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Medexpress message summary - October 7, 2022
Published Oct. 6, 2022 13:32
- We are approaching the point where we can say that thanks to vaccinations and drugs, which are slowly appearing, we control the situation and the relatively large number of infections does not pose a significant burden, for example, to hospitals - said the Minister of Health in an interview with the Polish Radio Lublin Adam Niedzielski. Recent epidemic reports show that the number of hospitalizations remains at around 3.5 thousand. About 50 people nationwide need to be connected to a respirator. As pointed out by the head of the Ministry of Health, this state of affairs is primarily influenced by the vaccination coverage of the society. Mutations are not less and less dangerous, but we are better immune to them due to vaccination or disease.
More effective screening tests, cyclical update of diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines, indication of centers that achieve the best treatment results, enforcement of requirements for radical treatment surgery centers and quick updating of the list of reimbursed drugs - these are the postulates of patient organizations that signed a joint appeal to improve the system diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The document was submitted to the Ministry of Health. According to the data of the National Cancer Registry, breast cancer is at the top of the statistics in terms of both the incidence and the number of deaths. We write more about this case on Medexpress.pl
- Each infection is a deterioration of the child's general health, and this may affect the overall prognosis - said Maria Miszczak-Knecht, MD, a national consultant in the field of pediatric cardiology at the Coalition for Premature Infant Foundation's conference on protecting children against the virus RS. The pathogen attacking the lower respiratory tract is especially dangerous for premature babies, as well as those with congenital heart defects, neuromuscular disorders or cystic fibrosis. According to experts in the field of neonatology, pediatric cardiology and pediatric neurology, each child at risk should be protected against the RS virus in the season of increased morbidity, i.e. from October to April. All children under two years of age have contact with the pathogen and it is responsible for 70% of infections during the first year of life. In children at risk, infection may put them at risk of stalling normal development, and in children waiting for cardiac surgery, even in immediate life-threatening conditions.
The Department of Mechanical Support and Heart Transplantation has been opened at the National Institute of Cardiology. It will treat patients with severe forms of heart failure. Annually, there may be up to two hundred of them. The launch of the new branch is the last stage of a several-year investment, which included the creation of, among others, Center for Heart Rhythm Disorders with an electrotherapy unit. The National Institute of Cardiology is a leading unit in Poland that treats advanced heart failure, ranging from pharmacological treatment through the use of implantable long-term circulatory support devices and heart transplantation. Since 2001, NIKard has performed over 650 heart transplants. In 2022 alone, 26 such procedures were performed.
