The new children's hospital inquires families about their willingness to have their child's heart surgery in Copenhagen. @HUS Ville Männikkö

Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) is offering children awaiting heart surgeries the opportunity to undergo procedures in Nordic countries. The first letters inquiring about families' willingness to travel to Copenhagen for surgery will be sent this week.

The New Children's Hospital in Helsinki is exploring the possibility of pediatric heart surgeries in Copenhagen due to delays in providing care for children awaiting surgery in Finland.

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Depressed young woman. LEHTIKUVA

Researchers have discovered that people with depression and anxiety who experienced a traumatic childhood often grow up to be angry adults, and the more severe the trauma, the more furious the adult. In addition to having an impact on social interactions and mental health, this makes treating depression and anxiety more challenging.

This work is presented at the European Congress of Psychiatry in Paris.

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The increased conflict between parents has led to a rise in the number of children and young people seeking help from Ensi- ja turvakotien liitto's (ETKL) divorce services. According to experts, parents and professionals should pay more attention to young people in divorced families.

In 2022, more than 4,000 people received help from ETKL's 22 member associations' divorce services throughout Finland.

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The use of Finnish electronic prescriptions in Europe is expanding. Spain is the latest country to join the scheme. In the first phase, six regions in Spain will be included in the service.

You can now purchase medicines from pharmacies in six regions in Spain using a Finnish electronic prescription. The regions are:

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The Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation has emphasized the benefits of immunotherapy in treating pollen allergies. According to the federation, at least 80-90% of those who undergo the treatment experience relief from allergy symptoms. The federation hopes that more people in Finland will consider this form of treatment for their allergies.

Compared to other countries, Finland has relatively few cases of immunotherapy. Patients usually only begin this form of treatment when they specifically request it.

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The state of Finnish work well-being and capacity continues to decline, according to the latest report by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. The report reveals that there has been a mild decline in the investment in work, while the incidence of burnout symptoms has increased, particularly among lower-educated employees. The younger generation is also experiencing poorer work well-being. Researchers call on companies to change their approach by improving working conditions and job resources.

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In Finland, 43 percent of women and 34 percent of men report suffering from prolonged stress.

A recent study by If, a Nordic insurance company, has found that women are more stressed than men across all Nordic countries, with 43% of women in Finland experiencing chronic stress compared to 34% of men. The study surveyed Nordic countries and found several factors that contributed to stress, such as balancing personal and professional life. It also found regional differences within Finland, with women in the capital experiencing more stress than those in the North or East.

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The use of digital screens among Finnish youth continues to increase, with 15-24-year-olds spending an average of 5 hours and 46 minutes in front of screens daily, according to a recent time use survey conducted by Statistics Finland. Overall, Finns spent an average of 4 hours and 26 minutes daily in front of screens in 2020-2021, a new record high, likely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the growth in communication technology and content availability.

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Concerning rates of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety among social workers have been uncovered in a new study published in the journal International Social Work.

Stressors related to COVID-19 were the strongest factors associated with negative mental health outcomes.

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People shopping in the Iso Omena shopping centre in Espoo. LEHTIKUVA

According to a recent press release, researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have found that poverty is causing stress in young people. The researchers conducted the first-ever writing competition in Finland that focused on children and young people's experiences with poverty. They received a significant number of submissions in which young people wrote about their inability to consume like their peers, the effects of the energy crisis, inflation, and stress related to poverty.

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A lonely teen watching the sunset in Tervasaari. LEHTIKUVA

A recent study by the University of Turku's Child Psychiatry Research Center and the National Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland has found that the number of new psychiatric diagnoses among young people increased by almost a fifth after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The diagnoses increased especially among girls, teenagers, and in the Helsinki metropolitan area, where restrictions and COVID-19 infection rates were higher than in other parts of the country. Eating disorders, depression, and anxiety diagnoses increased the most during the study period.

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