DISTINCTION. The Swedish Society of Medicine (SLS) is awarding Professor Kristina Malmgren the Ingvar Prize of SEK 35,000 and the SLS 200-year bronze medal. Kristina Malmgren is being recognized for her major contributions to epilepsy surgery research in Sweden, particularly through the establishment of the Swedish National Epilepsy Surgery Register and extensive research into the long-term effects of epilepsy surgery. She has had prominent roles in international epilepsy organizations. As…
Hellström receives medal from the Swedish Society of Medicine
PRIZE. The Swedish Society of Medicine has awarded this year’s Gullstrand Gold Medal to Ann Hellström, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Gothenburg and chief physician at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. The medal is awarded only every 10 years. Hellström received it for her research in pediatric ophthalmology. Children born extremely prematurely have very good chances of survival today. But because organs, nervous tissue, and blood vessels have not…
Fatigue is highly common after intensive care for COVID-19
NEW STUDY. A one-year follow-up study of the first wave of ICU patients in Gothenburg after intensive care for severe COVID-19 showed that fatigue was very common among them. Of the 104 questionnaire respondents, 67 stated that they were fatigued. This was one of the main findings from the study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital. A one-year follow-up study of the…
Kidney Professor Börje Haraldsson returns to Gothenburg
PEOPLE. After more than seven years as global program head at the pharmaceutical company Novartis in Switzerland, Börje Haraldsson is now back at the University of Gothenburg as an adjunct professor. In Sweden, he and his colleagues now await the first clinical trials for the pharmaceutical they are developing to treat metastatic kidney cancer. A chance to really help provide kidney disease patients with more opportunities in life. This is…
Thesis on optimized treatment of tuberculosis receives award
DOCTORAL THESIS OF THE YEAR. Jesper Sundell’s thesis concerns ways of improving treatment for tuberculosis, especially for the vulnerable group of patients who also have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The thesis has now been named Sahlgrenska Academy’s 2021 Doctoral Thesis of the Year. Dr. Arnt Vestby’s Research Foundation funds the Doctoral Thesis of the Year award. Seven theses publicly defended last year have received awards, one for each department…