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,...
President Andrzej Duda has invited representatives of the Social Dialogue Council to the Presidential Palace to discuss the controversial law lowering the health contribution for entrepreneurs. As he stressed, he wants to know the position of social partners before deciding whether to sign the...
Nowelizacja ustawy refundacyjnej, intensyfikacja negocjacji cenowych, nowe zasady działania i rekordowy wpływ z instrumentów dzielenia ryzyka. Mateusz Oczkowski, przewodniczący Komisji Ekonomicznej Mateusz Oczkowski, przedstawia raport podsumowujący działalność komisji w 2024 r.
The Patient Ombudsman has looked into one company offering orthodontic treatment using overlays. According to the investigation, patients were qualified for treatment without examinations, diagnosis and an individualized treatment plan. Such practices put patients' health at risk and violate...
After a knife-wielding patient killed a doctor at Krakow's University Hospital, the medical community is demanding decisions that realistically improve the safety of medical personnel. On Monday, May 5, the president of the Supreme Medical Council spoke with Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna on...
A new preventive program called "My Health - an adult health balance sheet" has just been launched . It replaces the previous "Prevention 40+", but, as Dr. Michal Sutkowski points out, it differs fundamentally from it. It is no longer just about performing tests, but about real care for the...
Representatives of trade unions and employers' organizations, working within the Trilateral Team for Health Care, have issued an appeal to Health Minister Izabela Leszczyny and Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski to ensure stable conditions for the functioning of the Agency for Health Technology...
At a meeting of the Parliamentary Team for Rare Diseases on March 18 this year, it was announced that work had begun on a draft of a new law dealing with rare diseases. According to information presented at the meeting, the Team intends to develop a separate law dedicated specifically to these...
The Promised Land - biblical for some, Reimontian for others, for family doctors this year it is - Lodz. The Association of the College of Family Physicians in Poland, is once again holding its annual congress for family physicians and primary care physicians. The 23rd Congress of Family Medicine...
Knife attack at the hospital. Victim - a doctor. The perpetrator - the patient. A patient dissatisfied with the results of treatment, but this is a very enigmatic and vague statement. A patient who directly accused the doctor of acting to his detriment, injecting him with a substance that...
Ogólnopolski Związek Świadczeniodawców Wentylacji Mechanicznej informuje, że z dniem 12 maja br. świadczeniodawcy zrzeszeni w Związku wstrzymują przyjęcia nowych, dorosłych pacjentów kierowanych przez szpitale do opieki długoterminowej domowej.
The European Commission has signed a new agreement for the joint procurement of influenza vaccines. The 17 member states will have the opportunity to purchase more than 27 million doses of Foclivia from Seqirus UK Ltd.
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