- The most years in health and the most years of life are taken away from us by smoking, high blood pressure and high BMI, i.e. overweight and obesity," said Dr. Janusz Krupa, president of the Institute for Conscious Man, during the presentation of the report "Smoking - the most important health...
Interest in participating in the council created under the Minister for Senior Citizenship Policy exceeded the expectations of the authors of the idea for its establishment. There were 30 seats to fill, and the number of applications exceeded 170. Minister Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz wants to involve...
Clinical trials are less and less talked about anymore as the last possible therapy to be implemented or a medical experiment. In fact, it is through them that patients gain access to innovative treatments, not only in the last, but also in the first lines of treatment. The development of the...
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Poland and worldwide, the National Health Fund reminds us. Lifestyle changes and early diagnosis can reverse this unfavorable trend. Poles can benefit from examinations under the CVD prevention program.
- I will want to introduce the first elements of e-registration from June 1, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna announced in an interview with Polish Radio Program 3. For now only "to certain specialists," but it is not known which ones. What is known is that orthopedists and traumatologists of...
Family education will disappear from school timetables. In its place, with a significantly expanded program and probably more hours, a new subject will appear: health education. The first classes will start at the beginning of the 2025/2026 school year, but preparations for the launch of the new...
"Clinical classes must be held with respect for the dignity of the patient in groups of no more than 6 people," calls the Residents' Agreement of the All-Poland Physicians' Trade Union. Due to the fact that some of the new medical faculties, according to the PKA's opinion, planned to conduct...
In 2023, more than 7,000 children benefited from spa treatment, and the Fund paid PLN 35.4 million for the services provided, the National Health Fund reports. Spa treatment is a continuation of treatment that began in a hospital or outpatient clinic.
Vascular surgeons at the Regional Hospital in Kielce have implanted a 72-year-old patient with burdens who required very heavy surgery with a stent graft designed for her individually. This is probably the first such operation in Poland.
Recruitment for the Ministry of Sport and Tourism's "Active School" program kicked off just a week ago, and already schools from all over Poland have signed up, the Ministry of Sport and Tourism boasts. The program aims to open future sports facilities to all residents during after-school hours...
An increasing number of oncology patients in Poland are not only facing a disease diagnosis, but also face inequalities in access to modern diagnostic and, consequently, therapeutic methods. Despite tremendous advances in the field of molecular diagnostics, comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP)...
The Regional Center for Blood Donation and Hematology in Kielce appeals to blood donors to donate blood honorably. There is a shortage of almost all groups. Blood donors can count on additional incentives, including tickets to handball games.
More than five years after the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (RODO), 58 percent of Poles believe they have more control over their personal data. However, there is also the other side of the coin. 62 percent of Poles surveyed are more concerned about the security of their...
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, accounting for as much as 20 percent of all cancer cases in this patient group. In recent years, Poland has been the country with the highest rate of increase in mortality from prostate cancer in the entire EU. For effective treatment, early...
- The topic of patient safety is being talked about more and more. It is no longer something that was only discussed by experts. It is becoming the subject of disputes that go beyond the world of experts," said in the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Patient Ombudsman Bartłomiej Chmielowiec...
Important information for doctors and medical personnel. The National Institute of Public Health National Research Institute reminds that it is essential to write the address of the patient's residence in the forms sent with the materials for measles and rubella testing.
The rights of the elderly are still viewed in the context of social welfare, which perpetuates negative stereotypes associating old age with poverty, frailty and support needs, the Ombudsman notes, and asks Senior Policy Minister Marzena Okla-Drewnowicz for information on planned measures that...
The Council of Patients' Organizations under the Minister of Health has supported the demands of the Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council and the Presidium of the Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives to change the rules of medical personnel liability.
- We have prepared a solution that is not perfect, but the only one possible and legal, at least until we elect a president who respects women's rights," said Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna at a press conference on Thursday, where she presented details of a solution that will ensure the...
The National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians has taken a position on the draft regulation of the Minister of Health on the conditions of remuneration for the work of employees of medical entities operating in the form of a budgetary unit.
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