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QUIZ: What’s causing your allergies in Sweden?

Sneezing season is upon us. One of the most common triggers of seasonal allergies is pollen, but how much do you really know about the different types of pollen that cause allergic reactions? Test yourself to protect yourself!

QUIZ: What's causing your allergies in Sweden?
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Don't let allergies ruin the season for you. We’ve partnered with Swedish digital healthcare provider KRY to bring you the facts about pollen so you can treat your allergy symptoms more effectively.

To evaluate whether you have an allergy, download KRY today and book an appointment – with a doctor who speaks your language.

 

How much do you know about allergies in Sweden?

 

Test your knowledge of the itchy-eyed monster

 

First things first, hay fever is caused by…

 

Allergy season in Sweden starts…

 

Sweden’s first seasonal allergies are usually caused by…

 

If you’re allergic to birch, a tree found across Sweden, you might also be allergic to…

 

Symptoms caused by an allergy to elm pollen might develop between…

 

But if it’s alder trees that cause you problems, you’ll be safe from…

 

Allergy symptoms of mugwort, a weed common in Sweden, include…

 

Not all allergens live outdoors. Which of these could cause allergies in the home?

 

As spring turns to summer in Sweden, you’re more likely to experience…

 

You should a-choose to brush up on your allergy knowledge!

 

Oh dear. How can you avoid seasonal allergies when you probably don't even know you're suffering from them? That runny nose doesn't need to last the entire season, find out what you're allergic to and you can treat it more effectively. The doctors at Swedish healthcare app KRY can help to diagnose your allergy so you don't need to hide away all spring.

 

You're ready for spring!

 

You're no expert, you have good basic knowledge about the different allergies in Sweden. The better news is that if your allergies do kick in, they don't need to linger for the entire season. Find out what you're allergic to and you can treat it more effectively. The doctors at Swedish healthcare app KRY can help to diagnose your allergy so you don't need to hide away all spring.

 

You're blooming good at this!

 

You really know your stuff. Probably because you've suffered with your fair share of hay fever. So you know that runny nose doesn't need to last the entire season, find out what you're allergic to and you can treat it more effectively. The doctors at Swedish healthcare app KRY can help to diagnose your allergy so you don't need to hide away all spring.

READ ALSO: Sweden's most common seasonal allergies (and how to avoid them)

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HEALTH

Lengthy waiting times at Danish hospitals not going away yet: minister

Danish Minister for the Interior and Health Sophie Løhde has warned that, despite increasing activity at hospitals, it will be some time before current waiting lists are reduced.

Lengthy waiting times at Danish hospitals not going away yet: minister

The message comes as Løhde was set to meet with officials from regional health authorities on Wednesday to discuss the progress of an acute plan for the Danish health system, launched at the end of last year in an effort to reduce a backlog of waiting times which built up during the coronavirus crisis.

An agreement with regional health authorities on an “acute” spending plan to address the most serious challenges faced by the health services agreed in February, providing 2 billion kroner by the end of 2024.

READ ALSO: What exactly is wrong with the Danish health system?

The national organisation for the health authorities, Danske Regioner, said to newspaper Jyllands-Posten earlier this week that progress on clearing the waiting lists was ahead of schedule.

Some 245,300 operations were completed in the first quarter of this year, 10 percent more than in the same period in 2022 and over the agreed number.

Løhde said that the figures show measures from the acute plan are “beginning to work”.

“It’s positive but even though it suggests that the trend is going the right way, we’re far from our goal and it’s important to keep it up so that we get there,” she said.

“I certainly won’t be satisfied until waiting times are brought down,” she said.

“As long as we are in the process of doing postponed operations, we will unfortunately continue to see a further increase [in waiting times],” Løhde said.

“That’s why it’s crucial that we retain a high activity this year and in 2024,” she added.

Although the government set aside 2 billion kroner in total for the plan, the regional authorities expect the portion of that to be spent in 2023 to run out by the end of the summer. They have therefore asked for some of the 2024 spending to be brought forward.

Løhde is so far reluctant to meet that request according to Jyllands-Posten.

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