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The doctoral dissertation of Panu Piirainen, Lic Med, showed that oxycodone, a commonly used opioid, is feasible for epidural analgesia.

The PhD thesis of Maria Heikkinen, Lic Med, inspects the incidence of vocal fold paresis related to surgical procedures and identifies risk factors for vocal fold paresis in thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

The PhD thesis of Annika Piirainen, Lic Med, explores the dosage, administration and related adverse events of three non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in postoperative pain management after cholecystomy, back surgery and arthroplasty.

Postoperative drug administration is essential to help cardiac surgery patients recover without undesired events and reap long-term benefits from the surgical procedure.

Professor Emerita of Neurology Hilkka Soininen has been chosen as the recipient of the Bengt Winblad Lifetime Achievement Award.

A family history of cough increases the risk of both the onset and persistence of cough, according to the PhD study of Anne Lätti, Lic Med.

Pain was associated with depressive symptoms and comorbidities and especially daily pain with poor self-rated health, according to the doctoral dissertation of Merja Karjalainen, Lic Med.

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have uncovered potential mechanisms by which microRNAs (miRNA) drive atherogenesis in a cell-type-specific manner.

Spinal cord stimulation is an effective and safe treatment for persistent lower extremity radicular nerve pain after spinal surgery, according to the doctoral thesis of Mette Nissen, MD.

The aim of MPH Hyocher Kim’s dissertation was to explore the scale of occupational injury and suggest a direction for developing occupational safety and health checklists and regulations in Korean agriculture.