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The mortality among forensic psychiatric patients was up to threefold and suicide risk sevenfold higher than that of the general population in Finland, according to the doctoral dissertation of Ilkka Ojansuu, Lic Med.

n her dissertation, Elina Rautiainen, MHSc, examined the social and health service use patterns of individuals with AUDs in relation to care outcomes by using regional electronic social and health care registers.

Naltrexone, used either alone or together with disulfiram or acamprosate, is associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization due to alcohol use disorder (AUD) when compared with non-use of AUD drugs.

In her dissertation, Marika Lappalainen, MD, evaluated complications of febrile neutropenia in patients, who received intensive chemotherapy for hematological malignancy.

The doctoral dissertation of Aaron Kortteenniemi, Bachelor of Medicine, supports the view of transcranial electrical stimulation as a safe form of treatment.

Two newly introduced Cochlear implantation electrodes can provide more atraumatic insertion results, according to the doctoral dissertation of Matti Mustajärvi, Lic Med.

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.

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.

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

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.