This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded half to David Baker "for computational protein design," and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper "for protein structure prediction." Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have successfully used artificial intelligence to predict the...
- We have 26 million sick leaves in a year, and there are 16 million economically active people in Poland. The average layoff lasts 11 days. This is a huge loss of labor resources. ZUS, as part of its statutory tasks, conducts rehabilitation. We want people to be able to return to the labor...
On October 22, the call for applications will be launched in a competition with KPO funds for improving and increasing the scientific and research capacity of existing Clinical Research Support Centers.
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council appeals to the Minister of Health to ensure that in 2024 hospitals are provided with financing for health services provided above the lump sum of the basic hospital health care system (PHC), i.e. life-saving and hospital services resulting from urgent...
- Health education is very important, but we practitioners say it is not enough. Very strong measures are needed. One of the most important topics now is child and adolescent obesity. It would be enough to extract electronic data from a child's health booklet, such as the child's height, weight...
Beginning October 15, 2024, pregnant women will be able to receive a free pertussis vaccination at primary health care (PHC) clinics. This vaccination protects a woman both during pregnancy and after childbirth, as well as the newborn from getting sick and being hospitalized in the first months...
How does exclusion in doctors' offices affect mental health? Does a doctor have a right to a crisis? What won't a parent hear after a child's diagnosis? You will be able to hear about these and many other important issues on October 10-11 at the 3rd National Scientific and Training Conference...
On Monday, October 7, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
From mid-May to the end of August 2024, the State Sanitary Inspectorate conducted an "investigation" of fruit and vegetable wholesalers. The purpose of the operation was to detect irregularities related to the quality and safety of the products sold, mainly on imported fruits and vegetables. What...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on guaranteed services in the field of hospital treatment has been submitted for consultation.
According to data from the National Health Fund for 2023, 1.3 million medical appointments are missed in Poland, and this is only in 40 monitored services. The problem affects 26,000 public facilities and private entities across the country. In response to the challenges this poses, the third...
The career of "alcotubes" ended before it began. After a two-day storm, the manufacturer, which had launched (some time ago) colorful sachets of liquor and vodka, apologized, announcing that it would withdraw the products and halt production. There are many indications that one company's false...
Annexes for unlimited services for the second quarter of 2024, were sent to providers on September 30. As far as the third quarter is concerned, unlimited surplus services will also be paid, and we will do everything to make this happen as soon as possible, Deputy Health Minister Marek Kos...
The government has passed a bill amending excise taxes on tobacco products, novelty products and electronic cigarette liquid
The Health Ministry has published an announcement on medicinal products not subject to funding under the emergency procedure for access to drug technologies.At the same time, the Minister of Health informs that patients who started treatment with a medicinal product not subject to funding under...
Myopia is an increasingly commonly diagnosed visual defect in children and adolescents. It mainly results from excessive axial elongation of the eyeball, leading to blurred vision of distant objects. If left untreated, it can rapidly worsen and increase the risk of serious eye diseases such as...
Flu vaccines are now available, autumn is coming, so it's a good idea to protect yourself against infection," Chief Sanitary Inspector Dr. Pawel Grzesiowski said at a press conference on Tuesday (Oct. 1). - I would like this kind of thinking to function in the minds of Poles.
Poznan in the large cities category and Sopot in the smaller cities category are the winners of the 3rd edition of the Healthy Cities Index. It presents living conditions in 66 Polish cities with county rights. What are the further places on the podium and which cities became leaders in the eight...
Epidemiological data indicate that life expectancy in Poland, depending on, among other things, place of residence, level of education, amount and source of income, or gender, can vary by up to a dozen years. Only appropriate systemic solutions can help reduce health inequalities. Recognizing...
About 90,000 people die each year in Poland from hypertension. It turns out that at the root of the problem lies primarily non-adherence to therapeutic recommendations. Servier has launched a campaign with an emphasis precisely on adherence. Practical materials are to teach patients how to take...
Collagen is a key protein that gives our skin its elasticity, firmness and youthful appearance. Unfortunately, after the age of 25, its production begins to gradually decline - by as much as 1-1.5% per year. This is when the first signs of aging appear: wrinkles, loss of firmness, and visible...
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