Wednesday's meeting of the Sejm's Senior Policy and Health Committee featured the first reading of a bill presented by the President of the Republic of Poland on special geriatric care. Among other things, the bill envisages supplementing the health care system with 75+ health centers. According...
A draft "Law on amending the Law on reimbursement of medicines, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes and medical devices" has reached the Parliament. Family medicine specialists are concerned about the provisions on doctors' prescriptions. The provisions were very favorable to patients...
Tomasz Kobosz, M.D., an internist, endocrinologist, diabetologist and author of publications on, among other things, a multifaceted approach to the problem of obesity, discusses the importance of sleep in weight control with Dr. Mark Derkacz.
The Ministry of Health has published a regulation on a pilot program for diabetic foot syndrome care. Up to a dozen percent of diabetic patients struggle with this health problem.
Congenital hypophosphatasia is an ultra-rare inborn metabolic defect that is caused by a deficiency in the activity of an important enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, says Jolanta Sykut-Cegielska, MD, IMiD professor, head of the Department of Inborn Metabolic Defects and Pediatrics at the Mother and...
The vacations are a sensitive period during which the rate of mental disorders increases. Why? We asked Dr. Piotr Wierzbinski, MD, a member of the Polish Psychiatric Association and the International Society of Sports Psychiatry, to explain this phenomenon.
An interview with Aleksandra Wilk, director of the Lung Cancer Section, TO SIĘ LECZY Foundation.
June 21 marks the Day of Solidarity with Migraine Sufferers. Although everyone has heard of this disease, unfortunately it is still disregarded, often misdiagnosed and incorrectly treated. The myths and stereotypes that have grown up around migraine over the years mean that patients still face a...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to better protect people from bio-contaminated tattoo inks. How.
A conversation with Jolanta Meller, coordinator of the 1st Oncology Clinic at the National Cancer Institute in Warsaw.
Consideration of the parliamentary bill on amending the Law on Patients' Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients' Rights and some other laws.
Threat to health and life of pregnant women as a result of failure to provide necessary health services - after the death of Ms. Dorothy in New Market
Women's autism in Poland - JIM Foundation report. Student Needs Chart
Starting in November 2021, the Breast Cancer Awareness Center in Gdansk began work on an innovative project, personalized rehabilitation dedicated to patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer based on the oncoplastic procedure performed and the time since it.
"Annually more than 22,000 new cancers are diagnosed, with less than 40 percent being cases of early diagnosed breast cancer. "- says OmeaLife Foundation president Magdalena Cardinal.
The Safe Patient Foundation has shared a translated version of WHO documents on procedures and conduct to improve patient safety.
They are placed on the patient's hands or other areas. They are used to identify the patient and his/her current therapeutic needs such as illness, medications used, treatments required, etc.So far, bar codes have been used, but an amendment to the Patients' Rights Act proposes putting names,...
The Ombudsman is addressing the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection and the director of the Regional Specialized Hospital in Legnica. The issue is the disclosure of the personal data of the ICU patient and the complainant.
Iga Rawicka, president of the EuropaColon Poland Foundation:Nutritional treatment is an absolute necessity.Patients, especially those with gastrointestinal cancers, are very often malnourished (up to 80% of such patients)It is difficult to treat a malnourished patient effectively, for example,...
- I hope that patients equipped with the right information will feel more comfortable using medical services," says Patient Ombudsman Bartlomiej Chmielowiec. You can already download the "Patient Navigator" - an informative guide to help organize information on how to function in the health care...
We asked passersby in a Medexpress street poll about whether Polish women want to be vaccinated against HPV.
W obliczu rosnącej w zatrważającym tempie liczby prób samobójczych wśród dzieci i młodzieży, obchodzony 1 czerwca Dzień Dziecka nabiera innego wymiaru. – Najlepszym prezentem, jaki możemy dać młodemu człowiekowi, jest nasza uważność! Obserwujmy, reagujmy! Większość podjętych zamachów na własne...
To jedyny taki sprzęt w Polsce przeznaczony dla małych pacjentów, służący do pogłębionej diagnostyki chorób onkologicznych i hematologicznych.
May 28 marks World Blood Tumor Day. According to the Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology in Warsaw, about 150,000 people suffer from these cancers - more than 6,000 cases are diagnosed annually. Over the past three decades, the incidence of blood cancers has doubled - people aged 50-79 are...
Until Wednesday (24.05.), users can vote for a new feature of the myIKP app. They can choose between options such as AED defibrillator map, EHIC in the form of an electronic certificate and e-prescription expiration date. The feature chosen by users will be implemented by the eHealth Center first.
There have recently been favorable changes to the inflammatory bowel disease drug program. This involves the removal of time limits. It seems to be very good already, but it could probably be better. What else are patients and doctors waiting for?Iga Rawicka, president of the EuropaColon Poland...
An international survey of seniors suffering from ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, lectures by specialists and meetings in Polish cities, and the purple illumination of famous edifices - on May 19, patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) around the world will celebrate World IBD Day.
The health ministry reported data for the period from May 11 to 15: we have 736 (including 165 re-infections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the provinces: mazowieckie (128), Lublin (81), Silesia (60), Greater Poland (47), Malopolska (45), Podlaskie (44), Warmian-Masurian (44),...
The sixth edition of the #bojatakmowie educational campaign is being launched. The aim of the campaign is to raise public awareness of the importance of regular blood pressure measurements. The slogan for this year's installment is - #measuringpressure. The campaign coincides with the May Blood...
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about molecular diagnostics in the context of cancer. What are the most important needs in this area when it comes to lung cancer patients? We ask Aleksandra Wilk, director of the Lung Cancer Section of the TO SIĘ LECZY Foundation, about this.
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