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Sunday August 14, 2022

Omicron subvariants most common in wastewater in Finland

BA.4/BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron coronavirus variant are now more common than the BA.2 subvariant in Finland, according to the results of wastewater monitoring carried out by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The relative proportion of mutations indicating subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 exceeded the proportion of

Published: 02:44 am,Saturday 13 August 2022

Rapidly applying forces to tissue may spread cancer cells

Cancer cells can spread by rapidly applying forces to tissue material, according to a new research, said an Aalto University press release on Friday. This study, a collaboration between scientists at Aalto University and Stanford University, was published in the journal Nano Letters. Research to understand how cancers grow and

Published: 01:48 am,Tuesday 9 August 2022

HUS joins in algorithm improving traumatic brain injury care dev in ICU

A machine learning algorithm developed by a research group from Finland showed promising results and has the potential to improve prognostication and monitoring of patients with traumatic brain injury treated in the intensive care unit, said Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in a press release on Monday. The study was

Published: 02:53 am,Monday 8 August 2022

Monkeypox situation in Finland not worrying: Broas

Infection diseases specialist Dr. Markku Broas said that the infection rate of monkeypox in Finland is not widespread and there is no need to be worried about the disease at this moment. He, however, said that authority will follow the situation closely to monitor the development in this regard. “The situation

Published: 01:37 am,Friday 5 August 2022

Risk of ticks transmitted diseases low in Finland

The risk of diseases transmitted by ticks varies by region in Finland, but it is mostly relatively low, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Thursday. However, the diseases can be severe, so ticks understandably cause a lot of worry. Finland’s nature is at its best in

Published: 01:56 am,Tuesday 2 August 2022

Helsinki offers 4th vaccine dose to 60–69 age group

The City of Helsinki has offered fourth COVID vaccine dose to people from 60 years to 69 years, said a press release on Monday. The fourth booster dose of the vaccine can be administered when a minimum of three months has passed since receiving the third dose. People need

Published: 01:53 am,Wednesday 27 July 2022

Maternal bonding from mother’s social network helps child’s dev

Strong maternal bonding and support from maternal social network have a very positive impact on the young child’s psychosocial well-being, according to a recent longitudinal study by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Psychosocial well-being of a two-year-old refers to, for example, a sense of security that

Published: 02:20 am,Tuesday 19 July 2022

THL for 4th vaccine dose for 80+, risk group

The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Monday recommended that those in age groups that are vulnerable to the risk of severe coronavirus disease – those aged 80 years and over, and those aged 70–79 who belong to a risk group – should get a fourth

Published: 02:24 am,Monday 18 July 2022

77% Finns believe they dealt well with COVID pandemic: Survey

About 77 percent of Finnish people believed that they themselves had dealt with the coronavirus pandemic in a well manner, according to a survey report published by the Foundation for Municipal Development (Kaks) on Saturday. Respondents of the survey, however, criticized the government agencies saying that the Ministry of

Published: 00:36 am,Tuesday 12 July 2022

Number of monkeypox cases rises to 13 in Finland

The total number of monkeypox infections in the country has increased to 13 as three new cases were diagnosed in last week, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in a press release on Monday. Most of the infections originated outside of Finland. However, some of the

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