In January 2023, the Heart Rhythm Section of the Polish Society of Cardiology inaugurated the "Heart Arrhythmia Awareness Month". The awareness campaign on prevention, diagnosis and therapy of arrhythmia is addressed to the general public and cardiological patients. Cardiologists and...
– The incidence of influenza has increased slightly and is now 113 people per 100,000. residents. The good news is that the incidence among the youngest has decreased - said Deputy Minister of Health Waldemar Kraska during a press briefing after the meeting of the crisis staff. Triple tests for...
Cancer is invariably a growing health problem of Polish society, according to the latest study by the Central Statistical Office. Gastrointestinal and reproductive system cancers are the most commonly diagnosed.
As many as 90 topics of planned inspections were included in the work plan of the Supreme Audit Office for 2023. The Chamber plans to undertake a lot of activities in the area of health care. Including leaning on oncological treatment, obesity and securing the state with blood.
JULY The Cardiac Surgery Clinic of the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw has obtained the consent of the Ministry of Health to perform heart and lung transplantation operations. Not only separate heart and lung transplants are planned, but also multi-organ...
“Poland is not at risk of a shortage of medicines during the flu season,” the Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski assured on Twitter, responding to signals about difficulties with buying one of the antiviral drugs. The former Minister of Health, Bartosz Arłukowicz, commented on the case and...
“We should start discussing sick leave immediately. About the fact that some patients reporting to a doctor today for sick leave during an ongoing infection could use it without the need for a visit or teleconsultation - said Dr. Łukasz Jankowski, president of the Supreme Medical Council, in an...
In 2023, the Ministry of Family and Social Policy will allocate three million zlotys to support people with mental disorders and their families. Minister Marlena Maląg signed the program "From dependence to independence".
Due to the growing number of influenza infections, hospitals are starting to introduce restrictions on visiting patients. This decision has already been made by the Mazowiecki Specialist Hospital in Radom, Wojewódzki Szpital Zespolony im. L. Rydygier in Toruń and the Ostrów Wielkopolski Hospital.
The season of increased respiratory infections is underway. Influenza virus infections now dominate the country, and almost half of the infections concern pediatric patients. In this group, the RSV virus is responsible for the largest percentage of hospitalizations. Deputy Minister of Health...
Diabetic kidney disease (nephropathy) is a dangerous microvascular complication of diabetes. Estimates indicate that more than 20% of diabetic patients have signs of kidney damage.
A wave of influenza is sweeping through the country. More than half of the infections are in children. The National Health Fund monitors the situation in pediatric hospitals. Meanwhile, vaccination coverage is still at a dramatically low level.
The National Health Fund has opened a customer service point at Warsaw Chopin Airport. On site, you can quickly and free of charge obtain the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), facilitating the use of medical care in the European Union, EFTA and Great Britain.
Yesterday (December 21) the heads of ministries responsible for health, sport and education discussed the development of the Sports Talents programme, which has been in operation since September. In their opinion, the initiative, on the one hand, allows for the emergence of sports talented...
In a new position paper published last week, the World Health Organization updated its recommendations for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. There is still no national vaccination program in Poland, but the president has signed an amendment to the Medical Fund Act, which will allow...
Doctors from the poviat hospital in Kozienice, together with the state-owned company Enea Wytwarzanie, initiated a prevention program against depression in children and adolescents. The problem is serious, because according to a study conducted by the Lower Silesian University, as many as 44...
A group of 1.2 patients under the age of 18 with primary and secondary immunodeficiencies, including those after infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will be included in the pilot program of remote health monitoring. Primary health care and outpatient specialist care facilities can now apply for...
The World Health Organization has identified the actions required to ensure an integrated approach to the care and management of epilepsy. The guidelines are intended to respond to the needs of patients in many aspects.
Hunter's disease patients and their doctors fear losing access to treatment. The reimbursement decision for a preparation covered by the drug program expires at the end of the year. Its extension is uncertain due to the high cost of therapy.
More than one fifth of children in Poland struggle with the problem of excessive body weight, according to data collected by the Supreme Audit Office based on the analysis of medical documentation. 14.5 percent Polish children are overweight, 7.2 percent. are obese people. According to experts,...
On December 3, we celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, during which we draw attention to the daily challenges faced by over 1.3 billion people around the world. The most vulnerable are people with disabilities living in low- and middle-income countries and in areas of...
December 1 has been celebrated as World AIDS Day since 1988. Although the care of the sick is considered exemplary in Poland, there is still much to be done in terms of HIV/AIDS prevention. Meanwhile, it is possible and effective, both as a pre- and post-exposure action. However, many people do...
Pharmaceutical wholesalers still lack morphine. Some hospices borrow medicine from patients to give it to other patients. The Ombudsman intervenes in the case. He asks the Minister of Health about the actions taken to improve the situation. Adam Niedzielski assures that supplies will be restored...
Assistance in setting up an online patient account and completing a health questionnaire and the possibility of issuing a referral for a preventive examination. Such services will be provided in the offices of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture. It is primarily about...
Two-thirds of Poles do not perform preventive examinations, and 40 percent. does not know that they are free - according to the published report "Why don't we test ourselves? Prevention of Polish women and Poles”.
The Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Warsaw lost power as a result of a power grid failure. The entire clinic was left without electricity on Wednesday, except in the areas equipped with emergency power supply from power generators.
By 2027, health care spending is expected to reach 7 percent. GDP, declared the Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski, during the 8th reporting and election session of the Citizens' Parliament of Seniors. It has to do with the aging of the society.
- Patients who start treatment early have the best clinical outcomes. This is a pilot, perfect program. However, we are constantly analyzing what else can be added, what drugs are needed - said Deputy Minister of Health Maciej Miłkowski in an interview with Medexpress, summing up 3.5 years of the...
“Since there are treatments for SMA, we know we can stop this progressive disease. Her image changes. It becomes a chronic disease, not a fatal one. We are proud of it. We hope for further successes and further therapies - said Dorota Raczek, president of the SMA Foundation, in an interview with...
- The minimum plan is to stop the progression of the disease. This was achieved in all patients. Almost 90 percent of improvement was achieved, which in the progressive disease of the nervous system is completely unattainable without treatment - said in an interview with Medexpress Prof....
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