2025-10-02

Department of Public Health Sciences

“A life course approach is central to women´s health”

Last week, Gita Mishra AO, Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia, was in Stockholm to receive her honorary doctorate at Stockholm University. During her visit, Professor Mishra, a world-leading researcher in life course epidemiology and women’s health, gave a public lecture on women´s health at the university. Ilona Grünberger, Professor of Health Equity Studies/Public Health Medicine at the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University, got an interview with Professor Mishra.

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2025-09-19

Department of Public Health Sciences

Early life shapes lifelong health inequalities

Research in public health sciences from Stockholm University shows that childhood conditions impact on health of women during adulthood and old age. The research project “Developmental Origins of Women’s Health” highlights the need for policies that target early life conditions to break cycles of disadvantage and improve population health across generations.

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2025-09-01

Department of Public Health Sciences

New Study Challenges the One-Sided Stigmatizing View of Addiction

Drug and alcohol use is not always purely destructive. A new study from the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University shows that, before turning harmful, they sometimes boost people’s ability to work, cope, or feel whole. Understanding these early “benefits” could help reduce stigma and improve treatment.

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