The May 2023 figures are alarming. In some provinces, patients are waiting as long as 126 days for an MRI, 81 days for a CT scan and 152 days for a PET-CT in the normal course.
A large portion of the Ukrainian population shows increased levels of stress due to war, according to a recently published study by researchers at Kyiv University. In many cases, this is accompanied by PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, or depression.
DCOPiH does not differ in quality and standards of breast cancer treatment from what the best oncology centers in Europe offer. These are the conclusions of a report by the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) an institution set up by the European Commission to monitor the...
The World Blood Donor Day, celebrated every year on June 14, is a reminder of what a priceless drug human blood is. - Every honorary donor and every drop of selflessly donated blood is worth its weight in gold! - stresses Bożena Janicka, president of the Healthcare Employers' Agreement, appealing...
Work has begun on two "quality" projects. On Tuesday morning, the Sejm held the first reading of a draft amendment to the Law on Patients' Rights and Patients' Ombudsman, introducing a system of compensation for medical events, in the evening the Health Committee completed the first reading of a...
The Commission has welcomed the Council of the European Union's adoption of a Commission proposal to strengthen EU action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Risk factors for respiratory failure in newborns include preterm labor and delivery by cesarean section. Researchers at Warsaw Medical University are looking for ways to reduce the rate of pulmonary hypertension coexisting with severe respiratory distress in the youngest patients.
The first reading of the parliamentary bill on quality in health care and patient safety - continued - justifies MP Czeslaw Hoc.
Women's autism in Poland - JIM Foundation report. Student Needs Chart
For the second time, the DKMS Foundation has awarded grants for initiatives and projects involving psychological support for patients with blood and hematopoietic diseases and their families. This year's edition received as many as 35 applications, 10 of which will receive financial support for a...
Aloe vera juice is sometimes referred to as the "liquid essence of health". It exhibits a number of health-promoting benefits, and is therefore used in the treatment of numerous diseases. Aloe vera juice has also found use in skin and hair care. Learn about selected valuable properties of aloe...
A new building for the gynecology-obstetrics-neonatal clinics of the Pomorzany Hospital in Szczecin has been put into use. The relocation of units from Building A to the newly constructed Building A2 is underway.
The Forum is an annual conference that addresses important topics related to improving the functioning of the system, as well as increasing the effectiveness of treatment through innovative personalized therapies. It is a meeting of leading European and Polish experts working in the areas of...
Created for therapeutic purposes, the ketogenic diet is finding more and more applications in the treatment of many diseases, not just neurological ones. Whether it is just a supportive treatment or a real cure is explained by Katarzyna Drąg - clinical dietitian at the Children's Clinical...
Starting in November 2021, the Breast Cancer Awareness Center in Gdansk began work on an innovative project, personalized rehabilitation dedicated to patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer based on the oncoplastic procedure performed and the time since it.
"Annually more than 22,000 new cancers are diagnosed, with less than 40 percent being cases of early diagnosed breast cancer. "- says OmeaLife Foundation president Magdalena Cardinal.
More than 10,000 exercise groups nationwide and about 160,000 children supported - this is the projected reach of the new ProHealthy Holiday Half-Care Program. Children and adolescents will receive comprehensive care - during the semi-colonies they will be able to spend time actively, but most...
The Safe Patient Foundation has shared a translated version of WHO documents on procedures and conduct to improve patient safety.
We recently celebrated World No Cigarette Day. We asked Minister Krzysztof Łanda during the 2nd Men's Health Congress whether we have the chance to have such a holiday - for health - on a daily basis. Global figures from the World Health Organization show that eight million people die each year...
An update to the myIKP app is now available on the App Store and Google Play. It's about renewing a valid security certificate and introducing additional features, such as making it easier to contact your clinic or the option to check the expiration date of medicines in your home medicine cabinet.
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