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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…
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)…
New breast cancer treatment emerges, no surgery required
Some women with the earliest stages of breast cancer could be carefully monitored, undergoing surgery and radiation only if the disease…
71% Finns suffer from minor tooth erosion: THL
As many as 71% of people in Finland had minor tooth erosion, and 17% had at least moderate tooth erosion, according to a survey…
Prenatal blood test sometimes hints at cancer in moms-to-be: study
Many moms-to-be opt for blood tests during pregnancy to check for fetal disorders such as Down syndrome, and in rare instances, these…
Fur farming poses pandemic risk: THL
The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) has issued a warning about the public health risks posed by the country's fur…
Taking deep breaths can reduce stress, anxiety: studies
Deep breathing can be an effective way to reduce stress at work, but on the job, many people don't think about how they're…
Finnish researchers find way to grow blood vessels in mini organs
A research team at the University of Oulu has developed a technique to cultivate functional blood vessels within organoids, which are…
99% of abortion performed using medication in 2023
Medical abortion is performed using medication without surgical intervention and in 2023, 99 percent of all terminations were done with…
5 minutes of daily exercise could reduce blood pressure: research
Exercising for five minutes per day could reduce blood pressure, a new research has found, reported Xinhua. The research, which was…