STUDY INITIATION. Dental care personnel are exposed to vibrations in their work, but the connection to vascular and nerve damage is unclear. Therefore, a study is initiated at the Department of Social Medicine and Public Health at the University of Gothenburg involving 90 employees at Public Dental Service West Sweden. It is well-documented that vibrations from tools and machinery can lead to vascular and nerve damage. In professions such as…
Companies sell medical tests with feminist rhetoric
ANALYSIS. Being able to give birth and predict breast cancer. These are areas where tests and treatments, often lacking scientific support, are marketed using feminist rhetoric. University of Gothenburg is contributing to a critical analysis of this marketing. Minna Johansson, a specialist physician in general medicine and researcher at the University of Gothenburg, is one of the authors behind the scientific analysis published in The BMJ journal. The publication also…
Meet Gudmundur Johannsson, the new Vice Dean for education
LEADERSHIP ROLE. Student throughput in our educational programs and the development of our educational facilities are two future-focused issues within education. Meet Gudmundur Johannsson, who has now taken on the role of vice dean. As a professor at the University of Gothenburg, Gudmundur Johannsson is active in endocrinological research and education. He focuses on pituitary and adrenal diseases, encompassing various, often rare, conditions. In Gothenburg, several groups in the field…
Arsenic in food is a health risk, confirms new EU report
SCIENTIFIC OVERVIEW. Researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy have contributed to a recent EU report confirming that arsenic in food poses risks to human health. In Sweden, a few dozen cases of lung cancer each year can be attributed to this. Lars Barregård, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Environmental Medicine, is one of the authors of the 400-page report. “We have reviewed more than 600 epidemiological studies, and have carried out dose-response modeling…
New national network for health crises strengthens Swedish preparedness
RESEARCH COLLABORATION. The Center for Disaster Medicine at the University of Gothenburg will be part of a new national network for health crises. The Center for Health Crises at the Karolinska Institute is bringing together universities and colleges in a network to collectively develop the interdisciplinary expertise needed for issues related to health crises. The Center for Health Crises, through a regulatory letter from the Government, was tasked with implementing…