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Multimorbidity and musculoskeletal disorders are important risk factors for falls, especially for nonslip falls among postmenopausal women, according to the doctoral dissertation of Nadia Afrin, MD, MPH.

Health coaching has a positive effect on health, quality of life and social and health care costs. Therefore, health coaching could be the part of self-care support in the chronic care delivery system.

The doctoral dissertation of Helena Taivainen, MSc, MD, confirms that measuring the longitudinal motion of the common carotid artery is a feasible method for evaluating vascular health.

Contractual negotiations between the founding members of Neurocenter Finland, the seven universities and five university hospital districts, are progressing as planned. The institution of Neurocenter Finland as an official entity will take place in early 2021.

External funding has given a boost to the development of research and education in the forest-based bioeconomy and medical computing alike.

Becoming carbon neutral by the end of 2025 is a strategic goal for the University of Eastern Finland.

There are many teachers in the workforce whose training did not include any media education at all. The University of Eastern Finland is now filling this gap.

The more we know about paediatric obesity, the better we understand how important timely and persistent treatment is. “The problem doesn’t usually go away with growth in height," Professor Jarmo Jääskeläinen says.

Altogether 17 members of the university’s management participated in the coaching and they learnt about the process and methods of service design in six joint virtual workshops and independent training courses.