Pneumococci, or Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria may cause serious diseases that require hospitalisation, including pneumonia, meningitis and blood poisoning, said the

Death rates from colorectal cancer among 25- to 49-year-olds in the European Union and Britain are on the rise, a

A total of 160 cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) were reported to the National Infectious Diseases Register by the end

Alcohol undeniably increases the risk of oral and esophageal cancers and smoking multiplies that risk, said Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS)

More and more women under the age of 35 are childless as 73 per cent of women aged 20–34 have

The government has taken an initiative to allow other healthcare professionals to administer vaccine, in addition to doctors and nurses. The

More and more users of health services find that there are problems with access to the services, according to a

The total fertility rate of women with Finnish background was 1.29 and that of women of foreign background 1.51 in

Nature-based methods help young people with challenges related to mental health and behavior, according to a study conducted by the

The Body Mass Index (BMI) of about 1.2 million adults exceeds the limit for obesity (30 kg/m2), according to a