Anxiety or neurotic disorders and mood disorders are the two most prevalent groups of mental disorders worldwide. Generalised anxiety disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterised by prolonged, excessive anxiety and worry, a premonition that something bad is going to happen, and is one of the most common anxiety disorders. Depression accounts for the majority of mood disorders.

Mārtiņš Vaivads will defend his doctoral dissertation on 14 December at 10:45 in an open online meeting of the RSU degree committee of Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy. His dissertation is titled 'Investigation of Genes and Gene Proteins in Cleft Affected Tissue'.

Official reviewers

• Prof. (Dr. med.) Ilze Štrumfa, Rīga Stradiņš University
• Prof. (Dr. med. vet.) Ilmārs Dūrītis, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
• Prof. (Dr. med.) Ingrida Balnytė, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

The right to own a property is one of the most important fundamental human rights, but property rights may be restricted in the interests of society as a whole or of an individual. A right of way easement (the right to use or access another person’s property) is one of the restrictions on property rights, where the rights of one property owner are restricted for the benefit of another owner or property owned by another person.

For the third year, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) ophthalmology interest group is organising an awareness-raising event for diabetes that will take place on 24 and 25 November at 11.00-16.00 at the Riga Plaza shopping centre. Visitors will have the opportunity to find out their eye pressure, visual acuity, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels free of charge, as well as assess their risk of stroke based on individual biometric factors.

Recurrent tonsillitis is a repeated (recurring) bacterial inflammation of the palatine tonsils. It decreases the quality of life, leads to financial losses due to the inability to work and medical expenses, and can be severe, spreading deeper and lead to complications like peritonsillar abscess (PTA).

Flare-ups of recurrent tonsillitis are treated with antibacterial therapy, but if the flare-ups recur three or more times each year, doctors usually recommend surgery to remove the tonsils.

To promote the development of innovation-driven higher education, last week, lecturers from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) had the opportunity to learn from the best practices of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, and the University at Buffalo at the international conference Light Up Latvia.

The Latvian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has declared an influenza epidemic in Latvia as of 12 January. The Centre stresses that vaccination is the most effective way to protect against a serious case of the flu as well as Covid-19 and encourages people who are at high risk of health problems to take advantage of the vaccination provided by the state.

On 15 November 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to present Certificates of Appreciation to several professionals working in the cultural and public sector and public administration employees. Among them were four lecturers from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU).