Recent scandals in Iran’s province of Gilan have exposed a deep-seated hypocrisy within the Islamic regime, revealing a contradiction between public moral posturing and private conduct. High-ranking officials have been caught in explicit acts, leading to public outrage. These scandals are not isolated incidents but reflect a systemic failure to uphold Islamic laws and moral…
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Tomorrow, Saturday, it will be one year since Mahsa Jina Amini was murdered by the morality police in Tehran. Since then, 600 protesters have been killed in the protests against the repression in Iran. It is high time that Sweden and the West stand behind the Iranian people’s fight for freedom, write Arvin and Ardavan…
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The regime in Iran is abusing diplomatic infrastructure in operations that undermine international security. Sweden should closely monitor the activities at Iran’s embassy in Lidingö and consider shutting it down entirely. This is written by Arvin Khoshnood, an Iran expert and political scientist, and Ardavan Khoshnood, an associate professor at Lund University.
Sepsis is a severe condition, representing a significant public health concern, especially in the elderly. There is, however, little insight into the potential effects of sociodemographic factors and comorbidities on sepsis incidence and how these factors interact. This was a nationwide open cohort study including individuals (N = 6 746 010) in Sweden ≥ 18…
The rate of cancer patients will continue to increase in the coming decades. Additionally, new treatments will continue to emerge. The increased survival rates and the anti-tumour medications used will without doubt contribute to an increased rate of patients with oncological emergencies. Patients with oncologic emergencies will foremost seek care at an emergency department, but…
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For many young boys on the loose, crime pays off, write researchers Ardavan Khoshnood and Sten Levander. But with early interventions, we can probably slow down gang crime.
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Since 2014, the police authority has worked to map various areas and how they are affected by local crime. The areas that are most affected are called vulnerable areas.
Ethnicity is an important variable to investigate in medical research.
Firearm-related violence, which is clearly linked to criminal gangs and networks, continues to increase. Acute and long-term measures must be combined to curb this type of crime, writes Ardavan Khoshnood, who is an associate professor in emergency medicine at Lund University.