The therapeutic advances made in lung cancer over the past few years have been called a revolution by experts. New drugs are hitting cancer cells more and more precisely, patients are living longer and better quality of life. Most importantly, this progress is still ongoing. On World Lung Cancer...
The Ombudsman has received reports that in some hospitals patients are not provided with basic accessories such as cutlery for eating meals. The Ombudsman's Office has approached the Ministry of Health about the issue, stressing that proper feeding conditions are part of the health service and...
Although this summer's thesis is not confirmed, climate change is making us urgently prepare to function in extremely high temperatures. Heat waves, or days when the daytime temperature exceeds 30 degrees Celsius, especially if accompanied by tropical nights, have a large and negative impact on...
Why shouldn't one drink excessively with certain citrus fruits if one is going to sunbathe? What is the danger of rolling around in a meadow where wild parsnips grow? Why are gloves mandatory when harvesting celery? Where do blisters on the skin come from after a glass of St. John's wort...
Since April, a drug has been available in Poland that gives hope to patients with early breast cancer that the disease will not return. However, not all of them do. Those with smaller tumors and no involved lymph nodes unfortunately still live in fear of relapse. Anna Kupiecka of the OnkoCafe-...
One bank and an insurance company may be overstepping their authority by demanding customers' medical test results - including radiology and an HIV test - as a condition for granting a mortgage and taking out an insurance contract. The Ombudsman has received complaints from citizens. The...
Although the National Oncology Strategy was supposed to be a comprehensive response to the needs of cancer patients, from the perspective of the last five years it appears more like a document full of unrealized promises and political formalism. The Alivia Oncofoundation, in its latest report,...
- The use of nicotine substitutes in some people addicted to smoking cigarettes can support the process of quitting, says Dominika Mastalerz, a psychologist specializing in addiction, in an interview with Medexpress. As she points out, it is important for a person who wants to quit smoking to...
The Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector has issued a decision to withdraw four series of the popular drug Magne B6 in the form of film-coated tablets from the market. The reason is that these series did not meet the quality requirements for one of the key ingredients - vitamin B6.
Adequate nutrition for patients in hospitals is not a luxury, but a key part of treatment - it affects the effectiveness of therapy, reduces the length of hospitalization and reduces the risk of complications. The new regulation is expected to introduce uniform standards for hospital nutrition,...
In 2024, more than 1.3 million appointments were lost in Poland - many of which could have been avoided if patients had easier access to tools to cancel them quickly. A new "Guide to Appointment Cancellation Tools," presented by the organizers of the #Cancel #NotBlocking campaign, is the answer...
Children's Rights Ombudswoman Monika Horna-Cieślak has asked hospitals to come up with rules on visiting and providing extra nursing care for hospitalized children by their parents or guardians. She has sent letters to 489 facilities in the country on this issue.
Long-term illness, disability and inflation are the biggest concerns of young Poles. They rarely think about future retirement, according to a survey conducted by ZUS among 18-25 year olds. Their knowledge of the social security system is incomplete, and they mainly look for sources of...
There won't be good accessibility to modern therapies without ensuring significantly higher health expenditures," Vice President of the National Health Fund Jakub Szulc said during a discussion dedicated to civilization diseases at the Patient Empowerment Congress. The panel dedicated to diseases...
Professor Anna Jeznach-Steinhagen, from the Department of Clinical Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Warsaw Medical University, talks about how continuous glycemic monitoring systems have changed patients' lives.
With two months to go before the planned end of the pilot program in mental health centers, it is still unclear whether the idea of community psychiatry will continue and on what terms. Despite assurances from the Health Ministry about the priority of this form of care, the lack of clear...
Paweł Wójtowicz, president of the Matio Foundation - Foundation for Helping Families and Patients with Cystic Fibrosis, talks about how cystic fibrosis is treated in Poland.
A survey of 385 psychotherapists shows that as many as 54 percent of them believe that patients' use of ChatGPT for psychological purposes can have a positive effect on them. What's more, nearly 10 percent of this group indicate that this happens frequently.
To treat it well, you need to diagnose the disease and know a lot about it, you need to learn it. The Polish Society for the Treatment of Obesity has developed certain standards on how to approach this disease," explains Dr. Agnieszka Gorgoń-Komor, senator of the Republic of Poland.
Although epilepsy affects hundreds of thousands of people in Poland, the public's knowledge of the disease is still surprisingly low. We talk to Alicja Lisowska - president of the EPI-BOHATER Foundation - about dangerous myths that can threaten health and life, and about simple but effective ways...
Sepsis is not a disease in the traditional sense, but a set of symptoms of organ failure resulting from the body's violent response to infection. Although it is most often caused by bacteria, it can also result from viral or fungal infections. Regardless of the cause, sepsis is an immediate life-...
"The My Health prevention program should be mandatory," said MP Norbert Pietrykowski in an interview with Medexpress during the Patient Empowerment Congress.
Everyday life with Friedreich's ataxia is a constant struggle against limitations - both physical and mental. Every day brings new challenges and the need to adapt to the body's changing capabilities. However, there is hope - a drug that works, as Joanna Kostrzewska, who struggles with...
In Poland, too many women are still losing to cancer, even though they could be alive - if only they had been screened earlier. MP Katarzyna Piekarska, chairwoman of the parliamentary team for cancer prevention "Cancer Stop", talks about why prevention must become a daily habit, like brushing teeth.
The 9th Patient Empowerment Congress is behind us. Patient Advocate Bartlomiej Chmielowiec talks about how patient priorities have changed, the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence, and the importance of collecting and analyzing data.
O roli edukacji żywieniowej, lekachachi o zdrowiu i tego, jakie błędy żywieniowe popełniają Polacy, a także gdzie można bezpłatnie skorzystać z pomocy dietetyka czy specjalisty do spraw aktywności fizycznej mówi Paula Nagel, dietetyk z Narodowego Centrum Edukacji Żywieniowej, NIZP PZH-PIB.
President Donald Trump's decision to cut drug prices in the United States has caused anxiety in pharmaceutical markets. Stocks of pharmaceutical companies are seeing declines, and experts are wondering whether European countries - including Poland - could be affected by the change. Mateusz...
The election of the President of the Republic of Poland is an important civic event, but for patients in psychiatric wards, participating in the vote can present a number of challenges. Deputy Ombudsman Stanislaw Trociuk asked provincial consultants in psychiatry how psychiatric facilities are...
Already 80,000 patients have filled out a questionnaire for the "My Health" program, which launched on May 5. The Health Minister on Wednesday presented highlights of the program, which she said will strengthen the system, help patients build relationships with medical personnel and, above all,...
E-Health summarizes four years of operation of my IKP application. This state-of-the-art tool supports patients in health management, eliminating paper documents and streamlining daily medical processes. The application is already used by nearly 3 million people, including both children and...
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