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THL marks more risky areas for tick-borne encephalitis
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in early January added new areas in Espoo, Kirkkonummi, Uusikaupunki and Hailuoto to…
Majority Finns see health services wane after Sote reform
Most of the people in Finland believe that the availability of health services in their home municipality deteriorated after social…
China-developed eye cancer drug granted FDA orphan drug designation
A new type of Aptamer Drug Conjugate (ApDC) developed by a group of Chinese researchers has recently been granted orphan drug…
Food poisoning caused by norovirus detected in Helsinki restaurants
More than 30 cases of food poisoning were reported due to oysters supplied to the restaurants in Helsinki, said the City of Helsinki in…
Finland performs 1st hand transplantation at HUS
Finland’s first hand transplantation was performed at Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) Meilahti Bridge Hospital in…
Many factors distort blood pressure reading: report
More often than not, patients and even nurses and doctors are skipping steps that help paint an accurate portrait of someone's…
30% don´t use CPAP machine as sleep apnea patients on rise
The number of sleep apnea patients has been increasing steadily in recent years and the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS)…
New breast cancer treatment emerges, no surgery required
Some women with the earliest stages of breast cancer could be carefully monitored, undergoing surgery and radiation only if the disease…
71% Finns suffer from minor tooth erosion: THL
As many as 71% of people in Finland had minor tooth erosion, and 17% had at least moderate tooth erosion, according to a survey…
Prenatal blood test sometimes hints at cancer in moms-to-be: study
Many moms-to-be opt for blood tests during pregnancy to check for fetal disorders such as Down syndrome, and in rare instances, these…