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MedEngine presented the first results from the HemoHEOR study at the NordCoag 2017 meeting

The largest coagulation disorders meeting of the Nordic Countries, The 50th Nordic Coagulation Meeting, was organized in Helsinki last week. At the meeting, MedEngine presented…

Miika Fadjukov07/09/2017

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Scientific writing has been infected by the jargon virus

Lengthy sentences, complicated words, weird abbreviations—scientific papers are not known for their reader-friendliness. When trying to tackle such a paper, you often blame yourself for…

Helena Henno13/04/2017

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In press: Quitting smoking reduces operation risks

A recent report published in Suomen Lääkärilehti (Finnish Medical Journal) investigated preoperative smoking cessation practices and challenges at Finnish university hospitals. Smoking is a well-known risk…

Anna Grönholm06/02/2017

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In press: Smoking is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in middleaged population

Smoking is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in middle-aged population, a recent Finnish study indicates. Cigarette smoke is the second leading…

Hanna Ventola26/01/2017

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In press: Smokers cause increased health care costs already in their middle age

Cardiovascular disease, COPD, cancer, and more—smoking is a well-known and important risk factor for various illnesses. However, according to a recent study, the negative effects…

Hanna Ventola28/10/2016

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Genome center: A Boost to Finland’s Public Health and Economy?

Last week, the Finnish Government had big decisions ahead of them: they agreed on the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2017-2020, or the so-called ”Finland’s…

MedEngine15/04/2016

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Biobank Research – What’s in it for the Industry?

In March 2015, the Turku-based clinical biobank Auria became the first Finnish biobank to sign a collaboration contractwith a global life science enterprise, Bayer Pharma…

MedEngine31/03/2016

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Data Sharing: Making Clinical Trials Accessible And Pharma Visible

A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine brought encouraging news for colon cancer patients: by using gene-expression analysis and bioinformatic tools, researchers…

Anna Grönholm23/03/2016

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On Genome Editing and Patent Battles — Exploring the CRISPR World

A few years ago at the University of California in Berkeley, the biochemist Jennifer Doudna had a revolutionary dream: “Imagine if we could have a…

Anna Grönholm08/03/2016

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The New Currency in Healthcare: Real-World Data

The bustle around real-world data (RWD) has been increasing in recent years. This is hardly surprising, since RWD can provide new insights on the benefit-risk ratio throughout a…

Anna Grönholm04/11/2015

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