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Katarzyna Czyzewska

Forecast for 2024: what changes in the law may await the pharmaceutical industry?

The turn of the year prompts summaries and reflections on what has passed and what is coming. Pointing out the most significant event in the field of pharmaceutical law that took place in 2023 is not difficult: over the past few months, no other law has been as much talked about in the...

Jan. 16, 2024

Feature Małgorzata Solecka

ABM on first fire

The Parliamentary Health Committee this week will face its first (of a long list) "investigative" topic, taking the Medical Research Agency under the magnifying glass. An agency against which, already at the stage of legislative work in 2019, the then opposition had numerous objections, and...

Jan. 9, 2024

Feature Małgorzata Solecka

2024: The Olympics will be. And the bread?

Looking at the work schedule of the Health Committee - there will be no boredom. Several meetings are scheduled for January alone, the topics of which will heat up public opinion. No topic works on the imagination like the way public funds are spent. Optimally - by political opponents. So, first...

Dec. 29, 2023

Dr. Marek Derkacz, MD

How to cure Céline Dion?

The 55-year-old pop legend first officially shared her diagnosis in December 2022, having already canceled several dates from her scheduled January and April 2023 "Courage World Tour." The cancellation of the long-awaited tour was prompted by the singer's health problems, which caused much...

Dec. 27, 2023

Feature Małgorzata Solecka

National vaccination hunt

Those who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to do so, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna assured on Friday, announcing the ordering of the next tranche of doses of the preparation adapted to the new variants of SARS-CoV-2. On the same day, the Ministry of Health announced the...

Dec. 18, 2023

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To whom the slot, to whom the rod?

On the night of December 5-6, when good children are asleep, Santa Claus puts their long-awaited gifts in their shoes, socks - or just lays them by the bedside, depending on the region of Poland and the size of the packages. But it's not just children who will be waiting for a surprise on Santa...

Dec. 4, 2023

Katarzyna Czyzewska

Amendments to the reimbursement law: chaos in the transition period

Given that the legislative process for a major amendment to the Law on Reimbursement of Medicines, Foodstuffs for Special Dietary Purposes and Medical Devices took a long time (it took more than 2 years from the publication of the first draft to the enactment of the law), the entry of DNUR into...

Nov. 28, 2023

Feature Małgorzata Solecka

This is no time to cry over a spilled vaccine....

On December 6, booster vaccinations against COVID-19 will start in Poland, which is good news. It would be, if it weren't for all the others regarding these vaccinations, which are coming in parallel and effectively dampen optimism.

Nov. 20, 2023

Felieton Małgorzata Solecka

OECD: nad Wisłą bez zmian

6,7 proc. PKB – tyle, łącznie, Polska wydawała na zdrowie w 2022 roku. Średnia dla krajów OECD, jak wynika z najnowszego raportu „Health at a Glance” to 9,2 proc. W latach 2020-2021 wydatki związane z ochroną zdrowia w krajach wysokorozwiniętych eksplodowały, w 2022 roku wystąpił natomiast...

Nov. 13, 2023

Pharmacologist for patients: ASTMA

The diagnosis of asthma is based on the finding of typical symptoms, namely: shortness of breath, coughing, tightness in the chest, wheezing, among others.Symptoms occur in pairs and are paroxysmal and variable in nature.They occur after: exertion, change in weather, contact with an irritant,...

Nov. 13, 2023

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Together supports the government separately

There is a coalition agreement, solemnly signed by the leaders of the groupings that make up the democratic opposition - as early as Monday the vote in the Sejm is expected to confirm that it is a parliamentary majority. However, there was a stumbling block in the final straight: the Together...

Nov. 10, 2023

Introduction of an independent drug reimbursement system will reduce bureaucracy in medical facilities

In today's increasingly dynamic medical environment, in times of medical shortages, doctors' time is a very valuable resource. Fighting bureaucracy, particularly related to the drug reimbursement process, consumes much of that time. Time that should be devoted to... patients.

Nov. 8, 2023

Ketogenic diet in Hashimoto's disease? - Part 2.

Potential benefits and risksPotential benefits of the keto diet include:a) Improving weight control:One of the main arguments in favor of the ketogenic diet is its potential to improve weight control. This aspect of the diet seems crucial for most people who struggle with obesity. By drastically...

Nov. 3, 2023

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Prof. Wieslaw W. Jedrzejczak

Student incident

During a demonstration in support of the Palestinian cause, a citizen of the Kingdom of Norway carried a poster targeting the State of Israel. As luck would have it, this Citizen of the Kingdom of Norway is in Poland as a student at the Warsaw Medical University (as are many of her compatriots)....

Oct. 30, 2023

Ketogenic diet in Hashimoto's disease? - Part 1.

Hypothyroidism in Hashimoto's diseaseHypothyroidism is one of the most common hormonal problems in the world, and Hashimoto's disease is one of its main causes. Modern medicine offers us various treatments for hypothyroidism, including pharmacotherapy - thyroid hormones and also dietary changes....

Oct. 30, 2023

Leszek Borkowski

Depisization of the state administration system

The term was publicized by Prof. Timothy Garton Ash an observer of public life in Poland, a historian.

Oct. 18, 2023

Felieton Małgorzata Solecka

Idzie nowe… po staremu

Kto pokieruje Ministerstwem Zdrowia w najbliższych latach? Czy zwycięstwo Koalicji Obywatelskiej oznacza powrót Bartosza Arłukowicza? A może lider ludowców widzi siebie na fotelu ministra zdrowia i wicepremiera. Dwa razy – nie. Łatwiej jest w tej chwili powiedzieć, kto – raczej na pewno – nie...

Oct. 18, 2023

Michael Modro

Will, ever the health minister decide to commit political seppuku?

This is a particularly interesting question in the context of the approaching date of the parliamentary elections, in which no political party is declaring to overhaul the health care system by reducing the number of hospital beds.

Oct. 11, 2023

Dr. Marek Derkacz, MBA

Father's smoking and the health of future generations

Smoking is one of the biggest health problems in the world. This addiction not only threatens smokers, but also those in their company, as well as ...future generations. I wrote this article with the thought and hope that it should go to all smokers trying to have offspring. If you know such,...

Sept. 28, 2023

Leszek Borkowski

Głosić dobre informacje przed i po wyborach

Jeżeli coś źle funkcjonuje w ochronie zdrowia to nie można kłamać.

Sept. 26, 2023

Leszek Borkowski

How to help demographics in Poland

I put forward the thesis that vaccination of children and adolescents is an opportunity for health stability and demographic reconstruction in young, future families in Poland.

Sept. 7, 2023

Leszek Borkowski

Rzeszow on target for Legionella pneumophila

This Gram negative aerobic bacillus reproduces in water, favored by calcium and magnesium deposits and the presence of other accompanying microorganisms. At a temperature of about 40 degrees it feels like a fish in water.

Aug. 23, 2023

Hematologists in the Uprising

At the time of the Warsaw Uprising, hematology had not yet been fully recognized as a separate medical specialty, but it was already in the minds of the people who developed it and whose talents I later rubbed should be remembered, since they are no longer alive.

Aug. 1, 2023

Michael Modro

Quality or blandness...that's the question?

On Friday, July 28, 2023. The Parliament will recognize the Quality Law, or to be more precise, it will recognize the Senate's veto, and then we will get an answer to this nagging question.

July 27, 2023

Thyroid nodules - effectiveness of natural extracts

Thyroid nodules are a very common thyroid pathology, with an estimated risk of occurrence in the general population of so roughly 5% to 10%, with a much higher incidence in women, increasing in frequency with age, and in areas of greater iodine deficiency. Thanks to advances in technology and the...

July 13, 2023

"Volyn Notes"

I have no family references to what happened 80 years ago in Ukraine. My Parents spent the war in captivity in Germany, my closest relatives in Siberia and then in the Anders Army. But a book recently fell into my hands, "Notes from Volhynia," by Prof. Henryk Kirschner, MD, professor emeritus of...

July 11, 2023

What is glycation and why not only diabetics should know about it

The phenomenon of protein glycation has been known to us for more than 110 years. Already at the beginning of the 20th century, as in 1912, Louis Camille Maillard was the first researcher to describe the reaction of spontaneous bonding between amino acids and simple sugars and referred to it as...

July 11, 2023

Dr. Marek Derkacz, MBA

Semaglutide - an extremely important new ally in the fight for the health of Poles

Analyzing my own experience over the past two years, I wanted to provide you with a thorough analysis of the health benefits and potential total economic gains from the wider use of semaglutide, an innovative drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, in the context of the impact on...

July 10, 2023

Why seniors need phlazine in chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease is easy to diagnose but leads to premature death in 95% of patients. 80,000 patients die annually. Approximately 4 - 4.5 million Polish women and men suffer from this condition in Poland. 11% of adults have already lost more than half of their active kidney parenchyma and...

June 27, 2023

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Apparent protection of conceived life and clash with conscience clause

What is the dimension of the ruling party's elevation of the protection of conceived life to the banner? New light is shed on an old problem by a weekend interview that Law and Justice Chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski gave to Krzysztof Ziemc. One of the topics was the announced referendum on the...

June 26, 2023