It is one of the most common diseases in the world. It affects 90 percent of people worldwide. However, there are age groups in which the problem affects almost the entire population. We are talking about dental caries. Today is World Oral Health Day.
There has been an increased incidence of blood cancers for several decades, the Health Ministry reminds us. In Poland, as in other European countries, the demand for hematology health services is steadily increasing. What needs and expectations does this raise?
- Woman, go and get yourself examined - this is what writer Krystyna Kofta would advise herself if she could turn back time. Her experience with cancer prompted her to speak out about cancer prevention and raise awareness among her female readers as well. - I figured it would be good if they...
A draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on conditions of remuneration for work of employees of medical entities operating in the form of a budgetary unit has been sent for public consultation. According to it, base rates would increase by about 20%.
On Tuesday, March 19, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
The President of the Supreme Medical Council, Lukasz Jankowski, has asked Patient Ombudsman Bartholomew Chmiellow to investigate the level of compliance with patients' rights when health care services are provided by doctors and dentists licensed to practice in simplified modes that do not take...
- All too often, very sick patients are brought to doctors. Prevention is all about making sure that it's the healthy woman who comes in for a check-up. Polish men and women should start taking their health seriously. Unfortunately, we also have a shortage of oncologists, and the medical youth do...
- The concept of pharmaceutical care was not really defined until three years ago. That's when it listed what is a health benefit provided by pharmacists. This is a breakthrough, because we didn't have such powers before. Computerization will take off a huge part of our responsibilities. So we...
Today is European Brain Day. It's an opportunity to talk about the challenges of caring for patients with neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer's disease. In 2019, it ranked 7th among the leading causes of death according to WHO data, along with other forms of dementia. It is the...
We have two groups of women in the health care system. The first is the patients, and the second is the ladies who work in this system. Both groups need support. The female patients for diseases common to their gender. Women who are employed in the system, on the other hand, need support to help...
On Monday, March 18, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
- About prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, as well as awareness and how to build knowledge that our health depends largely on us and our decisions. This is what we are going to talk about," said Editor Iwona Schymalla, president of the Zyjmy Zdrowo Foundation, opening the Third...
Gynecology, gynecologic oncology, cardiology and rare diseases are areas where there will be changes regarding treatment as a result of the new list of reimbursed drugs coming into effect. Patients have gained access to reimbursement for 7 therapies in oncology indications and 26 non-oncology...
The latest list of reimbursed drugs includes 33 new substances, including seven in oncology indications. - This is the largest expansion of the reimbursement list since 2012, says Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna.
Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna has appointed Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska, PhD, professor at UMP, as director of the National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation.
Prescriptions for free medicines for people 65+ and children and adolescents up to the age of 18 will be able to be issued by doctors working in entities without contracts with the National Health Fund, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna announced.
On World Sleep Day, experts remind us that healthy sleep is especially important for our health and well-being. Unfortunately, we often forget this, and for many, a good night's sleep becomes a luxury good. Insomnia and fatigue are the domain of our time, a result of a faster lifestyle and...
As announced by Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna, starting April 1 this year, patients will pay 10% less for drugs made in Poland and 15% less - if, in addition, ingredients made in our country were used in their production.
Cleaning up after your dog and cat is not only a matter of clean and aesthetically pleasing surroundings, but also of health. The Chief Sanitary Inspector explains what's dangerous hidden in feces.
Achondroplasia is a rare genetic disease manifested, among other things, by short stature. About 560 children in Poland struggle with it. The Children's Ombudsman and the Patient Ombudsman have made a joint request to the manufacturer of the drug, which is intended for children affected by...
Elementary and secondary school students have begun fitness tests as part of the "Sports Talents" project. Regular monitoring of children's and adolescents' physical fitness has been included in the core curriculum of schools. The initiative is viewed positively by health experts.
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