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Saturday February 22, 2025

Study links DNA traits to risk level for smoking-related cancer

A new Israeli-led study has uncovered how the structure and chemical changes in the DNA influence the risk of developing lung cancer from smoking, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The study, published in Nucleic Acids Research, focused on benzo(a)pyrene, a toxic chemical in cigarette

Published: 21:22 pm,Sunday 9 February 2025

Breast cancer less common but more deadly in men: study

Men are less likely to develop breast cancer than women, but are more likely to die from the disease, according to an analysis in Germany, reported dpa. Some 80.4% of women and 69.6% of men are still alive five years after diagnosis, said the Bavarian State Office for Health

Published: 23:33 pm,Monday 3 February 2025

HUS performs record number neurosurgery operations in 2024

The number of operations in neurosurgery hit a record high at the hospitals in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in 2024, said HUS in a press release on Monday. “Last year (2024), we performed more surgeries than ever in our history; a total of 3850 procedures. The number includes

Published: 21:09 pm,Tuesday 28 January 2025

Finns´ trust in political decision, healthcare on wane: THL

Finnish people´s trust in frameworks such as political decision-making and the healthcare system has declined in recent years, according to a recent report by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The feeling of insecurity has also become more common, especially among older people, said the THL in

Published: 22:31 pm,Tuesday 28 January 2025

Surgical Hospital´s emergency ear, nose, throat units shifted to Meilahti

Some units of Surgical Hospital will become a part of Meilahti hospital from February 4, said Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in a press release on Tuesday. The ear, nose, and throat diseases emergency clinic, urgent care during office hours, ward, and tumour outpatient clinic are moving from the Surgical

Published: 06:02 am,Thursday 23 January 2025

17% working-age adults commute by foot or bike all year round: THL

When it comes to walking or cycling to work or place of study, 19% of women and 15% of men living in Finland maintain a physically active commute all year round, according to the Healthy Finland Survey conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). A physically

Published: 23:53 pm,Monday 20 January 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

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