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Tuesday March 25, 2025

187 TB cases diagnosed in Finland in 2024

A total of 187 cases of tuberculosis (TB) were diagnosed in Finland in 2024, said the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in a press release on Monday. Diagnoses were more common in foreign-born patients than those of Finnish origin and the largest number of cases was

Published: 00:14 am,Saturday 22 March 2025

Kela to reimburse physiotherapy, fertility treatments fees

The national social insurance institution-Kela decided to expand reimbursement for private healthcare costs from 1 May 2025, said Kela in a press release on Thursday. The expansion will be applicable for physiotherapy, dental care and gynaecological examinations and treatment. Earlier, the Parliament took the decision in this regard. People will be

Published: 01:49 am,Tuesday 18 March 2025

HUS introduces new screening method for lymphatic disorders

New Children's Hospital has introduced a new screening method that identifies lymphatic disorders and provides more possibilities for treating the most severe heart diseases in children, said Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in a press release on Monday. About 450 children are born with a congenital heart defect each year

Published: 22:51 pm,Tuesday 11 March 2025

ADHD among children on rise in Finland

The number of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnoses among children and young people has continued to increase in Finland, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). In 2023, about 11% of boys of primary school age had an ADHD diagnosis. The corresponding share for boys

Published: 22:49 pm,Monday 10 March 2025

HUS ranks 43rd in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals list

The HUS (Helsinki University Hospital) ranked 43rd among the best hospitals in the world as per the list of the US-based magazine Newsweek, said HUS in a press release on Monday. HUS improved its standing compared to the previous year. The ranking is based on patient surveys and quality

Published: 02:54 am,Friday 7 March 2025

Mental stress increases risk of stroke in young women

Increased psychological stress significantly raised the risk of stroke in young women who do not have known predisposing factors for stroke, according to a large international study led by HUS Helsinki University Hospital. The increase in risk, however, was not observed in men, said HUS in a press release

Published: 04:21 am,Thursday 6 March 2025

Patient safety faces risk as nurses become exhausted: Tehy

Social welfare and health care professionals in the counties are reporting that they are exhausted and even that patient safety is being endangered, according to a survey commissioned by Finnish Union of Health and Social Care Professionals (Tehy). Tehy conducted the first extensive survey on the experiences of workers

Published: 00:58 am,Friday 7 March 2025

Researchers discover key protein in turning cancer aggressive

Israeli, U.S, and Swiss researchers have identified a key factor in the development of aggressive melanoma tumors, Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) said in a statement on Thursday., reported Xinhua. In a new study published in Cancer Discovery, the team explored the factors that drive a cancerous

Published: 01:29 am,Wednesday 5 March 2025

Noninvasive method to track cancer progression developed

Israeli researchers have developed a new noninvasive method to monitor molecular processes deep within tissues in cancer and other diseases, the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) said in a statement on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. The approach, termed "chemical tomography," allows researchers to track cancer progression at different stages,

Published: 20:49 pm,Thursday 27 February 2025

Finnish researchers develop AI diagnostic tool for colorectal cancer

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, in collaboration with the University of Turku’s Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki and Nova Hospital of Central Finland, have developed an advanced artificial intelligence tool for automatic analysis of colorectal cancer tissue slides, said a press release on Thursday. The neural network

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