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Wednesday January 22, 2025

Young brain hemorrhage survivors at high risk of suicide: study

A nationwide Finnish study conducted at HUS Neurosurgery revealed that survivors of life-threatening brain hemorrhage have a significantly elevated risk of suicide, said Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in a press release on Monday. The risk is especially higher in patients under the age of 40 and those with a

Published: 03:53 am,Tuesday 14 January 2025

5 Helsinki dental healthcare staff accused of patients´ data breach

Five City of Helsinki oral healthcare employees had accessed client records without a valid reason, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on Monday. The incident came to light at the end of 2024 and the individuals affected by this data breach will be notified by letter. Concerns

Published: 05:20 am,Sunday 12 January 2025

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 healthcare reform, according to a survey commissioned by the Foundation for Municipal Development (Kaks). The social and healthcare reform or so called Sote reform took effect in 2023

Published: 00:57 am,Monday 13 January 2025

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 the list of risk areas for tick-borne encephalitis, said THL in a recent press release. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral infection spread through the bite of an

Published: 23:39 pm,Sunday 12 January 2025

Study shows drug combination therapy can curb blood cancer

A new study has found that a combination of two existing biological drugs for multiple myeloma cancer can halt the progression of the disease, Israel's Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (SMC) said in a statement on Sunday, reported Xinhua. Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that

Published: 20:16 pm,Saturday 28 December 2024

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 designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), bringing new hope for patients with rare eye cancer, the Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM) under the Chinese

Published: 20:00 pm,Saturday 28 December 2024

Experts call obesity "new epidemic" in Lithuania

According to a recent Eurostat survey, Lithuania ranks fifth in Europe for the number of overweight individuals aged 16 and above, reported Xinhua. This alarming statistic has led experts to label it a "new epidemic," as reported by the local radio broadcaster LRT. The rising rates of overweight individuals

Published: 04:25 am,Saturday 21 December 2024

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 a press release on Thursday. The authority conducted inspections in restaurants and collected food samples due to the suspected cases of food poisoning. The authority is

Published: 02:51 am,Thursday 19 December 2024

Finland performs 1st hand transplantation at HUS

Finland’s first hand transplantation was performed at Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) Meilahti Bridge Hospital in November, said HUS in a press release on Wednesday. The operation went as planned and the patient will be discharged soon. The transplantation operation took about 17 hours. “We transplanted one hand to a patient

Published: 02:47 am,Wednesday 18 December 2024

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) annually receives 2,500 referrals for sleep apnea patients only from Helsinki area, said HUS in a press release on Tuesday. Most of these patients will remain permanently in CPAP (Continuous

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