Published: 01:24 am,Thursday 7 March 2024
Number of people with memory disorder on rise in Finland: THL
Diagnoses for memory disorders each year are significantly more common than previously estimated, according to a new research results based on national register data. The new study showed that about 23,000 people get diagnosed with a memory disorder in Finland every year, said the Finnish Institute for Health and
Published: 01:55 am,Tuesday 5 March 2024
HUS sends 1900 wrong appointment times for cancer screening
The Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) sent incorrect appointment times in invitations to about 1900 people for cervical cancer screening due to a system error at the end of February, said HUS in a press release on Monday. In the screening invitations the time allocated for the appointment is two
Published: 19:00 pm,Thursday 29 February 2024
HUS ranks 50th in World’s Best Hospitals´ list
The Helsinki University Hospital (Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala- HUS) ranked 50th in the list of the best hospitals in the world published by the US-based magazine Newsweek. Three other Finnish hospitals-Turku University Hospital (121), Tampere University Hospital (126) and Kuopio University Hospital (196)- were also included in the list of
Published: 00:41 am,Tuesday 27 February 2024
Domestic water quality in Helsinki region found good in 2023: HSY
The quality of domestic water in Helsinki was found good in 2023, according to the Helsinki Region Environmental Services-HSY. The quality of the domestic water supplied by HSY is monitored on a weekly basis by determining microbiological and chemical parameters from the samples. In 2023, a total of 356 samples
Published: 03:37 am,Saturday 24 February 2024
HUS faces a scabies epidemic as medicines don´t always work
The number of scabies patients has clearly been increasing in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) region for several years. HUS has also received more referrals for patients for whom earlier scabies treatments have not been effective, said HUS in a press release on Friday. Scabies can initially be treated at
Published: 11:36 am,Wednesday 21 February 2024
Unhealthy diet increases sleep apnea risk: Australian study
Eating a healthy plant-based diet could be the key to preventing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), reported Xinhua, quoting an Australian study. The study, which was published by Flinders University researchers on Wednesday, found that people with diets highest in plant-based foods were 19 percent less likely to have
Published: 04:10 am,Tuesday 20 February 2024
THL for jabbing as influenza epidemic continues
The influenza epidemic is still ongoing in Finland and influenza has been diagnosed in different parts of the country irrespective of age differences, said the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in a press release on Monday. However, the number of influenza findings reported to the National Infectious
Published: 03:25 am,Tuesday 20 February 2024
People with depression at high risk of suicide after hospitalization
Continued treatment is important as those suffering from depression are at risk of suicide for the first three days after psychiatric hospitalization, said Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in a press release on Monday referring to a study. The risk of suicide is affected by the severity of the depression
Published: 02:20 am,Tuesday 13 February 2024
Sister cells uncover pre-existing resistant states in cancer
In many cancers, such as ovarian cancer, each round of chemotherapy kills the majority of cancer cells, while a small population of them survives through treatment,according to a study published by the University of Helsinki. These cells are typically more resistant for the next cycle of therapy and can