More than PLN 1.8 billion will be allocated in 2023 to standardize the employment of psychologists, educators, speech therapists, pedagogical therapists and special educators in mainstream schools, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced during a press conference at the School and...
“This year has started with very good news for us. This is what we have been striving for for many years. The Ministry of Health has lifted restrictions on the duration of biological therapy. Until now, patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease could receive treatment for one or two...
– This year will go down in the history of Polish diabetology as a breakthrough year. Lots of good things happened. We are experiencing a revolution when it comes to the concept of treatment and access to new drugs. From May to September, the Ministry of Health made decisions extending the...
The report published by the National Health Fund on the drug program in plasmocytic myeloma is one of the first such broad studies based on real-world data. As NFZ President Marek Augustyn stresses, the project should be seen as a "new opening" for cooperation between the public payer, the...
Nusinersen was the first drug used to treat spinal muscular atrophy in Poland, and after seven years of clinical experience it remains a therapy with proven efficacy and safety. - In the majority of patients, we observe not only stabilization of the disease, but also real improvement in...
Access to laboratory tests fundamentally increases the proficiency of patients, because it allows them to better understand their own body and consciously influence their health, says Dr. Agata Strukow, director of Medical Education at ALAB Laboratoria. As she emphasizes, regular performance of...
The last decade has brought tremendous changes in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease - new therapies have emerged, and the voice of patients has become more widely heard in the health care system. - A lot of good things have happened, but the disease is not stopping. If we don't...
The introduction of nusinersen has completely changed the prognosis of patients with spinal muscular atrophy, emphasizes Prof. Magdalena Chrościńska-Krawczyk, head of the Department of Pediatric Neurology at the University Children's Hospital in Lublin. Thanks to the therapy, children with the...
Prevention is the foundation of women's health - regardless of age. Although the needs of the body change with the stages of life, there is a group of tests that should be performed regularly by every woman. Dr. Alicja Rudek, founder of Al-Med Medical Laboratory, talks about how to take care of...
The Ministry of Health's communiqué on the scope of competence in aesthetic medicine only puts in order what, as Prof. Dr. Piotr Radziszewski points out, has been in practice for a long time: procedures that violate the continuity of the skin belong to medicine. At the same time, the expert...
The experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have exposed the weaknesses of Poland's drug security system. While emergency response mechanisms are in place, there is still a lack of clearly defined roles, especially for pharmacists, and a long-term approach to building the...
Motoneurons are responsible for muscle movement and strength, and their loss is a key problem in SMA. Prof. Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk, head of the Department of Neurology at Warsaw Medical University's UCK WUM Central Clinical Hospital, stresses that modern treatment makes it possible not only to...
- Migraine is not just a headache - it's really a lot of suffering that affects the entire brain. It's hypersensitivity to stimuli, difficulty adapting to new and difficult factors, and severe attacks of pain accompanied by nausea, vomiting and hypersensitivity to light, sounds or smells. These...
Many myths have grown up around prostate cancer that effectively discourage men from preventive care and visits to the urologist. As a result, the disease is often detected too late, when treatment options are already limited. - A visit to a urologist is not fundamentally different from a visit...
A healthy diet, physical activity, sleep, social relationships and prevention - these are the foundations of health that can effectively protect against diseases of civilization. Dr. Izabela Grabowska - a nutritionist, psychodietitian, medical education expert at ALAB Laboratoria - talks about...
Hot flashes are one of the most characteristic symptoms of perimenopause. Although they are experienced by up to 80% of women, many do not understand where they come from and how much they can affect daily functioning. Gynecologist Dr. Karina Barszczewska, M.D., explains the mechanisms behind it...
Geriatric care in Poland still remains more the exception than the standard. Although more and more initiatives to support seniors and medical personnel are available in large metropolitan areas, the system still does not respond evenly to the needs of the aging population. Izabela Marcewicz-...
Support for seniors and people with disabilities, vocational activation, preventive programs and preparing the health care system for emergencies - these are the key challenges of social and health policy in Mazovia. In the next installment of the "Conversations at the Summit" series, Mazovian...
"People like you don't come here." - heard Prof. Ursula Demkow at the adoption center. She came nonetheless. And she took into her care a boy that no one wanted. In the new episode, we talk about foster parenting from the inside - about procedures, difficult nights, a system that fails and love...
Rok 2026 został w Sejmie ogłoszony rokiem profilaktyki zdrowotnej. Jak podkreśla posłanka Katarzyna Piekarska, kluczowym wyzwaniem jest przekonanie Polek i Polaków do regularnych badań. Dane dotyczące zgłaszalności na badania profilaktyczne i wczesnego wykrywania nowotworów pozostają alarmujące,...
The fifth edition of the European Cancer Code is based entirely on the principles of evidence-based medicine and shows in simple terms how everyday decisions affect cancer risk, stresses Prof. Pawel Koczkodaj of the Department of Epidemiology and Primary Prevention of Cancer at the National...
Tumors of the central nervous system are not among the most common, but their treatment is one of the greatest challenges of modern oncology. It requires precise molecular diagnostics, multidisciplinary teams and experience that cannot be replaced by a single specialty. On why patients with brain...
Hospitalizacja u pacjentów w wieku senioralnym bardzo często wiąże się z pogorszeniem stanu odżywienia, co może prowadzić do zespołu kruchości, wydłużenia leczenia i gorszych rokowań po wypisie. O tym, czym jest żywienie kliniczne, jaką rolę odgrywa w poprawie jakości życia pacjentów oraz jakie...
An aging population is forcing significant changes in the way health care is financed. As Marek Augustyn, vice president of the National Health Fund, points out, there is an increasing emphasis on prevention, community care and activities that allow seniors to stay healthy for as long as possible...
Poland today faces an unprecedented demographic crisis, the effects of which are increasingly felt by the health care system. An aging population, multi-morbidity, an epidemic of obesity and diabetes, and a dramatically low birth rate require urgent, systemic decisions. During the Third Senior...
The expansion of the pilot treatment of the diabetic foot, important reimbursement decisions and rapid drug development make the past year one of the most groundbreaking in diabetology. However, Prof. Leszek Czupryniak stresses that without systemic changes, the potential of these therapies will...
Extensive diagnostic and therapeutic support, creation of registries of procedures and comprehensive care - these are key recommendations of the Interdisciplinary Expert Committee of the Polish Society for Reproductive Medicine and Embryology. An interview with Prof. Rafal Kurzawa also shows that...
Although the war in Ukraine is now in its third year, humanitarian and social needs are not diminishing. At the same time, health crises also affect those who receive daily treatment in Polish hospitals. Marek Orzechowski, president of the Totalizator Sportowy Foundation, talks about what long-...
Diabetology has become one of the fastest growing fields of medicine in recent years, and Polish patients - at least in theory - have access to most modern therapies almost at the same time as other countries. Prof. Leszek Czupryniak, head of the Department of Diabetology and Internal Diseases at...
Drug security is becoming one of the most important elements of a country's resilience to crises, including armed conflict. During the conference "HEALTH SYSTEM IN WAR TIME. HOW TO USE UKRAINIAN EXPERIENCE?" experts stressed that without a stable supply of medicines, even the best-prepared health...
The increase in mental health disorders among children and adolescents requires consistent state action, says Deputy Education Minister Paulina Piechna-Więckiewicz. In an interview with Medexpress.pl, she stresses that the Ministry of Education is focusing on prevention, innovative support...
President Karol Nawrocki has signed an amendment to the Medical Fund Act. We asked NFZ Vice President Jakub Szulc for comment.
HPV is mainly associated with cervical cancer, meanwhile the virus is also responsible for head and neck cancers and for a rare but extremely troublesome disease - recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. It's a disease that patients struggle with all their lives.
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