A tragic incident occurred during a medical intervention in Siedlce - the death of a paramedic. He was stabbed by a patient he was trying to save. The tragic event sparked a discussion about how to protect rescuers, how to equip and train them. A unique class is being offered to its students by...
The Ombudsman, while appreciating the publication of Poland's first National List of Critical Medicines, once again urges the Health Ministry to add to it. He points to the need to add key cardiovascular and endocrinology drugs, the absence of which could significantly affect patients' health and...
The next meeting of the Transparency Council will be held on Monday, February 10.
The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, handed out nomination acts to academics and employees of science and the arts. As many as 29 professorial appointments were given to health-related individuals.
The re-announcement of the call for competition from the Medical Fund for investment in oncology is planned for March 2025. The Health Ministry will maintain the level of the allocation from the cancelled competition, i.e. PLN 4.2 billion will be up for grabs. No one has taken money away from the...
Cardiovascular diseases are still the leading cause of death in Poland. They are responsible for nearly 35 percent of deaths, and the total cost of managing CVD is PLN 56 billion, or PLN 1,200 per capita. These are the conclusions of the report "Toward Improving Cardiovascular Health in Poland,"...
Whether the changes in the health premium for entrepreneurs that the government plans to make as of January 1, 2026 are socially just and whether they are feasible in the current crisis situation of the payer - this, among other things, was discussed during Tuesday's meeting of the Extraordinary...
Poland's performance in pediatric cancer treatment is better than the European average. Unfortunately, in adult oncology they are 10% -15% worse than this average. How to improve these indicators was discussed by experts from the Medical Rationale of State during a debate entitled. "Time in...
On the occasion of World Cancer Day, the European Commission has published cancer profiles of member states, Norway and Iceland, prepared in cooperation with the OECD. The latest data show that cancer patient survival rates are rising across the community, but inequities in access to health care...
As a doctor with many years of experience in emergency medicine, having been on duty in both the largest hospital east of the Vistula River and in smaller county hospitals, I understand very well the realities of working in the Hospital Emergency Department. I know the time pressure, the constant...
OZZL has received with great disappointment and indignation the information that 'Health Education' in Polish schools will not be a compulsory subject. - We strongly oppose this decision and remind you that public health and the condition of society should be a priority for any education system,...
Dynamic social, technological and legal changes pose new challenges to the public trust professions. Hence the great role of professional self-governments in effectively representing individual members and the entire environment. The youngest - right after the professional self-government of...
Although PLN 415 million was allocated for investment in health infrastructure in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, and the subsidy amounted to PLN 279 million, the availability of medical services has not improved. On the contrary, queues to doctors have lengthened, and the number of those waiting has...
What is the average age of family doctors in Poland? Does the senior doctor better understand the needs of senior patients? And how do senior doctors cope in a digital world? We ask Dr. Michal Sutkowski of Lazarski University, president-elect of the College of Family Physicians.
At the beginning of the year, news circulated in the media that the Health Ministry was going to allocate more money for dental treatment. However, there is no word on whether limits or their valuation have been increased. Instead, funds were added for some services within the basic medical...
There are currently four drug programs for cardiology patients, but access to them is severely limited due to administrative barriers, systemic shortcomings and uneven distribution of facilities offering such treatment, according to the report "Drug programs in cardiology: actual access vs....
In mid-February, an order from the NFZ president regarding the so-called degressive rate in AOS is expected to be published. The changes will take effect in June, and in the fourth quarter the Fund will say "check" to outpatient clinics - and cut funding to those that do not show a high enough...
The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, handed out nomination acts to academic teachers and employees of science and the arts. 11 professorial appointments were given to health-related individuals.
W poniedziałek 3 marca kolejne posiedzenie Rady Przejrzystości.
Women's life expectancy is higher than men's, and this is also why women's senior years pose more problems. This, however, according to the OECD and EC report "Health at a Glance. Europe 2024" is not the only source of problems. Women are aging while being - in general - economically and...
- Electrodeless stimulation, which has similar efficacy to classical stimulation, gives us more protection for the patient. For one thing, we don't have electrodes, meaning we avoid the problems associated with them - damage or venous obstruction issues. On the other hand, the system, which is...
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