The way to have a successful New Year's Eve "house party" and hosting parties during the carnival period is all about people and good food. It is worth taking into account the culinary preferences of the guests to prepare varied appetizers - both meat, vege or vegan versions, as well as with fish...
Prof. Agata Szulc, head of the Psychiatric Clinic of the Faculty of Health Sciences at WUM:You can say that 2024 was a good year overall, if you look at the big picture. Many things that have worked well so far - are developing. We also have some novelties, such as the expansion of reimbursement...
How does Deputy Health Minister Wojciech Konieczny assess the ending year 2024? Which of the ministry's projects were carried out smoothly, and which will await finalization in the following year? We asked him about this during the Public Health Congress.
In practice, this is not a new benefit, but the right to pay two different benefits in a specific concurrence. Persons entitled to a survivor's pension from a deceased spouse and another pension benefit will be able to collect the combined benefit from July 1, 2025, if they meet certain criteria....
We asked Mark Tomkow, president of the Supreme Pharmaceutical Council, to summarize the passing year.
An essential part of life and brain hygiene is sleep. It plays a key role in maintaining physical, mental and emotional health. It affects cognitive functions (during sleep, memory consolidation occurs) and enables regenerative processes.
Long-COVID syndrome, also known as chronic sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, remains a serious clinical challenge. It affects 10-30% of patients, causing persistent symptoms after the acute phase of infection. Among the various disorders seen in Long-COVID, POTS, postural orthostatic tachycardia...
An innovation that saves a patient's life could be an artificial heart, but it could also be a solution that guarantees transportation for tests or treatment, they said during a panel on innovations and technologies of the future in healthcare.
The diagnosis of an illness in a child turns the life of the entire family on its head. Everyday life is subordinated to the treatment process, and what seemed important not long ago loses its importance. However, in this new reality, there are moments that remain constant, giving breath and...
We are alarmed by the number of whooping cough cases, Deputy Health Minister Marek Kos admitted on Friday. This week, the Chief Sanitary Inspector presented solutions, included in the "anti-pertussis package," regarding, among other things, vaccination of adults. Analysis is underway, Kos said,...
The pre-Christmas rush can sometimes be a serious problem for the elderly and lonely. The amount of information, the crowd in shopping malls and the multitude of people around are situations that can generate serious threats from fraudsters and thieves. Detective Margaret Marczulewska says she...
On December 20, the Health Ministry published Poland's first National List of Critical Medicines, which includes 301 active substances. An additional 63 items appeared on it compared to the draft.
- During the time around Christmas we notice that hospital emergency rooms are busier. However, I wouldn't risk the thesis that we are dealing with a mass surrender of seniors to hospitals so that they don't bother us during the holidays," says Aleksander Matysiak, secretary of the Regional...
- The National Oncology Strategy is being implemented, about 70 percent of it, on time, although some of the tasks are being remodeled over time, assured Prof. Piotr Rutkowski of the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Oncology Institute - PIB in Warsaw, chairman of the Polish Oncology Society, during a...
On December 19, 2024, President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda signed the Law of December 6, 2024, amending the Law on publicly financed health care services.
Busy, jubilee and unprecedented! Such for the doctors of the Healthcare Employers' Agreement was 2024. - We managed to solve many problems, but there is still a lot of work ahead of us. We don't intend to slow down," says Bozena Janicka, president of the PPOZ, adding that in 2025 - in accordance...
The SMA treatment program is complete, in line with standards. Patients have access to all registered therapies, Deputy Health Minister Marek Kos told the Sejm on Thursday. Outlays for the program are increasing, he reported. This year, PLN 475 million has already been spent, while in the entire...
Phil Krzyzek was elected president of INFARMA's Board of Directors in December 2024. The election of the new CEO follows the resignation of Agnieszka Grzybowska-Zalewska, who had held the position since June 2023.
Patients of the URO.pl Advanced Urology Center at St. Anne's Hospital in Piaseczno are the first in Poland to be treated for kidney stones with an ultra-thin endoscope used in a mini-RIRS procedure. This device allows precise removal of deposits even from hard-to-reach areas of the kidney,...
Influenza, various mutations of COVID-19, and most recently pertussis! Infection season has just begun, but the peak is still to come! Doctors of the Healthcare Employers' Agreement remind us that the most effective way to stem the tide of infections is vaccination!
Consideration of the Senate's resolution on the Law on Amendments to the Law on Health Care Services Financed from Public Funds and Certain Other Laws
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