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Saturday May 04, 2024

Work ability among Espoo, Kauniainen, Helsinki, Oulu residents top in Finland

There are major differences in many indicators of health and work ability between cities, according to a study conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The Healthy Finland Study showed that there are clear differences between these cities in perceived work ability, physical functional capacity and

Published: 03:44 am,Thursday 18 April 2024

HUS offers remote video consultation for children too

The Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) will introduce remote video consultation for children from Friday, said HUS in a press release on Wednesday. The Medical Helpline in Uusimaa will offer remote appointments for children’s illnesses. A doctor can hold a remote video consultation with the child and parent. The service expansion

Published: 02:46 am,Saturday 13 April 2024

Antidiabetic drug boosts immune defences against breast cancer

Metformin, a type 2 diabetes drug, may help the immune system to better identify cancer cells and boost the immune response against them, according to a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, said the university in a press release on Friday. Metformin is a widely prescribed drug for

Published: 02:29 am,Friday 12 April 2024

Smart pump controls blood glucose levels of children with diabetes

A self-adjusting insulin pump keeps the blood glucose levels of children with diabetes stable, and even at healthy levels, according to a study. The Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) and the University of Helsinki studied the impact of the self-adjusting insulin pump on blood glucose levels and the stress caused

Published: 11:09 am,Wednesday 10 April 2024

Tissue damage, gene defect also cause Necrotizing fasciitis

Necrotizing fasciitis not always caused by bacteria but by a combination of tissue damage and a gene defect, according to a new study. A new Finnish-led study suggests that necrotizing fasciitis, a life-threatening inflammation of connective tissue that leads to tissue necrosis, may be caused by a gene defect,

Published: 03:08 am,Saturday 6 April 2024

Hereditary liver disease cured with help of gene scissors

Researchers at the University of Helsinki and HUS (Helsinki University Hospital) have succeeded in correcting a gene defect that causes a hereditary liver disease and its adverse effects on cells, said the University of Helsinki in a press release on Friday. Argininosuccinate lyase deficiency (ASLD), also known as argininosuccinic

Published: 02:06 am,Friday 29 March 2024

New hereditary disease found in Finns, manifests as infectious mononucleosis

A new hereditary disease was found in Finns, which manifests as severe infectious mononucleosis, said the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in a press release on Thursday referring to a study. The genetic defect can lead to the treatment of many different diseases. Almost all Finns suffer from symptomatic or asymptomatic

Published: 02:04 am,Thursday 28 March 2024

Share of unvaccinated higher among babies born during pandemic

The share of unvaccinated children is higher in the age groups born during the coronavirus pandemic compared to the previous age groups, said the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The vaccination coverage of young children in Finland, however, is high year after year, said the THL in

Published: 02:33 am,Wednesday 27 March 2024

Finland´s fertility rate lowest in Norden

The number of children born in the Nordic countries decreased by 8.3% in 2022. This was the highest annual change in the number of children in over fifty years, said the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in a press release. Total fertility also decreased in all Nordic

Published: 03:27 am,Saturday 23 March 2024

HUS Cancer Center awarded Magnet recognition

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) awarded the Magnet recognition to HUS (Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District) Comprehensive Cancer Center, said HUS in a press release on Friday. The recognition proves that the quality of nursing, patient safety, and nurses’ job satisfaction in Comprehensive Cancer Center are measured to be excellent. Comprehensive Cancer

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