The autumn and winter period in our latitude is associated with an increase in illnesses - not only colds and flu, but also other infections (such as rotavirus). The causes of illness are many from changes in environmental conditions to changes in physical activity and diet to the biology of the...
A doctor working on a one-time contract will not be able to earn more than 38-48 thousand zlotys per month? Such, preliminary, proposals were presented by the Health Ministry at Monday's meeting of the Presidium of the Trilateral Health Care Team. A plenary meeting is scheduled for two weeks from...
Polish women eligible for free mammography under the National Health Service expect systemic solutions that will increase the sense of security and quality of breast cancer treatment - especially coordination of oncology care, the ability to get a "second opinion," and access to multi-gene...
The Ministry of Health has announced an amendment to the annex to the August 16, 2018 regulation on the organizational standard of perinatal care. The new regulations are intended to provide even better, more compassionate and safer care for pregnant women, those in labor and after delivery. Key...
Health Minister Jolanta Sobieranska-Grenda, in an interview with RMF FM, admitted that dates for scheduled procedures may be pushed back in some hospitals from the end of this year to the beginning of next year. This is bad news. Even worse is that not only "they may," but - they are already...
On Monday, October 27, the next meeting of the AOTMiT Transparency Council.
A Notice of the Minister of Health dated October 22, 2025 on the list of medicinal products, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes and medical devices at risk of unavailability on the territory of the Republic of Poland has been published in the Official Journal of the Ministry of...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council positively assesses the Health Minister's draft regulation on organizational standards in radiology and imaging diagnostics carried out via teleinformatics systems. However, the Medical Council stresses that some of the proposed regulations may be...
Health Minister Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda has appointed Adam Konka as director of the e-Health Center. The new head of the CeZ promises to continue key projects in the digitization of health care, including the development of e-registration, the Internet Patient Account and the mojeIKP application.
Researchers from the Wroclaw University of Medical Sciences are testing how essential oils - including thyme and rosemary - can help fight antibiotic resistance, and how their effectiveness depends on the environment and the specific strain of bacteria. This is part of the PUMA project and also...
The Health Ministry has submitted for public consultation a draft regulation amending regulations on mandatory immunizations. The document envisages, among other things, the inclusion of HPV and meningococcal vaccinations in the catalog of mandatory vaccinations, modification of the pertussis...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has appealed to the Minister of Health to make changes to "immediately and realistically improve the quality of patient care" in psychiatric institutions and ensure adequate training conditions for doctors specializing in psychiatry. The doctors warn...
The services responsible for security and internal control at the National Health Fund have detected a case of unauthorized use of the Central Insured List by a group of Fund employees.
The Health Minister has appointed a team to develop an electronic card for mandatory immunizations.
Poland's drug production is growing - as of 2019, it has increased by 45%, or an average of almost 8% year-on-year. The pharmaceutical sector's long-term contribution to GDP is relatively constant, indicating an industry growth rate comparable to that of the economy as a whole. - However, the...
The planned outlays for health care in 2026 will amount to 247, 8 billion zlotys, which is 25 billion 500 million more than the outlays planned for 2025, Katherine Kacperczyk said during a meeting of the Health Committee. The positive opinion of the HC will be taken up by the Public Finance...
On Monday, October 20, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
Oncology prevention begins much earlier than many of us think - as early as childhood. Of greatest importance is protection from tobacco initiation, education and the example set by those around us. - A talking professor won't change attitudes, but healthy adult habits can, says Professor Pawel...
Did the heroes of your favorite childhood fairy tales live happily ever after? This question inspired the latest campaign by the Little Brothers of the Poor Association drawing attention to the loneliness of the elderly. Through a fairy-tale metaphor, the organization wants to show that many...
Dzieci z FASD cierpią na skutek dostępności alkoholu, powszechnej kultury picia, braku edukacji zdrowotnej i przyzwolenia na picie w ciąży. Państwo nie może biernie się temu przyglądać. O problemie rozmawiano w środę podczas posiedzenia Podkomisji ds. zdrowia publicznego.
The number of nurses employed in nursing homes (DPS) is steadily declining, according to information presented at Tuesday's meeting of the parliamentary Senior Policy Committee. At the end of 2024, there were 4665 nurses working in facilities of this type, while 3469 FTEs.
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