EMA review confirms a risk of new cancer after CAR-T

CAR-T cancer therapies can, in rare cases, induce secondary cancers. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) now recognises this and requires a warning label to be ...

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FDA’s Top Vaccine Official resigns – Issues sharp criticism of Kennedy

FDA’s Top Vaccine Official is leaving his post while simultaneously criticizing the country’s health secretary for allowing “misinformation and lies” to influen...

Study: Popular diabetes treatment is not associated with thyroid cancer

Concerns raised about an association between GLP-1 analogues, used to treat diabetes and obesity, and an increased risk of thyroid cancer are not supported by a...

Han tar över vd-posten på Läkemedelshandlarna

Branschföreningen Läkemedelshandlarna har fått en ny vd. I början av september tog Andreas Rosenlund över stafettpinnen från Fredrik Skepp.

Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?

When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely e...

Hon tar över vd-posten på Rise

Forskningsinstitutet Rise har utsett Malin Frenning till ny vd efter Pia Sandvik.

Festo liquid dispensing: going fast and slow

Dispensing liquid with Festo equipment developed for automation can really be adapted to your needs

Superconductor technology: Contactless working in the laboratory of the future

Automated filling and weighing of freeze-dry containers in the cleanroom with SupraMotion from Festo

Beta-blockers are often given unnecessarily, a study finds – “This will affect future practice”

Patients who have suffered a minor heart attack do not benefit from beta-blockers, according to a major new study that may change guidelines for cardiac care.

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Study: Vaccination linked to lower risk of post-COVID

The risk of developing post-COVID after a COVID infection was reduced in vaccinated people, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg.

Hello Angelica Loskog!

Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Angelica Loskog and interviews her about her life as a researcher.

Anna Törner: The minute between life and death

“I have never told anyone about this day that happened more than 20 years ago. But I sometimes reflect on what happened, on what might have happened. When I try...

Artificial intelligence in radiology – “Risk prediction is very exciting”

A growing number of solutions based on artificial intelligence are being developed and used in healthcare. According to Sophia Zackrisson, Professor of Radiolog...

SMC lanserar världens smalaste magnetventil

Med robot-integratörer och maskinbyggare i åtanke lanserar SMC världens smalaste magnetventil. JSY:s låga vikt och små byggmått sparar energi/plats i rörliga ap...

Unexpected study results on testosterone – no reduction in fracture risk

Testosterone treatment is known to increase bone density and bone quality. However, a study now suggests that supplementation with the male sex hormone does not...

Han är ny vd för Läkemedelsförsäkringen

Svenska Läkemedelsförsäkringen har fått en ny vd. Juristen Anders Hultman tar över efter Robert Ström, som går i pension efter nio år på posten.

The physician at the tech giant: “Observations in the emergency room made my mind up”

When Nasim Farrokhnia was in third grade at school in Tehran, the capital of Iran, her father gave her a book about Marie Curie, which soon became her favourite...

Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far

Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, ...

The Swedish government is to increase its investment in cancer care

The Swedish government wants to invest more in cancer and paediatric cancer care and proposes to allocate SEK 500 million per year for this purpose in the coming years.

Han tar över vd-posten på Smartcella

Biotech- och medtech-bolaget Smartcella har utsett Niklas Prager till ny vd. I sommar efterträder han Johan Rugfeldt, som går tillbaka till rollen som COO i för...

Trots löfte – RFK Jr. ska se över barnvaccinationer

För att släppas fram till posten som USA:s hälsominister lovade Robert F Kennedy Jr. att inte ändra de nuvarande vaccinationsprogrammen. Men nu är det just det ...

Anna Törner: To kill your darlings

Hopes were high when Anna Törner and her colleague started a study on a dietary supplement that seemed unbelievably good. “Enthusiastically, we dreamed of excit...