Drugs and medical technology

Prof. Miroslaw Ząbek

FUS technology wonderfully solves the problem of many patients with tremor

We discuss the advantages of FUS treatment of tremors with Prof. Miroslaw Ząbek, head of the CMKP Department of Neurosurgery, coordinator of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Mazovian Bródno Hospital, and director of the Gamma Knife Center in Warsaw.

April 27, 2023

The European Commission is preparing the biggest pharmaceutical reform in 20 years. What will change?

The Commission is proposing an overhaul of EU pharmaceutical legislation to make it more effective, flexible and tailored to the needs of citizens and businesses across the EU. This is the biggest reform in more than 20 years. The overhaul will make medicines more accessible and affordable. It...

April 27, 2023

European Vaccination Week

Life Course Immunization - how to grow old healthily? Life Course Immunization Strategy

April 27, 2023

Prof. Przemyslaw Mitkowski

The role of non-drug technologies in cardiology is growing

- Modern technologies, in addition to allowing procedures to be performed faster, more efficiently and more safely, make it possible, above all, to offer therapies to those to whom we could not offer anything before, Prof. Przemysław Mitkowski, president of the PTK.

April 27, 2023

Systemic lupus erythematosus - multiple organ complications, increased mortality, and high medical and social costs

Continued education of physicians of various specialties and the introduction of systemic changes to improve the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (TRU) and improve access to effective therapies are the main recommendations of rheumatology specialists. A set of guidelines, aimed at...

April 26, 2023

European Vaccination Week

NIZP-PZH: More and more unvaccinated children.

What is the number of repeals regarding mandatory vaccinations?

April 26, 2023

MZ: analyses are underway to expand drug program for seniors

The Health Ministry is constantly analyzing the possibility of extending the free medication program for seniors to the younger population. - However, we are talking about costs running into billions of zlotys," Health Minister Adam Niedzielski reminded in Katowice.

April 25, 2023

Rada Przejrzystości: technologie medyczne, refundacja i świadczenia gwarantowane w szpitalnictwie

W poniedziałek 8 maja kolejne posiedzenie Rady Przejrzystości.

April 25, 2023

Rare hematological diseases require better diagnosis and access to drugs. There are first changes to the reimbursement list

Knowledge of rare hematological diseases, such as amyloidosis and mantle cell lymphoma, is still low in the public and among doctors. Therefore, they are diagnosed too late, treated less well, and patients who suffer from them have penny access to new therapies.

April 21, 2023

May list of reimbursed drugs is here

The OJ of the Ministry of Health published the May list of reimbursed drugs.The Health Ministry has published the Notice of the Minister of Health of April 20, 2023 on the list of reimbursed drugs, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes and medical devicesTUandAnnouncement of the Minister of...

April 20, 2023

IQVIA

What does the draft May reimbursement list change?

Summary of changes within the draft reimbursement list for the announcement effective May 1, 2023.

April 20, 2023

We need to change thinking about lung cancer

A young, non-smoking woman. Active professionally, socially and with her family. It is impossible to imagine what she feels when she hears the diagnosis: lung cancer. What emotions accompany her? Shock, disbelief and a sense of injustice? Lung cancer is not coming off the podium of the most...

April 20, 2023

AOTMiT: Transparency Council on drug-resistant depression and endometrial cancer, among others

On Monday, April 24, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

April 19, 2023

AOTMiT: What will the Transparency Council address in May?

TRANSPARENCY COUNCIL MEETING NO. 18/2023 MAY 8, 20231. Pediatric Emergency Care Decision-making problem: preparing a position on the qualification of a health care service as a guaranteed benefit2. Wakix (pitolisantum) - CONDITIONAL Indication: in adults suffering from narcolepsy with or without...

April 19, 2023

Jest projekt majowej listy refundacyjnej

Ministerstwo Zdrowia opublikowało Projekt obwieszczenia Ministra Zdrowia w sprawie wykazu refundowanych leków, środków spożywczych specjalnego przeznaczenia żywieniowego oraz wyrobów medycznych, który wejdzie w życie 1 maja 2023 r.Jak informuje resort zdrowia, projekt obwieszczenia Ministra...

April 18, 2023

Centrum Chirurgii Robotycznej Grupy LUX MED otwarte

– Roboty to przyszłość medycyny. Cieszę się, że idziemy w kierunku, w którym dbamy o bezpieczeństwo naszych pacjentów i o to, by byli leczeni nowymi technologiami, dzięki którym będą mogli szybko wracać do zdrowia – powiedziała Anna Rulkiewicz, prezes grupy LUX MED podczas otwarcia Centrum...

April 18, 2023

MZ: Restriction of prescribing machines coming soon

A regulation will be issued within a month that will limit doctors' ability to issue prescriptions via teleprescription. The Health Minister announces that this will primarily apply to psychotropic drugs.

April 14, 2023

The National Health Service is reacting sharply to problems with the availability of the drugs Ozempic and Trulicity. Announces inspections

In just two years, we are seeing a marked increase in interest in drugs from the GLP-1 analog group. In the case of Ozempic, we are seeing a six-fold increase in packages dispensed. Trulicity is a nearly eightfold increase in just 24 months.

April 14, 2023

PPOZ alerts: More doctors held responsible by NHF for reimbursement system mess

Inspections on a massive scale and fines imposed without any prior investigation! ! - And it's no longer just about the allegedly incorrect prescribing of Neocate LCP milk, but also about painkillers and psychiatric drugs, as well as those "ordered" by Ambulatory Specialized Care. This is a real...

April 11, 2023

World Parkinson's Disease Day

Parkinson's disease: How the drug program for infusion therapies works

Since when and how the drug program of infusion therapies for the treatment of Parkinson's disease works tells us Joanna Siuda, MD, head of the Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, SUM.

April 11, 2023

AOTMiT: Transparency Council, among others, on drugs for lung cancer and chronic myeloid leukemia

On Tuesday, April 11, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

April 6, 2023

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Cancel the cancer - fight skin cancer

As part of the "AI4Youth" course, students of the Mechanical Technical School No. 1 named after Franciszek Siemiradzki in Bydgoszcz, created a program based on artificial intelligence. Based on pictures of a birthmark, it can indicate whether it is dangerous to our health.

April 5, 2023

Major changes in the Economic Commission

Three new MZ representatives have joined the Economic Commission: Magdalena Galazka, Martyna Kosmal, Justyna Wilk.The EC was missing Katarzyna Garbacz, Agnieszka Lakoma, Miroslaw Szeligowski.The Economic Commission is a team that conducts price negotiations with applicants for reimbursement of...

April 4, 2023

Patient welfare vs drug policy

"Patient welfare vs. drug policy, children's health vs. systemic constraints" - doctors' daily dilemmas related to the reimbursement system were discussed at the Senate of the Republic of Poland. Participants in the event included the Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, senators, the...

April 3, 2023

AOTMiT: List of highly innovative drug technologies

Once a year, the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tarification prepares a list of highly innovative drug technologies for the Minister of Health. What therapies are included in the proposals to the MZ?

April 3, 2023

Stool transplantation for persistent intestinal complaints

A regional hospital in Třinec is using an unusual, yet cheap and effective method to treat persistent, recurrent diarrhea caused by the Clostridium difficile bacterium. It involves "transferring" the stool of a healthy person into the patient's intestine.

March 31, 2023

Medical startups awarded

Three prizes worth a total of PLN 200,000 went to the winners of the third edition of the Huawei Startup Challenge. They are the creators of innovative solutions that have the potential to revolutionize health care. The winning projects involve monitoring sleep apnea, diagnosing damage to the...

March 30, 2023

Larger reimbursement budget

The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health Amending the Regulation on the Distribution of the Amount of Funds in 2023 Representing the Increase in the Total Budget for Reimbursement has been submitted for consultation.

March 29, 2023

PZPPF

Blocking competition in the drug market means higher prices and lack of availability

The provision preventing price competition in the drug market that was included in the draft amendment to the reimbursement law needs to be modified. It blocks the entry of lower-priced drugs into reimbursement and introduces legal unpredictability, which threatens to cause companies to abandon...

March 29, 2023

Polish startups bet on innovation for medicine

Huawei, together with Startup Academy, will announce today the results of the Huawei Startup Challenge 3. The competition was aimed at Polish startups that focus on creating medical innovations to protect and improve people's physical and mental health. We discuss the needs in this area with...

March 29, 2023

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