Postponing the implementation of the National Cancer Network until April 2025 does not necessarily mean postponing the NSO by a full year, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna has announced. The amendment to the KSO law is awaiting a vote, with the Health Committee not recommending adoption of the...
Pierwsze czytanie rządowego projektu ustawy o zmianie ustawy o Krajowej Sieci Onkologicznej – uzasadnia Minister Zdrowia. Rozpatrzenie wniosku zgłoszonego w czasie drugiego czytania do projektu ustawy o zmianie ustawy – Prawo farmaceutyczne.
Faces of support in illness.
As part of the XVIII Forum of Patients' Organizations (FOP), a report was presented "POLKI AND POLITICIANS, AND DISEASES AND HEALTH," which was produced in cooperation between the Sociomedical Research Center and the Institute for Patients' Rights and Health Education. The survey asked about...
The open call for applications to the Senior Citizens' Policy Council under Senior Citizens' Policy Minister Marzena Okle-Drewnowicz has ended. Candidates could be submitted by universities, NGOs and local governments, among others. Out of 173 proposals, 30 were selected. This is the maximum...
- I am very happy that we can talk in this group. The system is changing. Today our joint effort is to make the system patient-centric, so that the patient is surrounded by medical professionals, both nursing specialists and specialist doctors," said NRL President Luke Jankowski during a joint...
It's not only on the grandson and policeman anymore, but also on the doctor. Fraudsters do not disguise their efforts to extort money, mainly from the elderly. The Świętokrzyskie branch of the National Health Fund warns against the new way criminals operate.
Dexcom, a global leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) systems for people with diabetes, today announced the launch of its newest rtCGM system, the Dexcom ONE+. The system is available in Poland, Spain and Belgium as of today, and will soon be released in other countries as well.
Nearly half of all deaths are caused by cardiovascular disease. After the great success of dramatically reducing mortality in acute coronary syndromes, the following years, decades now, have not brought such significant progress. How to change this? How to strengthen cardiac care on the one hand,...
Molecular diagnostics has been one of the most important topics of public debate since the beginning of 2023. In addition to the work on amending the Medical Fund Act, the topic of molecular diagnostics in the treatment of cancer patients has been raised repeatedly in the Polish Parliament, twice...
The earlier detected, the better the chances of survival - with this statement any oncologist will agree. Cancer, however, does not always produce unambiguous symptoms or they are difficult for the average person to see. Sometimes, quite by chance, a specialist in another field will see something...
- The additional 3 billion zlotys that have been allocated for pediatric oncology instead of TV will certainly meet those immediate needs that oncology resources have, Deputy Health Minister Ursula Demkow said in an interview with our reporter, ahead of a meeting of the Parliamentary Group for...
Polypragmasy, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions and other pitfalls lurking for (not only elderly) patients were discussed at the 1st Senior Health Congress by Jaroslaw Woron, MD.
The Minister of Justice, Attorney General Adam Bodnar met with the President of the Supreme Medical Chamber, Lukasz Jankowski. They discussed the no fault rule, expert witnesses, the existing medical error cell in prosecutors' offices and other issues of importance to the medical community. Adam...
Until when can applications be submitted?
The European Commission is proposing more time for companies to apply the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR). It is also proposing measures to increase transparency in the medical device sector, including by speeding up the launch of some elements of the European medical device...
Continuous attacks on medical facilities in Ukraine leave the country unable to provide citizens with efficient access to medical services. This is especially true for localities close to the front line - which is why six months ago the Polish Medical Mission, in cooperation with FRIDA Ukraine,...
A multidisciplinary team of specialists from the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Gdansk saved the life of 6-year-old Alexander. The absolute havoc in the boy's respiratory system was most likely caused by a fungal infection. His condition was so serious and complicated...
The National Health Fund has issued a communication to pharmacy operators on on-call duty. It is about the work of pharmacies at night and on holidays. On-call work is financed by public funds.
"We have already developed a number of digital solutions and are constantly developing them. The key ones are e-prescription, e-referral and e-consultation," according to the Health Ministry. Work is underway to improve the Internet Patient Account, the myIKP application, the Medical Home Care...
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