Impact of 1q gains on treatment outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in a real-world Swedish population receiving modern treatment

Background: Amplification of 1q (amp(1q); ≥4 1q copies) has repeatedly been reported to predict a worse outcome in multiple myeloma (MM), whereas the impact of gain of 1q (gain(1q); three 1q copies) is less clear. Methods: We investigated survival of MM in relation to amp(1q) and gain(1q) by retrospectively analysing 346 consecutively newly diagnosed MM (NDMM) patients. Of these, 62 (18%) had amp(

Audit & feedback messages in Swedish primary care – How is it perceived by primary care managers and does it matter for performance?

Universities under neoliberalism–market inspired reforms of Swedish higher education

Quantitative and qualitative characteristics of urban discharge to small river basins in the south west of Sweden.

Ratios for urban discharge and recipient flow during different time intervals are presented and discussed. The quality of the urban discharge is illustrated through pollutographs.-Authors

Sweden’s Thirty Days in February : Calendar Reform

Collective Legal Mobilisation : Exploring Class Actions in Sweden and Canada

Labour market consequences of cerebral palsy in Sweden: Essays on the impact of an early-onset disability.

Neighborhood environments, lifestyles and noncommunicable diseases in Sweden and Japan

Networks from Markets: The Co-construction of Social and Economic Ties in a Swedish Alternative Food Network

Post Hoc Interventions and Swedish Discrimination Law

This chapter discusses the implications of discrimination law for the use of post hoc interventions during recruitment processes that involve the ranking of job candidates. It argues that such interventions may assist employers in preventing direct and indirect discrimination by alerting recruiters, and others responsible for hiring decisions, to the fact that biases may have influenced the recrui

The arts of home-making : A postmigration perspective on film and visual art in Sweden and Denmark

Sweden: government considers obligation to denounce undocumented migrants

This blog was written by Jacob Lind, Postdoctoral researcher in international migration at Malmö University; Anna Lundberg, Professor of Sociology of Law at Lund University; Hanna Scott, Doctoral student at Lunköpig University; and Karin Åberg, Doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg.

Mental health from 5 years before to 10 years after bariatric surgery in adolescents with severe obesity: a Swedish nationwide cohort study with matched population controls

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Free banking in Sweden

Cervical cancer in Region Skåne, Sweden 2017–2020 after the implementation of primary HPV screening : A quality assurance audit

Introduction: Primary human papilloma virus (HPV) screening to detect cervical cancer and dysplastic lesions was implemented in Region Skåne 2017 for women aged 30–70. The aim of this study was to characterize the screening history of women diagnosed with cervical cancer to evaluate the performance of the screening program, as well as to assess the cancer treatments given and shortcomings in the f

Proceedings of the “International Congress on Structural Epilepsy & Symptomatic Seizures” (STESS, Gothenburg, Sweden, 29–31 March 2023)

The Swedish Orders of Knighthood: History and Revival

Epstein-barr virus, but not cytomegalovirus, latency accelerates the decay of childhood measles and rubella vaccine responses-A 10-year follow-up of a Swedish birth cohort

Background: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) are ubiquitous and persistent herpesviruses commonly acquired during childhood. Both viruses have a significant impact on the immune system, especially through mediating the establishment of cellular immunity, which keeps these viruses under control for life. Far less is known about how these viruses influence B-cell responses. Objecti

Inflammatory and cardiovascular markers in placenta following SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy : A Swedish prospective cohort study

INTRODUCTION: Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection can affect pregnancy outcome, but the placental response to and the effect of timing of infection is not well studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the placental levels of inflammatory and cardiovascular markers in pregnancies complicated by SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to non-infected pregnancies, and to investigate whether there was an ass