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Brain health a priority - for the first time ever

Brain diseases are one of Poland's biggest health, social and economic challenges today. - The brain is really us. The quality of our entire life depends on its condition," experts stressed at Tuesday's conference, attended among others by Health Minister Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda.

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Drug safety: Domestic manufacturers a key component of the system

Drug security is becoming one of the most important elements of a country's resilience to crises, including armed conflict. During the conference "HEALTH SYSTEM IN WAR TIME. HOW TO USE UKRAINIAN EXPERIENCE?" experts stressed that without a stable supply of medicines, even the best-prepared health...

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Critical Medicines Act: EP Health Committee wants fund and support for EU manufacturing

The European Parliament's Public Health Committee voted on December 15 to adopt a position on the Critical Medicines Act. It pointed out the need to supplement the original version of the draft with broader guidelines for assisting countries in the production of critical medicines and the...

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Digital hygiene as a new kind of health-promoting behavior

Digital technologies affect our health - there is no doubt about that. They also have an impact on public health, and this is what - for the first time - was discussed at the 12th Public Health Congress.

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From January 1, a new reimbursement list. What changes for patients?

On January 1, 2026, a new list of reimbursable drugs will come into effect, 24 new molecules will be funded.

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What is the future of the 65+ and -18 drug lists?

60 percent of pharmacy reimbursement costs are drugs dispensed through free lists. We have total free, unlimited and voluntary choice of commercial product by the patient. No European country has allowed itself such an approach," notes Mateusz Oczkowski of the Health Ministry.

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It's a classic - if it bleeds, it's hemorrhoids. From diagnosis to treatment in IBD

Inflammatory bowel diseases are still mainly diagnosed when the patient is unable to function normally - stops eating, loses weight rapidly, suffers pain and is unable to control bowel function. Experts emphasize that the treatment of these diseases has undergone tremendous evolution, and...

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Doctor's checkout

As I read about the salaries of some doctors, I feel like an idiot, because with all my titles about these amounts I can only dream. On the other hand, I'm undoubtedly not a poor man, and I probably wouldn't have the time to manage such a mountain of money, since every property needs to be...

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Deputy Education Minister: Peer violence and social media are key threats today

The increase in mental health disorders among children and adolescents requires consistent state action, says Deputy Education Minister Paulina Piechna-Więckiewicz. In an interview with Medexpress.pl, she stresses that the Ministry of Education is focusing on prevention, innovative support...

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TSUE: całkowity zakaz reklamy aptek niezgodny z prawem UE. Jest projekt zmian i wyższe kary

Do konsultacji przekazano projekt nowelizacji Prawa farmaceutycznego, który ma dostosować polskie przepisy do wyroku Trybunału Sprawiedliwości Unii Europejskiej z 19 czerwca 2025 r. Orzeczenie dotyczyło całkowitego zakazu reklamy aptek i punktów aptecznych. Projekt przewiduje zniesienie zakazu,...

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Ukraine's medical backbone has strong support. How do donors support the health care system?

When the full-scale war broke out, hundreds of Ukrainian hospitals had no supplies, no communications and no clear information on where help would come from. Today, despite shelling, supplies of equipment and medicines arrive within hours even. This is the result of building the health system's...

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KRDL responds to NRL: laboratory tests only according to the law and under the supervision of diagnosticians

Following the publication of the Supreme Medical Council's position on the role of pathomorphologists in diagnostic units, the National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians issued a position clearly emphasizing that all laboratory tests - including genetic tests - must be performed in accordance...

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AOTMiT: What will the Transparency Council address at its upcoming meeting?

On Monday, December 15, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

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Landscape after the genocide. Testimony of a doctor from Bucza

One of the cities that make up the Kyiv metropolitan area has become a symbol of the war crimes that occurred during the Russian aggression against Ukraine. During the occupation, the nightmare of mass murder of civilians played out there. In these realities, under fire and without access to...

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Rev. Dr. Arkadiusz Nowak with honorary doctorate degree

On December 8 of this year, a ceremony was held in Poznan to award an honorary doctorate to Rev. Dr. Arkadiusz Nowak, president of the Institute for Patient Rights and Health Education. This is the first honorary doctorate in the 50-year history of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Karol...

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New standards for training medics? Ministry sets up team for battlefield medicine

The Minister of Health has appointed a team that will prepare proposals for changes in the standards for training medics in battlefield medicine. The goal is to bring study programs in line with the growing needs of the health care system and security requirements, as well as European standards.

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Jest nowa lista antywywozowa

W Dzienniku Urzędowym Ministra Zdrowia opublikował najnowsze obwieszczenie dotyczące wykazu produktów leczniczych, wyrobów medycznych oraz środków specjalnego przeznaczenia żywieniowego zagrożonych brakiem dostępności w Polsce. Na liście, obowiązującej od 16 grudnia 2025 r., znalazło się 270...

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Patients in uniform and civilians - in war, a doctor must take care of every case

Faced with a full-scale war in Ukraine, civilian medics had to become military overnight, and hospitals were immediately operating in perpetual crisis mode. Battlefield medicine has evolved with new threats - from artillery fire injuries to drone attacks. The experience of the Ukrainians shows...

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