Health care is not a leading theme in the presidential campaign. Moreover, the two candidates with the best chances of entering the second round are (almost) silent in this area. However, it is not the case that politicians are completely abstracted from health-related topics.
Swift (4) has suffered since birth from a rare genetic disease - congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura - cTTP, one of the rarest hematological diseases, the essence of which is a deficient amount of the enzyme ADAMTS13, responsible for regulating blood coagulation. Until now, treatment...
The Gazette of the Ministry of Health published a Notice of the Minister of Health dated May 8, 2025 on the list of recommended immunizations for which the purchase of vaccines has been covered by funding from the Minister of Health.
Masters in biology, biotechnology, chemistry, pharmacy and veterinary medicine face a lack of access to postgraduate training in medical analytics. This makes it difficult to become certified as a laboratory diagnostician, despite significant graduate interest.
Black flags, banners. "He died at the hands of a patient", "Stop aggression", "Aggression kills". Several hundred people on Saturday marched through the streets of Warsaw in silent protest against the evil that happened on April 29 in Krakow, where a former patient attacked and killed a doctor,...
On Tuesday, May 13, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
In less than four years of operation, the "Prevention 40 Plus" program has benefited more than 4 million people. The Health Ministry spent about PLN 9 million on promoting the program in the media, in the first two years. On Thursday, the Sejm discussed prevention programs aimed at adults.
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health on the procedure for dealing with entries, changes and deletions from the register of paramedics has been submitted for consultation.
The Ministry of Health has announced an extension of the pilot program in mental health centers until the end of 2025. The change is necessary due to the need to prepare a mechanism for completing the program and ensuring the financial liquidity of treatment entities. A draft regulation on the...
The OJ of the Ministry of Health published a Notice of the Minister of Health dated May 8, 2025 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 contains 276...
W poniedziałek 12 maja kolejne posiedzenie Rady Przejrzystości.
Seventeen active substances used in oncology have been added to the list of drugs with established efficacy, Deputy Health Minister Marek Kos announced on Thursday. The inclusion of the drugs on the list gives their manufacturers the opportunity to take advantage of a shorter and less costly...
Polish science has much to boast about. We have excellent inventions and discoveries, but only a handful of them end up in clinics. Why is this happening? Who is to blame? Does the scientific profession in Poland have a future? Prof. Agnieszka Dobrzyn, director of the Marceli Nencki Institute of...
"Leukemia treatment in Poland is currently at a very good international level. The clinical trials we are proposing as part of PALG aim to further improve the outcome of our patients," - says Professor Sebastian Giebel, chairman of the Polish Adult Leukemia Treatment Group.
The Supreme Chamber of Nurses and Midwives and the National Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives have issued a joint appeal to the Minister of Health. They call for urgent action to counter aggression against medical professionals.
Poland has maintained its 20th place in Europe in terms of access to innovative therapies. The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has released the latest results of its annual W.A.I.T. survey.
What new rates of basic salary will apply in medical entities operating in the form of a budgetary unit? A draft regulation has been submitted for consultation, which adjusts salaries to the amount of the minimum wage and the salary increase index in the state budget sphere.
A new study published in the journal Nutrients (2025, 17(9), 1455) indicates that frequent use of social media, such as Instagram and TikTok, can negatively affect young people's self-perception and mental health. The conclusions of the researchers, led by Matthew Grajek, MD, are alarming - young...
HIV testing has become a guaranteed benefit in primary health care. Thanks to a Health Ministry decree, PCPs can already order these tests for patients as part of the "My Health - Adult Health Balance" program. It's a change that has the potential to improve infection detection and curb the HIV...
The President's decision is not a surprise, to the contrary - it was signaled even during parliamentary work. Consultations on the issue continued until the end, as late as Monday the president discussed the law during a meeting of the Social Dialogue Council held at the Presidential Palace.
The HCV virus was discovered relatively recently - in 1989. It causes hepatitis C, leading to inflammation, fibrosis and, eventually, cirrhosis and even hepatocellular carcinoma. It is estimated that in Poland about 0.5% of the population, or up to 150,000 people, may be infected! The problem,...
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