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Pediatrician and adult doctor in one visit. There is a proposal

The lack of uniform and widespread rules for the transition of chronically ill children from pediatric to adult care risks interruptions in treatment and loss of continuity of specialized care, the Ombudsman alerts in a letter to the Health Minister. Marcin Wiącek calls for urgent, systemic...

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SOCIAL SECURITY: Fathers on "maternity" are increasing, children are not

Data from the Social Security Administration shows that the number of men taking leave for the birth of a child is steadily increasing. While the change is positive, the mere willingness of fathers to take over some of the care does not solve the problem of dramatically low fertility rates.

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Not every certificate gives the right to perform aesthetic medicine procedures. There is an announcement from the Ministry of Health

Botulinum toxin, hyaluronic acid, medical lasers or injectable procedures can only be performed by doctors with the appropriate qualifications and certifications, the Health Ministry reminds. In the published communiqué, the ministry clearly indicates that aesthetic-repair medicine procedures are...

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AOTMiT: Transparency Council on psoriasis, hematooncology and forensic psychiatry, among others

On Tuesday, February 3, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

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Nearly PLN 900 million extra for patient nutrition

PLN 20.9 per adult patient and per child, slightly more - per pregnant and postpartum woman. By this much, per day, the valuation of services, related to hospitalization, will increase. This is not the rate for nutrition, because, as was emphasized at Friday's meeting, money for nutrition is...

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Rząd przeznaczy miliard złotych na konsolidację szpitali

Konsolidacja nie jest celem, lecz narzędziem poprawy jakości leczenia i bezpieczeństwa zdrowotnego pacjentów. Nie bez znaczenia jest też efektywność wykorzystania środków, które są w systemie oraz kadr medycznych - mówiła wiceminister zdrowia Katarzyna Kacperczyk podczas konferencji Priorytety w...

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Experts warn against testing for "oncoproteins"

The Polish Society of Oncology and the Polish Society of Clinical Oncology have issued a joint position statement on so-called "oncoproprietary" tests. Tests referred to as "oncoproprietary", advertised as a means of detecting cancer or controlling the course of the disease, are not supported by...

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AOTMiT: Transparency Council on diabetes treatment, among other things

On Monday, February 2, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

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SOCIAL SECURITY: It's health that determines longer working lives

We absolutely cannot think that we are older and can't do something anymore. We have to see our potential. Age is the most important asset," says Malgorzata Nietopiel of the Social Insurance Institution.

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Nawet 60 proc. seniorów niedożywionych po dwóch tygodniach hospitalizacji. Jak temu zapobiec?

Hospitalizacja u pacjentów w wieku senioralnym bardzo często wiąże się z pogorszeniem stanu odżywienia, co może prowadzić do zespołu kruchości, wydłużenia leczenia i gorszych rokowań po wypisie. O tym, czym jest żywienie kliniczne, jaką rolę odgrywa w poprawie jakości życia pacjentów oraz jakie...

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Government's IVF program: 10,000 births and growing funding

In January, the 10,000th child born under the government's infertility treatment program covering medically assisted procreation procedures, including in vitro fertilization, was born. The program, which started on June 1, 2024, is already producing tangible results - both for thousands of...

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Doctors say no to shortening postgraduate internship. OZZL appeals to the Health Ministry

The All-Poland Doctors Trade Union strongly opposes the Ministry of Health's consideration of shortening the postgraduate internship of doctors and dentists. According to the OZZL, such a step would mean a decrease in the quality of practical training, an increase in the risk of medical errors...

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NFZ facing the challenges of an aging population

An aging population is forcing significant changes in the way health care is financed. As Marek Augustyn, vice president of the National Health Fund, points out, there is an increasing emphasis on prevention, community care and activities that allow seniors to stay healthy for as long as possible...

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Zbigniew Jakubas o robotach, AI i zdrowiu

Najnowocześniejszy w Polsce robot chirurgiczny da Vinci 5 już operuje, a sztuczna inteligencja wspiera lekarzy szybciej niż zespół inżynierów. Zbigniew Jakubas opowiada nam o technologii, szkoleniu lekarzy i zdrowym stylu życia.

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Aging population, obesity, diabetes: Without education, nothing can be done

Poland today faces an unprecedented demographic crisis, the effects of which are increasingly felt by the health care system. An aging population, multi-morbidity, an epidemic of obesity and diabetes, and a dramatically low birth rate require urgent, systemic decisions. During the Third Senior...

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County hospitals appeal to the government: The situation is critical

The Union of Polish Counties is calling on the government to urgently take corrective action in the health care system, and warns that further postponement of the decision could jeopardize patient safety across the country and destabilize the operation of county hospitals.

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MZ: there will be no deliveries in EDs

At the end of January, a Health Ministry regulation will go into effect introducing 24-hour midwife on-call services in place of liquidated delivery rooms at least 25 kilometers away from the nearest maternity wards. The situation was questioned Thursday in the Sejm by Law and Justice deputies,...

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Feelings of being unnecessary and loneliness. What pushes seniors toward suicidal thoughts?

13 percent of seniors have suicidal thoughts, according to a study reviewed by the Parliamentary Suicide Prevention Team on Tuesday. The still incomplete police data shows that 2025 was another year in which the number of suicide attempts and suicides fell, including among seniors, but the very...

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