Sofia Lindqvist

Public-health writer with a background in infectious disease communication. Her rule for this section: if a claim cannot be traced to a named guideline, it does not get published.

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Healthy Aging A Working Checklist for Planning Ahead

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

4 min read

Recording your wishes for medical care and naming who will decide for you, while you are able to. Decisions get made either way, and recording your wi...

Healthy Aging Planning Ahead: Common Myths and What Guidelines Say

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

4 min read

Decisions get made either way, and recording your wishes is the only way to make sure they reflect yours. Key takeaways Advance directives: legal docu...

Healthy Aging The First Steps With Planning Ahead

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

4 min read

Recording your wishes for medical care and naming who will decide for you, while you are able to. Key takeaways Advance directives: legal documents su...

Healthy Aging Answers to the Common Questions on Planning Ahead

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

5 min read

Recording your wishes for medical care and naming who will decide for you, while you are able to. Key takeaways Advance directives: legal documents su...

Healthy Aging Planning Ahead in Five Minutes

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

3 min read

Recording your wishes for medical care and naming who will decide for you, while you are able to. Key takeaways Advance directives: legal documents su...

Sexual Health What the Guidance Really Says About Sexual Function

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

11 min read

These are common, frequently have a physical or medication cause, and are rarely raised in appointments. Key takeaways Common contributors: medication...

Sexual Health What Sexual Function Is, and Why It Matters

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

3 min read

These are common, frequently have a physical or medication cause, and are rarely raised in appointments. Key takeaways Common contributors: medication...

Sexual Health Sexual Function: The Practical To-Do List

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

3 min read

Difficulties with desire, arousal, pain or orgasm, in any gender. These are common, frequently have a physical or medication cause, and are rarely rai...

Sexual Health Myths About Sexual Function, Checked Against the Guidance

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

3 min read

These are common, frequently have a physical or medication cause, and are rarely raised in appointments. Key takeaways Common contributors: medication...

Sexual Health The First Steps With Sexual Function

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

3 min read

Difficulties with desire, arousal, pain or orgasm, in any gender. Key takeaways Common contributors: medication, depression, relationship factors, hor...

Sexual Health A Q and A on Sexual Function

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

5 min read

Difficulties with desire, arousal, pain or orgasm, in any gender. Key takeaways Common contributors: medication, depression, relationship factors, hor...

Sexual Health The Short Guide to Sexual Function

Sofia Lindqvist

11 months ago

3 min read

Difficulties with desire, arousal, pain or orgasm, in any gender. Key takeaways Common contributors: medication, depression, relationship factors, hor...

Sexual Health The Evidence on Sexual Health in Later Life, Without the Hype

Sofia Lindqvist

1 year ago

11 min read

STI rates in older adults have risen, and assumptions that they are not sexually active mean testing is rarely offered. Key takeaways STI rates in old...

Sexual Health Why Sexual Health in Later Life Matters, Explained Simply

Sofia Lindqvist

1 year ago

3 min read

STI rates in older adults have risen, and assumptions that they are not sexually active mean testing is rarely offered. Key takeaways STI rates in old...

Sexual Health Sexual Health in Later Life: A Practical Checklist

Sofia Lindqvist

1 year ago

3 min read

Sexual activity and risk in older adults, an area routinely left out of both advice and services. STI rates in older adults have risen, and assumption...

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