Ombudsman Marcin Wiącek addressed the Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyny on improving compliance with the rights of pregnant women and women giving birth, and the effective implementation of perinatal care standards. The speech pointed to numerous irregularities reported by NGOs, including the...
The pilot program of mental health centers was supposed to introduce a new approach in psychiatric care in Poland. However, an audit conducted by the Poznań delegation of the Supreme Chamber of Control in the Greater Poland region revealed serious negligence: staff shortages, billing errors or...
It can cause abscesses, boils, folliculitis, but also infections of the lungs or heart muscle. Staphylococcus aureus (Staphylococcus aureus) is a bacterium that quickly acquires resistance to antibiotics. Research at the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences...
In November, men are reminded more often than usual about preventive male health care. Unfortunately, men are still reluctant to go to the doctor. From the report "Understanding Masculinity. The reality of the Polish man." conducted on behalf of Gedeon Richter Poland, shows that up to one in ten...
Dr. n. med. and n. o zdr. Urszula Chrzanowska has become a national consultant in pediatric nursing. National consultants are appointed by the Minister of Health from among specialists in particular fields:Medicine,pharmacy,Other fields that are applicable to health care.The minister may ask for...
The situation of multiple sclerosis patients in Poland has changed dramatically over the past few years. The voice of patients has been recognized and we have felt that we are partners in dialogue with those responsible for the health care system. Many of the solutions we sought have been...
- Potent plant protection products for pest control must go only to trained professionals. I have filed a notice with the Prosecutor General on the possibility of a criminal offense in connection with the sale of toxic plant protection products over the Internet, Secretary of State Michal...
The Ministry of Health has published a new list of drugs and medical devices at risk of unavailability on Polish territory. These drugs must not be exported abroad. Which preparations and medical devices are missing?
There is no drug reimbursement system in Europe more complicated and unfriendly to doctors and patients than in Poland. As a result, the Federation Porozumienie Zielonogórskie (PZ) has appealed to Health Minister Izabela Leszczyny to urgently begin work on changing the rules for determining drug...
- It is hoped that the proposed treatment method will slow down the progression of the disease and improve the quality of life of MS patients," says Adam Stępień, head of the Neurology Clinic at the Military Medical Institute, the principal investigator in the PROTECT-MS study, which is...
On Monday, November 18, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
The draft amendment to the Law on Health Benefits, introducing changes in hospitality, will go back to public consultation. The Health Minister assures that this is her decision - prompted by the significant changes already introduced after the consultations, but just a week earlier she stressed...
The Education Monitoring System has published ranking lists of doctors and dentists qualified and unqualified to begin specialization in the second stage of the competition procedure.A total of 7442 formally correct applications were submitted in the autumn specialty training qualification...
On November 14, offices, institutions and public places across the country will be illuminated in blue. This will be an expression of solidarity with diabetics and an attempt to draw attention to the problems diabetics and their families face on a daily basis! - Discrimination and prejudice are...
Increasingly, in various media, we can read that seniors, or geriatric patients, are abusing medications. It was reported that a record-breaker was taking 40 different preparations a day, both those prescribed by doctors and those available over-the-counter. Well, after all, seniors usually...
The Świętokrzyskie Oncology Center has implemented state-of-the-art solutions to implement new radiotherapy treatment techniques and precise monitoring of the irradiation area. It is the first in Poland to use a system that increases the precision of patient positioning during treatment with a...
The National Cancer Institute has launched a virtual Patient Assistant. Available on the NIO-PIB website, the tool will help manage appointments, among other things.
- I would like good P.E. to start as early as early childhood education, because an investment in the health of a young person is an investment in the future," said Education Minister Barbara Nowacja during a press conference on the appointment of a team for the preparation of a new physical...
In the latest edition of the Shanghai Ranking GRAS, Global Ranking of Academic Subject 2024, Wroclaw Medical University confirmed its strong position as a medical university. In the Clinical Medicine category, the university took first place, ahead of Jagiellonian University and other Polish...
The government, contrary to last week's announcements, will not take up the draft amendment to the Law on Health Benefits, which assumes changes in hospitality. When on November 5 the item - extremely important, even fundamental - was not on the agenda of the Council of Ministers (despite the...
Polish data demonstrate the clinical utility of the Oncotype DX® test in making chemotherapy decisions for patients with early-stage breast cancer. Real-world data from more than 200 patients show the test's impact on treatment decisions, reducing potential over- and under-treatment with...
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