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.
W poniedziałek 17 lutego odbędzie się kolejne posiedzenie Rady Przejrzystości AOTMiT.
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,...
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