore - 2026-04-22

Anna Nivestams forskning handlar om hälsofrämjande aspekter av preventiva hembesök till äldre personer, utifrån ett individ- och ett samhällsperspektiv. Med hjälp av registerdata från ett projekt för preventiva hembesök har hon bland annat identifierat faktorer som kan ha ett samband med god hälsa och vilka fysiska aspekter som kan hindra äldre personer från att delta i sociala sammanhang. Hon har

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/ny-sweah-forskning-visar-pa-flera-halsoframjande-effekter-av-preventiva-hembesok - 2026-04-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Do you leave work full of energy and excited about what the rest of the day has to offer? If not – maybe it is worth trying to improve recovery during the working day.  Lina Ejlertsson's thesis is about recovery of staff in one of the most stressful work environments – healthcare centres. She says we have a certain am

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/recover-during-working-day - 2026-04-21

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/who-mission-creating-evidence-how-health-care-can-prevent-disease - 2026-04-21

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-sweah-research-shows-several-health-promoting-effects-preventive-home-visits - 2026-04-21