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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Finland performs 1st hand transplantation at HUS
Finland’s first hand transplantation was performed at Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) Meilahti Bridge Hospital in…
Many factors distort blood pressure reading: report
More often than not, patients and even nurses and doctors are skipping steps that help paint an accurate portrait of someone's…