Although it has been known for 2,000 years and is more common than breast or lung cancer, it remains one of the most elusive and most common chronic autoimmune diseases with a genetic basis. Undiagnosed and untreated, it can lead to disorders of virtually every system in the body: osteoporosis,...
The government, judging from a reading of the Multiannual State Financial Plan adopted by the Council of Ministers a few days ago, does not foresee any acceleration in the growth of health care outlays, and since, as has been mentioned more than once, the growth in recent years has been quite...
Interview with Prof. Tomasz Szczepanski, president of the Polish Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology.
Administrative proceedings have been initiated against the Municipal Police Chief in Krakow over a violation of personal data protection involving the release of an individual's personal data in a press release, the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection informed the RPO.
Konsultantem krajowym w dziedzinie transplantologii klinicznej został specjalista chirurgii ogólnej, specjalista transplantologii klinicznej prof. Michał Grąt, kierownik Kliniki Chirurgii Ogólnej, Transplantacyjnej i Wątroby WUM. Konsultantów krajowych powołuje minister zdrowia spośród...
- Some men diagnosed with infertility fear that not only will their health be judged negatively, but that their masculinity will be called into question. This is misguided and completely unnecessary," says Dr. Luke Kupis, a urologist, andrologist, microsurgeon and male infertility specialist.
- We have lifted limits on hospice and palliative care, and are raising the valuation of these services. As of July 1, the valuation of services in psychiatry will increase. I have announced a competition for 3 billion zlotys to subsidize psychiatric hospitals for children and adolescents. They...
During the May meeting of the District Medical Council in Warsaw, new members of the Presidium of the ORL were elected. We already know the composition of the council.
- Every day we dispense narcotics, the heaviest drugs, and suddenly it turns out that with this one there is such a big political dispute, and yet this can be completely peacefully reconciled. This project should be worked on, and at the same time give a free hand to pharmacists. Let them decide...
The premise of the 40 PLUS Program was very simple. It was supposed to rebuild the health of Poles after the pandemic. At that time, many patients did not regularly perform preventive examinations, and some avoided them altogether. The consequences of such behavior are tragic; to this day,...
"Efforts should be made to ensure that every woman in labor has access to anesthesia during childbirth. The introduction of an adjustment coefficient by the National Health Fund may favorably affect the actual availability of anesthesia during natural childbirth and thus contribute to improving...
The Order of the Minister of Health dated May 9, 2024 on the establishment of a Team for systemic changes in health care was published in the OJ of the Ministry of Health.
Prominent hematologists from Poland and abroad will spend four days of the 5th International Conference "Clinical and Experimental Hematology" discussing new methods of diagnosis and treatment. The opening lecture will be delivered by the President-elect of the European Society of Hematology. For...
Nurses ranked outside the top three professions with the highest public trust, according to a ranking published by SW Research. Doctors took over the third place on the podium from them. In second place, unchanged from 2021, remain paramedics. Advancement by one place in the top ten, however, was...
There are no limits on a pharmacist's service in connection with reproductive health, the National Health Fund says. The National Health Fund will pay for any consultation by a pharmacist given to a patient who goes to a pharmacy for the morning-after pill.
On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Ombudsman addressed speeches to Education Minister Barbara Nowacka and Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna regarding so-called menstrual poverty.
On Monday, May 13, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
Malina Wieczorek, president of the "SM Walcz o siebie" foundation, initiator of the "School of Motivation", painter, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, is a guest on "Wyszło na Miasto". We all know her from her work on behalf of patients with multiple sclerosis and numerous social...
More than three-quarters of Poles use private health care, but one in two of us believes that the private system "preys" on the public. The most common reason we seek care in the private sector is shorter waiting times for services - so accessibility is the deciding factor.
- A speaker is worth as much as he sits in front of the microphone," says Maciej Gudowski, one of Poland's most recognizable voices, and shares with "Wyszło na Zdrowie" viewers his proven ways to take care of the health of the speech organ.
758 million zlotys were spent by the National Health Fund on prescription drug reimbursement in 2023 alone. Even though this amount includes medicines needed by patients and correctly priced, the scale of abuse is still huge, according to the MZ. The seriousness of the practice can be evidenced,...
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