https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/the-department-of-learning-informatics-management-and-ethics-in-the-spotlight The Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME) was established to serve as a space where medicine meets other fields of science. Now, the spotlight is on LIME’s interdisciplinary approach and unique expertise in a special issue of Socialmedicinskt Tidskrift (translates to Journal of Social Medicine). Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:56:18 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ai-assistant-sundi-gives-lifestyle-advice-according-to-current-research When the AI service Sundi is now being launched in Sweden, users will receive individualised support to achieve their personal health goals. The advice is based on the latest research that is updated and reviewed by doctors and researchers. Sundi is a non-profit initiative from Bosch Health Campus (BHC) in Stuttgart and Charité – Universitätsmedizin in Berlin in collaboration with researchers from Karolinska Institutet who review the research content. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:43:34 +0100 https://news.ki.se/exploring-health-care-professionals-perspectives-on-tnbi-individuals A recent study by KI-researchers Nadia Davoody and Sravya Katta reveals significant gaps related to healthcare professionals' awareness of gender diversity, proper communication strategies, the specific needs of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex (TNBI) individuals, and the societal and structural challenges they face. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:18:09 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-involved-in-vinnova-financed-health-data-project Vinnova (the Swedish governmental agency for innovation systems) is to finance the project "For efficient and sustainable use of health data through the integration of the DIGITAL-projects and GMS in Sweden (DIGIfor1healthSE)" with a grant of SEK 12 million over a period of four years. The project, which is designed to gather Sweden’s expertise on health data, involves TEF-Health at Karolinska Institutet and has SciLifeLab as the national coordinator. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:10:41 +0100 https://news.ki.se/how-health-is-translated-into-money Various health care interventions can, to put it in simplified terms, yield different amounts of health per invested Swedish krona. But how can subjective experiences, such as quality of life, be brought into these calculations? Researchers at Karolinska Institutet find ways to make health economic decisions. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:33:37 +0200 https://news.ki.se/scientific-challenge-to-measure-inequity-in-health How is health equity even calculated? Researchers Emelie Agardh and Matteo Bottai at Karolinska Institutet are looking for new methodological paths, among other things inspired by the game Master mind. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:33:29 +0200 https://news.ki.se/advanced-course-in-network-medicine From byte to bench to bed side – addressing large and complex data sets in biomedicine KI Network Medicine Alliance offers an advanced course in Network Medicine 19th-20th of October 2022 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:58:12 +0200 https://news.ki.se/six-unusual-factors-that-affect-health We know that lifestyle affects health. But even factors that you cannot control have an influence. Here are six examples. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:13:43 +0200 https://news.ki.se/understanding-health-inequities-and-how-to-reduce-them Have a car. Don’t be poor. Don’t have a stressful job. Age, gender and socioeconomics are some of the factors that affect your risk of developing an illness and of dying prematurely. Sweden has set the goal of levelling out influenceable health gaps within one generation. But is this goal realistic? And why is it so difficult to achieve? Read an article series about health inequities from the Swedish magazine Medicinsk Vetenskap. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:48:49 +0200