The following announcement was published today on the Patient Ombudsman's website:One important area prioritized by the Patient Ombudsman is the improvement of the situation of psychiatric patients, including those who are incapacitated and their caregivers, who often do not know either who their...
The Military Medical Institute - National Research Institute has begun piloting a humanitarian aid program implemented by the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Jordan.
May 5 marks the European Day against Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities and the Day of Dignity for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. This is an opportunity to draw public attention to the problems and challenges faced by people with disabilities in their daily lives and work.
Over the past five years, the number of mandatory vaccination evasions has doubled, and since 2010, it has increased more than 21 times. - When I was learning the profession I was told that we would only read about diseases like measles in textbooks. This is not true, because measles happens more...
The long May weekend is underway. Plans abound - only ... Well, that's it - condition after winter poor. Many people feel weakness, lack of appetite, sleepiness or insomnia, trouble concentrating. And this has been going on for a long time. This could be spring solstice, but also chronic fatigue...
- There is a need to identify neurology clinics profiled for specific disease groups, such as Parkinson's disease, among others. Today, the patient pathway is very complicated," said Prof. Konrad Rejdak, president of the Polish Neurological Society, at the Patient Empowerment Congress, during a...
As part of European Vaccination Week, in cooperation with the Alliance for Good Vaccination Practices, we conducted a street poll to learn about Poles' knowledge of vaccinations. We asked passersby about current vaccination recommendations, their safety and effectiveness in preventing infectious...
A Working Group of the Society of Internal Medicine has prepared guidelines for preventing futile therapy in adult patients dying in the hospital. The medical association is speaking out on the issue.
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on the pilot program of therapeutic interventions aimed at children and adolescents with problematic use of new digital technologies and their families has been submitted for consultation.
On the eve of World Rare Diseases Day, which is traditionally celebrated on February 28, a meeting of the Parliamentary Group for Rare Diseases was held in the Polish Parliament, accompanied by the opening of an exhibition prepared by the MukoKoalition entitled "My Life with Cystic Fibrosis. "My...
Cystic fibrosis is a severe, multisystem and life-shortening rare genetic disease, which manifests itself primarily through progressive and irreversible changes in the respiratory system and impaired pancreatic and gastrointestinal function. Dr. Maciej Urlik, M.D., and Anna Korzowska, mother of...
Today's special editor of Medexpress is Joanna Baczul of the Polish Cystic Fibrosis Society.
Lupus erythematosus affects about 250,000 people in Europe. Mostly women suffer from it. In a special edition of Medexpress hosted by Violetta Zajk, president of the 3mmy się Razem Association, we host Dr. Katarzyna Romanowska-Próchnicka from the National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and...
What is the diagnosis of an autoimmune disease such as lupus in Poland and abroad? Using her experience as an example, Klaudia Kępa, in an interview with Medexpress special editor Violetta Zajk, talks about the differences in the patient path in Poland and the Netherlands.
Today's special editor in Medexpress in Patient Week is Violetta Zajk, president of the 3 Let's Stay Together Association. In the editorial board, we discuss, among other things, the needs of rheumatology patients, challenges in the area of diagnosis and early implementation of innovative...
Patient Week in Medexpress is underway. Today's special editor is Marek Lichota, president of the Appetite for Life Association. In an editorial meeting, we discuss the most important needs of IBD patients.
- In recent years, a number of new molecules have been introduced in hematooncology, which has greatly increased the possibilities for modern treatment of many blood cancers. In some areas, however, we are still waiting for urgent medical needs and access to new therapies to be met. We are...
We begin another day of patient week. Live at 9:00 a.m. editorial board with Anna Kupiecka, welcome!
One of the patient's rights concerns respect for intimacy and dignity. It is essentially the right to respect the word "no." We talk about whether we know how to say and hear it, what intimacy is in interpersonal communication and how procedures can enhance the sense of safety in the doctor's...
In an interview with Tatiana Makarevich, refugee health project coordinator of the WHO Country Office in Poland, Urszula Jaworska, special publisher of Medexpress, addresses the topic of health security and whether tuberculosis is a real threat to us today.
In Patient Week, Urszula Jaworska speaks with Anna Koziel - Senior Health Specialist in the Global Health, Nutrition and Population Practice at the World Bank.
We begin the preceding VII Patient Empowerment Congress - Patient Empowerment Week in Medexpress, i.e. meetings with leaders of patient organizations who take on the role of special editors of the service. In this morning's editorial board, we host Urszula Jaworska, president of the Urszula...
According to the Social Insurance Institution, 5.1 million medical certificates of temporary inability to work were registered in the first two months of 2023. What was the most common cause of sickness absences?
Clear paths in the system, the ability to find care in reference centers throughout Poland, and to remain active and functional for as long as possible, wishes patients with Parkinson's disease to Prof. Jaroslaw Slawek, head of the Neurological and Stroke Unit, St. Adalbert Hospital in Gdansk.
The Law on Clinical Trials of Medicinal Products for Human Use has been signed by the President and published in the Official Gazette.
Prof. Jan Styczynski, national consultant in pediatric oncology and hematology:Patients with neurofibromatosis require systematic care.Pediatric oncology and hematology are mainly rare diseases.Each patient may be the one, special one, and we want to provide them with treatment to the highest...
While the very name "rare diseases" may suggest that they are unique health problems and affecting only a small fraction of the population, statistics leave no illusions - despite their being titled "rare" - the total number of sufferers is huge. Rare diseases affect millions, and by the fact...
A trace amount of protein in the urine of a pregnant woman is acceptable. This phenomenon can affect about 70% of women and is most often due to physiological changes occurring in the body. However, exceeding the norm of protein in the urine indicates an infection and requires further diagnosis....
More than 60,000 phone calls and chat contacts were received last year by operators of the Children's Helpline 800 12 12 12, reports Children's Ombudsman Nicholas Pawlak. It's bad that so many children need help, but it's good that they are seeking it, the ombudsman estimates.
Primary bone tumors account for about 6-7% of the incidence among young cancer patients, and their cure rate is estimated at about 65-75%[1]. Whether or not a child recovers, and how comfortable his or her life will be during and after treatment, depends largely on the stage at which the disease...
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