According to the latest data from the National Cancer Registry, melanoma in Poland in 2020 more than 3,270 people will develop the disease, and nearly 10,800 will be diagnosed with other skin malignancies, including basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas [1]. Experts are sounding the alarm:...
The O. Bohomoltsia National Medical University has received efficient backup power supplies. They will enable health care units affiliated with the Kiev university to operate regardless of power outages. This is another step in WUM's activities in support of Ukraine.
During the 3-day event, there will be an opportunity to participate in scientific sessions during which leading Polish experts and invited guests from Europe and the World will present the latest reports on vascular surgery, with particular emphasis on diagnosis, treatment as well as...
Doctors at the Mother and Child Institute specialize in oncologic surgery for solid tumors outside the CNS using modern reconstructive techniques. In addition to their knowledge, skills and experience, they also use high-tech equipment for surgical treatment. This includes a specialized...
One representative of the National Health Fund, Richard Stypa, was missing from the latest composition of the Economic Commission.Chairman of the Economic Committee: Lukasz SzmulskiDeputy Chairman of the Economic Commission: Joanna KilkowskaSecretary of the Economic Commission: Krzysztof UrbanThe...
The University Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw organized the first exercise in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation using ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) in simulated conditions. As part of the two-hour training, doctors learned how to perform the life-saving procedure as quickly as...
Hypertension is no longer just an adult problem. More and more teenagers are struggling with this dangerous disease, which can have serious consequences for their health. Obesity, unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are just some of the risk factors contributing to the rise in...
A great deal has already been said and written about the health debt that the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust us into, but one can't help but recall that it has particularly weighed on the primary health indicators for men. Life expectancy for men in Poland in 2022 has fallen to 74 years, decreasing...
The team to implement coordinated care in primary care has expanded the recommendation for another group of patients. Changes effective July 1, 2023.
The Health Ministry has published an announcement on medicinal products not subject to funding under the emergency procedure for access to drug technologies.
Interview with Deputy Minister of Health Maciej Miłkowski
Where will the money come from to include flosins in the list of free drugs for seniors? We asked Dr. Jaroslaw Frąckowiak, president of PEX PharmaSequence, about this.
The WHO cancer research agency says aspartame is a possible source of carcinogens. A ruling on the matter is likely to be floated next month.
- Thanks to innovative therapies, patients undergoing palliative treatment can live with their disease for many years, argued experts participating in the panel "Palliative treatment - how medical advances are changing patients' perspectives" at the 2nd Men's Health Congress.
The accreditation process should be substantive, not political. Meanwhile, the composition of the Accreditation Council, as designed in the Law on Quality in Health Care and Patient Safety, indicates that it will be a highly politicized body, one of the accusations made during Wednesday's meeting...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug tofersen for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with a mutation of the in the gene SOD1 in an accelerated registration procedure - It is the first drug to target the targeting the genetic cause of ALS and a...
We ask Christopher Kope, president of National Drug Manufacturers, about the impact of biological drugs on medical progress.
Congenital hypophosphatasia is an ultra-rare inborn metabolic defect that is caused by a deficiency in the activity of an important enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, says Jolanta Sykut-Cegielska, MD, IMiD professor, head of the Department of Inborn Metabolic Defects and Pediatrics at the Mother and...
In mid-June, a lung transplant was performed for the first time at Krakow's St. John Paul II Specialized Hospital . This is the first lung transplant center in Malopolska.
A team of transplant specialists from the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University Clinical Center performed simultaneous heart and lung transplant operations on two patients. Anesthesia during the surgery and post-operative care were co-managed by doctors from the UCK Department of...
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