Shortening the postgraduate internship of doctors and dentists, a new model for residency planning, the introduction of the National Competency Examination and the expansion of the competencies of nurses and midwives - these are the most important assumptions of the draft laws presented by the...
Tumors of the central nervous system are not among the most common, but their treatment is one of the greatest challenges of modern oncology. It requires precise molecular diagnostics, multidisciplinary teams and experience that cannot be replaced by a single specialty. On why patients with brain...
Sanitation workers are collecting data on the number of newborns who have not been vaccinated against tuberculosis in hospitals, the GIS reported.
The Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector has withdrawn one batch of the medicinal product Loperamid APTEO MED 2 mg from marketing nationwide.
The Onkocafe - Together Better and OmeaLife Foundations are inaugurating the educational campaign "What Treatment? The outcome matters!". Its goal is to increase women's awareness of early breast cancer, particularly the importance of early detection of the disease, available treatment options...
- We are still chasing the best in Europe, 30 years ago the average cure rate for cancer in Poland was 30%, and at the moment it exceeds 50% regardless of the stage, informed Dr. Janusz Meder during the Medical Rationale of State debate organized on the occasion of World Cancer Day on January 30,...
The e-health system is set to enter the next stage of development. The bill to amend certain laws in connection with the development of e-health services envisages, among other things, the launch of the e-Consilium System, the introduction of the abbreviated patient health card, the development...
The changes to postgraduate internship are a bad idea, as there is a lack of opportunities to acquire practical skills during studies even at renowned universities, assesses Damian Patecki, chairman of NIL's Medical Education Committee. The Health Ministry is holding a meeting in a few days to...
Computed tomography and cardiac MRI are increasingly determining the further treatment of cardiac patients. Although access to examinations is steadily improving, timely, unambiguous and clinically useful description remains a problem. The Polish Cardiovascular Society is calling for the rules...
The OJ of the Ministry of Health published an Announcement of the Minister of Health dated February 5, 2026 on the list of medicinal products, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes and medical devices at risk of unavailability on the territory of the Republic of Poland.The current list...
The number of DiLO cards is steadily increasing. In 2025, it exceeded 440,000, a 22 percent increase in two years. For patients, this is good news, because a DiLO card is a faster diagnostic pathway, leading to the start of treatment. So it means, in many cases, a better chance for health or life.
On Monday, February 9, the next meeting of the AOTMiT Transparency Council.
Who replaced Prof. Ewa Helwich?
Wsparcie dla osób w kryzysie zdrowia psychicznego musi być dostępne natychmiast i bez barier organizacyjnych. Rzecznik Praw Pacjenta uznał, że zamykanie na klucz drzwi psychiatrycznej Izby Przyjęć narusza zbiorowe prawa pacjentów i może prowadzić do realnego zagrożenia ich zdrowia i życia.
A draft resolution of the Council of Ministers amending the principles of implementation of the National Oncology Strategy for 2020-2030 has been submitted for public consultation. It assumes the expansion of the catalog of entities to which the Minister of Health will be able to entrust health...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has expressed outrage at the Health Ministry's decision to dismiss Prof. Ewa Helwich from her position as national consultant in neonatology.
The Gabriel Narutowicz City Specialized Hospital in Krakow will temporarily suspend the operation of the Internal Medicine and Lung Diseases Ward and the Lung Diseases with Oncology Ward.
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...
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.
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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