Migraine has been tried to cure almost everything: from drilling holes in the skull, to mole packs, to romantic theories that it is a "disease of distinguished minds." Celia Svedhem shows how over the centuries headache has been riddled with myths, prejudices and curio treatments - and at the...
After 10 years since the adoption of the Public Health Law, we have a decline in life expectancy, a marked increase in overweight and obesity affecting a fawn of the population, an increase in alcohol consumption by one-third and the initiation of nicotine use by almost half of teenagers,...
Cybercriminals are again impersonating the National Health Fund. This time they are sending out fake emails about supposed "reimbursement for the purchase of medicines." The National Health Fund warns that it's another phishing campaign this year to trick people out of their data and money, and...
A draft regulation extending the National Health Program (NHP) for 2021-2025 for another year - until the end of 2026 - has been submitted for public consultation. As highlighted in the explanatory memorandum, ensuring the continuity of public health activities is crucial, especially during a...
We need to reorganize the system to make full use of the competencies of all health professions. Cadres can act more efficiently. This requires interdisciplinarity and comprehensiveness," Deputy Health Minister Katarzyna Kęcka said on Thursday.
The Ministry of Health has submitted for consultation a Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on guaranteed services in the field of hospital treatment. The aim of the draft is to provide pregnant women with access to professional care in counties where obstetrics-...
Polska od lat jest jednym z największych producentów pstrąga w Europie, a lokalne hodowle słyną z jakości i zrównoważonych metod produkcji. Mimo to na półkach sklepowych coraz częściej dominują tańsze ryby z importu – często o niższej jakości. Czy polscy konsumenci potrafią świadomie wybierać i...
The Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw has once again confirmed that patients have the right to be treated only with methods that are in line with current medical knowledge. The court dismissed two complaints by a medical entity that used salinomycin, vitamin C and curcumin infusions, and...
The National Health Fund received an additional PLN 3.5 billion from the state budget for settlements with medical facilities. About a billion zlotys will also soon be transferred to the fund on the orders of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the press office of the Fund's headquarters said.
On Monday, November 3, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
The fourth edition of the #CANCEL #NOBLOCK campaign is being launched. Among others, the Ombudsman for Patients' Rights and the National Health Fund are calling for appointments to be canceled in cases where they cannot be reached.
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has appealed to the Minister of Health and the Minister of Science and Higher Education to introduce uniform educational standards for dental hygienists. The medical council stresses that the current system of teaching at universities is too diverse...
The Supreme Chamber of Nurses and Midwives (NIPIP), the All-Poland Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives (OZPIP), the Polish Nursing Association (PTP) and the Polish Midwifery Association (PTPoł) have expressed strong opposition to the proposed changes in employment standards for nurses and midwives...
The Ministry of Health reminds that antiretroviral treatment in Poland is fully funded under the Government Health Policy Program and available to all people living with HIV - regardless of their health insurance or citizenship.
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft law on personal assistance for people with disabilities. The new legislation will introduce a nationwide, free support system that will benefit up to 100,000 people with disabilities and half a million of their relatives. The law is expected to take...
Są bolesne, pojawiają się nagle i potrafią skutecznie utrudnić jedzenie, mówienie czy nawet picie. Afty w jamie ustnej często traktowane są jako drobna, przemijająca dolegliwość. Tymczasem ich nawracający charakter, nietypowy wygląd lub długi czas gojenia mogą być sygnałem ostrzegawczym...
The autumn and winter period in our latitude is associated with an increase in illnesses - not only colds and flu, but also other infections (such as rotavirus). The causes of illness are many from changes in environmental conditions to changes in physical activity and diet to the biology of the...
A doctor working on a one-time contract will not be able to earn more than 38-48 thousand zlotys per month? Such, preliminary, proposals were presented by the Health Ministry at Monday's meeting of the Presidium of the Trilateral Health Care Team. A plenary meeting is scheduled for two weeks from...
Polish women eligible for free mammography under the National Health Service expect systemic solutions that will increase the sense of security and quality of breast cancer treatment - especially coordination of oncology care, the ability to get a "second opinion," and access to multi-gene...
The Ministry of Health has announced an amendment to the annex to the August 16, 2018 regulation on the organizational standard of perinatal care. The new regulations are intended to provide even better, more compassionate and safer care for pregnant women, those in labor and after delivery. Key...
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