5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (524+ words) Wednesday marks 25 years since the Pärnu methanol tragedy. In September 2001, 154 people suffered methanol poisoning, 68 of whom died. Raido Paasma, then head of the intensive care unit at Pärnu Hospital and a clinical toxicologist and anesthesiologist, told ETV's "Ringvaade" that although…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (430+ words) Children are more likely to stay active when they have plenty of opportunities to move at home, school and in their free time, physical education teacher Siim Tõnisson says. Tõnisson said working out or being involved in organized physical activity…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (367+ words) Free pads are now available at University of Tartu (TÜ) buildings across the city, with 39 dispensers installed to make menstrual products easier to access when needed. The initiative was launched this academic year after the university's Faculty of Science and…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1315+ words) A temporary agreement eases the sharpest gap in helping fallen older people, but it does not answer the main question of who ensures round‑the‑clock, appropriate assistance regardless of which municipality a person lives in, Monika Mikiver writes. A…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1043+ words) Kiili High School psychologist Kristi Feldman says she is seeing more children and young people develop school avoidance each year and that it is occurring at increasingly younger ages. How often do you encounter young people in your work who,…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (306+ words) A new study has found that, depending on the age group, patients with mental health concerns are two to three times more likely to receive medication than therapy. Professional mental health care largely comes down to prescribing medication, particularly for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (851+ words) In May, 12-year-old Elisabet was seriously injured in an electric scooter accident. Her father believes the use of powerful electric scooters by children should be subject to stricter restrictions. Twelve-year-old Elisabet was seriously injured in May when she crashed an…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (383+ words) Under Estonian law, a hospital may charge a patient an inpatient fee for a maximum of 10 days per case. However, if the patient is transferred from one hospital to another, the 10-day period starts over. The Health Insurance Act states…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (361+ words) The Ministry of the Interior has changed its initial decision, under which police officers would no longer have to go help elderly people who have fallen at home, leaving this to ambulance crews and social workers, and has now announced…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (517+ words) In recent months, the public has learned that the Estonian Internal Security Service (ISS) and the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) have essentially unlimited access to databases containing health data. Based on explanations shared in the media, an ordinary…...