Despite the introduction of numerous reforms and long-standing programs, such as the National Cancer Control Program and the National Oncology Strategy, the Polish oncology care system still fails to provide comprehensive treatment and equal access to services. Staff shortages, dispersion of...
The Medical Event Compensation Fund is a support for patients and their relatives who have suffered harm as a result of a medical error. Thanks to it, the injured can quickly and without the need to go to court, get the benefit they are due.
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health on the Model Card for Oncology Diagnosis and Treatment has been submitted for consultation.
Rak gruczołu krokowego jest drugim pod względem częstości występowania nowotworem złośliwym rozpoznawanym u mężczyzn i piątą pod względem częstości przyczyną zgonu z powodu nowotworów złośliwych wśród mężczyzn na całym świecie. Liczbę nowych zachorowań w 2022 r. oszacowano na 1,4 mln1. W USA jest...
In view of the numerous challenges facing the Polish health care system, the National Association of Employers of County Hospitals is presenting proposals for system and organizational changes that could improve the functioning of primary health care and relieve the burden on county hospitals.
The state must stop acting like a pimp, and not a very smart one at that. The sale of tobacco products does not generate revenue, it only generates huge losses, experts argued at the Senior Citizens' Health Congress. Lung cancer, other cancers, cardiovascular diseases, COPD - these are just some...
When introducing simplified procedures for allowing non-EU doctors to work in Poland, politicians assured that full patient safety would be maintained. This is a sham: the inability to verify the documents presented means that a permit to work as a doctor can also be obtained by a person with no...
There is no consensus among doctors that a man with no medical knowledge or training should not only treat patients, but also, without consequence, make statements that undermine patients' trust in doctors. The president of the Regional Medical Council in Szczecin, Michal Bulsa, decided to write...
The U.S. president's mental illness has not been suggested by psychiatrists and mental health professionals in America for a long time.
A parliamentary emergency subcommittee has approved a draft of changes to health premiums to take effect on January 1, 2026. MPs were not persuaded by arguments about the critically difficult financial situation of the National Health Fund and the gap between the payer's revenues and costs, which...
On Monday, February 24, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
The automatic barrier pneumatic tent is the work of scientists from several universities, with the leading role of the Silesian Medical University. It is an innovative solution that makes it possible to effectively isolate medical personnel from an infectious patient. - Thanks to this, medics can...
- Blocking the supply of medicines and their components from outside Europe can be used as a geopolitical tool to destabilize the EU. We must realize that such actions can escalate conflicts and paralyze health systems. Therefore, a special EU pharmaceutical security fund is urgently needed -...
Between 2025 and 2028, the National Health Fund may need nearly a quarter trillion zlotys in budget subsidies, which will contribute to a larger deficit in public finances of up to 1.9 percent of GDP - meanwhile, Poland is subject to an excessive deficit procedure and must reduce the deficit by 3...
One in two Poles believes that antibiotics kill viruses just like bacteria. Just as many are convinced that viruses are produced in government laboratories to control our freedom. Slightly fewer - that a cure for cancer exists, but is hidden from the public by commercial interests. Forty-two...
Mateusz Grajek, MD, from the Department of Public Health at the Silesian Medical University, the initiator of a recent study published in the journal Cancers(https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/4/662), and his team of researchers analyzed the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on oncology...
Primary care patients are currently facing an onslaught of three viruses simultaneously. Although the number of COVID-19 infections is relatively low, influenza and RSV still remain high. In some regions of Poland, influenza still dominates, while in others RSV takes the lead. To make matters...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has expressed strong opposition to the proposal to allow nurses to perform anesthesia on their own. According to the doctors, Polish anesthesiology is one of the safest in Europe thanks to high standards and close cooperation between anesthesiologists...
In this year's edition of the "Grant for Health" competition, honorable mentions were awarded to the Overcome Endometriosis Foundation and its "EndoEducation for Schools" project, and the "Motherhood is Possible" project, prepared by the Polish Public Health Association. Funding for these...
The Minister of Health has granted accreditations to 8 hospitals.
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