Diagnostyka S.A. is expanding its operations in the diagnostic imaging segment. The company has acquired a majority stake (51%) in Eurodiagnostic, a company specializing in mobile computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) and X-ray laboratories. The transaction was valued at PLN 23...
National consultants, clinicians and experts are calling for the introduction of an assessment of the presence of signals that may indicate autism spectrum disorders into a two-year-old's health balance sheet, since only early initiation of therapy can bring the expected results. There is also a...
Prehabilitation is the process of preparing a patient for treatment. More and more centers in Poland are implementing this model of care, recognizing its positive impact on surgical and oncological treatment outcomes. Dr. Beata Jagielska, director of the National Cancer Institute, talks about the...
The Parliamentary Health Committee approved the government's bill on the National Cardiac Network on Tuesday. Law and Justice (PiS) deputies had proposed that KSK services be financed from the state budget rather than by the National Health Fund, but this did not win majority support.
Victoria Tian assumes the position of Country President of Novartis Poland. She previously worked at Novartis China and MSD, where she successfully led the immunology and oncology teams. She holds a PhD in biostatistics from Yale University.
We educate, we give talks - face-to-face and via social media, we share knowledge at meetings, joint outings to the outdoors and coffee chats, the members of the STOMAlife Foundation write about themselves. Marzena Kluszczynska tells us about the Foundation's new projects and volunteering.
The Health Ministry has announced the latest list of reimbursed drugs, which will take effect on April 1. It includes 29 new therapies, including 10 designed for oncology patients. The cutting-edge treatments will be available for lung, breast, ovarian and prostate cancer, among others, meaning a...
Dr. Beata Jagielska, director of the National Cancer Institute, talks about the role of diagnostics in oncology treatment.
Once a year, the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tarification prepares a list of highly innovative drug technologies for the Minister of Health. On March 14, 2025, AOTMiT submitted the fifth list to the Health Ministry. What therapies were included in the proposals to the MZ?
"My Health" is a new preventive program aimed at patients over the age of 20, which will be available through the National Health Service from May 2025. At primary care clinics, after completing a questionnaire on their health and lifestyle, patients will be able to take blood tests and discuss...
The idea of lowering the health premium raises serious concerns in the medical community. According to doctors, such a solution could lead to the weakening of the health care system, longer queues to specialists and a decline in the quality of medical services. - Looking for savings in health...
It is not nurses and midwives who decide on hospital budgets, financial policy or health care organization! - The Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives is reacting to what was said at a meeting of a panel on local government hospitals.
President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda handed out nomination acts to academic teachers and employees of science and the arts. Sixteen nominations were given to health-related individuals.
Patients using tracheostomy tubes are raising alarms about inadequate reimbursement, which forces them to use the same medical devices repeatedly. Lack of access to an adequate number of new tubes increases the risk of dangerous infections. The Ombudsman has asked the Health Ministry to take a...
New drugs may contain undeclared and dangerous contaminants that increase the risk of serious poisoning and even death. To use them is to put oneself at risk of losing one's health or life. In 2024, several deaths were reported in which a substance called N-etylonorpentedron (NEP) was detected in...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has expressed a negative opinion on the manner in which the draft regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education on educational standards for medical professions is being processed. It points out that the time for consultations was too...
Jak informuje biuro Rzecznika Praw Pacjenta, Ministerstwo Zdrowia przeznaczyło 6 mln zł na na uruchomieniu infolinii „Helpline”, platformy wsparcia dla pacjentów chorujących na Alzheimera i inne choroby otępienne oraz ich bliskich. 6 marca 2025 r. Ministerstwem Zdrowia i Rzecznik Praw Pacjenta...
Nursing students with a positive HIV test result face serious difficulties in completing their mandatory internships. Medical facilities with which universities cooperate require candidates to have a negative test result. Deputy Ombudsman Stanislaw Trociuk is intervening in the matter, directing...
The parliament has failed to pass a bill lowering the premium for entrepreneurs. The bill got legislative "breathlessness" in the final straight - all due to the volition of the Confederation and the Law and Justice club, although in fact the spiritus movens was Izabela Leszczyna and her hard...
On Monday, March 24, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
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