- Cardiovascular diseases are a very serious problem, not only in Poland, but throughout the European Union. In Poland, in people under 65, these diseases are still responsible for the largest number of deaths. We have some progress, as life expectancy has lengthened over the past two decades. In...
- It should be recognized that dentists share responsibility for this one of the biggest problems in modern medicine, according to the authors of the Recommendation of the Working Group of the Polish Dental Society and the National Antibiotic Program on the Use of Antibiotics in Dentistry. At...
The National Union of Physicians is taking further steps to introduce standards for minimum employment of specialist physicians in public medical institutions. The aim of these measures is to guarantee a minimum level of specialist medical care security per number of patients, rather than per...
Five years of experience, related to the functioning of the drug program in Poland, concerning the treatment of SMA, confirmed that we are dealing with a model solution. This does not mean, however, that there is no room for change. The first ones have already occurred and concerned pregnant...
- An anxious patient can be transformed into a cooperative patient who will then be treated in a standardized manner. These techniques are not just reserved for children and adolescents. They can and should also be implemented for adult people who are so afraid of the dentist that they...
- The situation related to the operation of primary health care, pharmacies and hospitals is very difficult. We are in constant contact with the governors. We try to have full knowledge of what the situation of emergency services is like. We have also discussed the possibility of air ambulance...
- A patient with Friedriech's ataxia develops the so-called ataxia symptom. (...) This disease unfortunately progresses and ends in premature death. Patients generally pass away in the fourth or fifth decade of life," Prof. Anna Potulska-Chromik of the Department of Neurology at the Medical...
Prof. Ewa Wender-Ożegowska, MD, has become a national consultant in obstetrics and gynecology. Since 1983, she has been professionally affiliated with the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Hospital of the Poznan University of Medical Sciences, where she simultaneously teaches in the Department...
The #OkresNoStres program aims to support girls going through their first menstruation. The program, aimed at female students in grades 4, not only educates about menstruation, but also draws attention to the psychological aspects associated with the experience. It is designed to help minimize...
The Gedeon Richter Poland study is dedicated to men - their health, emotions and self-acceptance. The latest report "Understanding Masculinity. The reality of the Polish man" debunks popular stereotypes about tough, insensitive men.
- It would be worthwhile to expand the indications and simplify the path to get into the drug program. These elements are also reported to us by patients themselves. They say that they suffer from depression, nothing helps them, but for some reason they cannot get into this program. So the change...
On Monday, September 16, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
Does the Health Minister want to test deliveries in ambulances? That's one of the questions raised during this session of the Sejm, specifically - during the deliberations of the Parliamentary Group on Local Government Hospitals, which on Wednesday dealt with plans for changes in hospitality. On...
- Lack of knowledge about the need for treatment, proper management, as well as the therapies and topical treatment options available in the drug program evidently translates into a reduced supply of the correct drugs, says Col. Prof. Witold Owczarek, head of the Department of Dermatology at the...
- One-third of children and adolescents are in what is known as complete immobility, meaning they do not do any physical activity. According to a WHO report, in order for a child to develop well from an early age, a minimum of one hour of physical activity a day is needed," said Deputy Sports...
Press conference by Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna on the draft of the new list of reimbursed drugs as of October 1, 2024.
September 14 is World Atopic Dermatitis Day. It is estimated that nearly 800,000 people in Poland suffer from AD, of which 15-30% are children and teenagers. The disease not only stigmatizes, but can also significantly reduce self-confidence, especially in young people. World AD Day, established...
Po niespełna dwudziestu minutach posiedzenia Komisje Zdrowia oraz Finansów Publicznych podjęły w czwartek decyzję o ponownym skierowaniu do rozpatrzenia przez podkomisję obywatelskiego projektu nowelizacji ustawy o minimalnym wynagrodzeniu pracowników ochrony zdrowia.
Nearly 1.2 thousand graduates of the medical and medical-dental faculties received today in the auditorium of the Warsaw Medical University referrals for internships at hospital units operating in the area of the District Medical Chamber of Warsaw.
Mechanical thrombectomy, considered the most modern and effective treatment for the acute phase of ischemic stroke, could save the lives of many patients in Poland. However, the pilot program for the implementation of this procedure has not lived up to its name, delaying widespread access to this...
We talk to Alicia Lisowska, president of the Epi-Bohater Foundation, about the results of a study on the stigmatization of patients with central nervous system disorders.
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