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Wednesday May 20, 2026

ADHD among children on rise in Finland

The number of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnoses among children aged between 7 and 17 has continued to increase in Finland, said the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Tuesday. Diagnoses remain more common among boys, but in recent years the increase has been greatest among

Published: 23:02 pm,Monday 18 May 2026

Laboratory, customer services of HUS face heavy congestion after disruption

The laboratorial operation, imaging telephone and customer services at the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) remained suspended for a temporary period on Monday morning due a glitch, said HUS in a press release. The authority reported about the disruption at about 8:20 a.m. but the services were restored at about

Published: 02:03 am,Thursday 14 May 2026

Study finds key factor in cancer treatment failure

A new study by Israeli researchers has discovered a major biological process that explains why some treatments for cancer and other serious diseases do not always work as expected, the University of Haifa said in a statement on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The study, published in Nature Communications, focused

Published: 22:37 pm,Monday 11 May 2026

Finland to list Andes virus as dangerous communicable disease

The government on Monday added the disease caused by the Andes virus to its list of hazardous communicable diseases, allowing authorities to impose quarantine measures to prevent any possible spread of the virus, reported Xinhua. Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen said that the decree amendment is needed to

Published: 01:20 am,Tuesday 12 May 2026

Number of abortions on rise in Finland: THL

The number of induced abortions increased in Finland by almost 4 per cent in 2025 and the number has been rising since 2022, said the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in a press release on Monday. In 2025, about 9,100 induced abortions were performed, corresponding to 7.6

Published: 00:28 am,Saturday 9 May 2026

2 Finns potentially exposed to hantavirus

Two Finnish people have been potentially exposed to hantavirus, said the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Friday. The two Finns were travelling on the same flight of Dutch airline KLM from Johannesburg to Amsterdam on April 25 where a hantavirus infected elderly woman was on board

Published: 00:40 am,Thursday 7 May 2026

Finns warned of ultraviolet radiation to avoid skin cancer risk

The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) advised the people to protect themselves against excessive ultraviolate (UV) radiation from the sun when the UV index is three or higher, said FMI in a press release on Wednesday. In Finland, this level UV, is classified as moderate and there is a moderate

Published: 02:48 am,Thursday 30 April 2026

Espoo residents asked to boil water before use due to supply disruption

The Helsinki Region Environmental Services (Helsingin seudun ympäristöpalvelut-HSY) asked the residents in Northern Espoo following disruption in water supply, said an official press release on Wednesday. The health protection authority issued the boil water advisory late Tuesday night for several areas due to a water main break and reduced

Published: 23:02 pm,Monday 27 April 2026

Kela pilots private doctor visit for 65+ people anywhere in country

The Social Insurance Institution-Kela introduced a pilot project where people age of 65 or more will be allowed to get treatment from private practitioners at a lower price during the summer, said Kela on Monday. The project named “The freedom of choice pilot” will offer the elderly people to

Published: 03:35 am,Saturday 25 April 2026

Finland sees excellent results in childhood cancer treatment

Six in seven children diagnosed with cancer in Finland before age of 16 get recovery, said the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in a press release on Friday. Finland's treatment outcomes for childhood cancer are on par with other Nordic countries and rank very high in international comparison. For many cancers,

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