Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other chronic inflammatory joint diseases already begin to affect patients health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the earliest phases of these diseases. In treatment of inflammatory joint diseases, the last two decades have seen new strategies and treatment options introduced. Treatment is started at an earlier phase; combinations of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and corticosteroids are used; and in refractory cases new drugs such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors or other biologicals can be started. In patients with new referrals to the Department of Rheumatology of the Helsinki University Central Hospital, we evaluated the 15D and the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (...
Respiratory tract infections account for significant part of total illness episodes, physician consu...
Background: Diabetes increases the risk of major amputation 7.6-fold compared to the nondiabetic pop...
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is the most common deep head and neck infection. PTA is considered to be...
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is the most common otorhinolaryngological infection that requires specia...
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma that without treatment rapidl...
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measurement has become an important outcome in treatment tria...
Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is estimated to be in the top 5 leading caus...
Background Surgery is usually the primary treatment of Head and neck cancer (HNC). It causes sign...
Introduction. Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (bloodstream infection) (SAB) is increasingly common...
One of the leading health challenges worldwide is dementia, the incidence of which is rapidly increa...
This 15-year follow-up focused on radiographic outcome, functional capacity, work disability and com...
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. The advancement in diagnostic tools an...
The goal of initial therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is to minimize disease related mo...
Background: Mulibrey nanism (MUL; Muscle-liver-brain-eye nanism; OMIM 253250) is an autosomal recess...
There is an ongoing controversy as to which methods in total hip arthroplasty (THA) could provide yo...
Respiratory tract infections account for significant part of total illness episodes, physician consu...
Background: Diabetes increases the risk of major amputation 7.6-fold compared to the nondiabetic pop...
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is the most common deep head and neck infection. PTA is considered to be...
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is the most common otorhinolaryngological infection that requires specia...
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma that without treatment rapidl...
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measurement has become an important outcome in treatment tria...
Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is estimated to be in the top 5 leading caus...
Background Surgery is usually the primary treatment of Head and neck cancer (HNC). It causes sign...
Introduction. Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (bloodstream infection) (SAB) is increasingly common...
One of the leading health challenges worldwide is dementia, the incidence of which is rapidly increa...
This 15-year follow-up focused on radiographic outcome, functional capacity, work disability and com...
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. The advancement in diagnostic tools an...
The goal of initial therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is to minimize disease related mo...
Background: Mulibrey nanism (MUL; Muscle-liver-brain-eye nanism; OMIM 253250) is an autosomal recess...
There is an ongoing controversy as to which methods in total hip arthroplasty (THA) could provide yo...
Respiratory tract infections account for significant part of total illness episodes, physician consu...
Background: Diabetes increases the risk of major amputation 7.6-fold compared to the nondiabetic pop...
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is the most common deep head and neck infection. PTA is considered to be...