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Ariel Liebert

Dr. Ariel Liebert: prescription drugs are not goods from an auction site

An interview with Dr. Ariel Liebert, assistant professor in the Department of Gastroenterology and Nutritional Disorders at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

May 5, 2023
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The government will heal itself

May's high school graduation marathon has begun - and at the start of it, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski, wishing high school graduates good luck, encouraged them to consider medical studies. Specifically - on medical faculties, where, as he stressed in his twitter post, 11,000 places will be...

May 5, 2023
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The number of people evading mandatory vaccinations for children is increasing dramatically

Over the past five years, the number of mandatory vaccination evasions has doubled, and since 2010, it has increased more than 21 times. - When I was learning the profession I was told that we would only read about diseases like measles in textbooks. This is not true, because measles happens more...

May 4, 2023
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Covid: Latest weekly MZ report

The health ministry provided data for the period from April 27, 2023 to May 03, 2023. We have 1,272 (including 273 re-infections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from the provinces:Mazovia (208),Lublin (119),Malopolska (117),Silesia (97),West Pomerania (97),Greater Poland (74),Lower...

May 4, 2023
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It will be harder to get prescriptions online. Which drugs are involved?

The Health Ministry has published a draft amendment to the regulations on online prescribing. This is a long-announced response to the activities of so-called prescribers.

May 4, 2023
Bartłomiej Chmielowiec

Psychotropic drugs not by prescriber. Patient Ombudsman: there have even been situations that ended tragically

A draft amendment to the regulation, introducing changes in the rules for issuing prescriptions for drugs in the category of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, category 1 precursors and preparations containing these drugs or substances, has been submitted for public consultation....

May 4, 2023
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Brain fog after COVID-19: how to treat memory and concentration disorders?

Brain fog is a common experience faced by a not inconsiderable number of people recovering from COVID-19. Symptoms of brain fog usually include impaired concentration, sometimes disorientation of greater or lesser severity, fuzzy thoughts, forgetting, losing and forgetting words, and mental fatigue.

May 4, 2023
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Fewer seizures, more fear-free moments. Ketogenic diet a non-pharmacological treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy

When pharmacological management is ineffective in the treatment of epilepsy, one method of non-pharmacological therapy is considered - the ketogenic diet. Not everyone knows that it is implemented in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, that is, in situations where the drugs used do not have...

May 4, 2023
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Access to new therapies is a chance of a lifetime for breast cancer patients

Interview with Magdalena Cardinal, president of the OmeaLife Foundation

May 3, 2023
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The end of the epidemic state. There is a date

The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health on the cancellation of an epidemic emergency in the territory of the Republic of Poland has been submitted for consultation.

May 2, 2023
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Lyme disease - win against time

Despite the high percentage of unfounded diagnoses, the increase in Lyme disease is a fact. Diagnosed at an early stage, the disease can be cured relatively quickly and effectively with antibiotics. The situation becomes more complicated when the first symptoms of infection go unnoticed.

May 2, 2023
Wojciech Kukwa

Innovative technology will allow better monitoring of patients with sleep apnea

An interview with Prof. Wojciech Kukwa, head of the Department of Otolaryngology at Warsaw Medical University's Czerniakowski Hospital on Stępińska Street in Warsaw, and co-founder of the Clebre project.

May 2, 2023
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Strange fatigue on May Day? Time to do some research...

The long May weekend is underway. Plans abound - only ... Well, that's it - condition after winter poor. Many people feel weakness, lack of appetite, sleepiness or insomnia, trouble concentrating. And this has been going on for a long time. This could be spring solstice, but also chronic fatigue...

May 2, 2023
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World Asthma Day - What do patients face on a daily basis?

Fear, shame, exclusion are among the many emotions and experiences faced by people living with one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases - asthma. In Poland, sufferers number approx. 4 million, with just over half (2.2 million) aware and actively treated. On the occasion of World Asthma...

May 2, 2023
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Doctors Without Borders plans to scale up operations in Sudan

Médecins Sans Frontières' immediate response teams are ready to provide assistance in embattled Sudan. The organization is calling on the warring parties to ensure the safety of medical personnel and patients. It is also calling for medical supplies to be able to be delivered to medical...

May 2, 2023
Katarzyna Pogoda

Recent years have seen major advances in the treatment of early breast cancer

An interview with Dr. Katarzyna Pogoda of the Department of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery at the Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Cancer Institute in Warsaw.

May 2, 2023
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The need for greater access to cystic fibrosis treatment and the groundbreaking importance of the Health Care Quality Act - what the media are writing about the 7th Patient Empowerment Congress

Radio Zet is talking about the need to extend reimbursement for cystic fibrosis therapy to more groups of patients. The station quotes Minister Maciej Miłkowski as saying: "The Ministry of Health is in close cooperation with the Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Center in Dziekanow Leśny - the leading...

May 2, 2023
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Prof. Mariusz Gujski with the title of doctor honoris causa

The ceremony took place on April 27 this year in Kiev. Prof. Mariusz Gujski, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at WUM, received an honorary doctorate degree. This is the highest honor in the academic world. The title was awarded by the Academic Council of the O. Bohomolt National Medical...

May 1, 2023
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Majowa lista leków refundowanych. O zmianach dla pacjentów mówi Maciej Miłkowski

As of May 1, a new reimbursement list takes effect. The announcement introduces many important changes for patients. Deputy Health Minister Maciej Miłkowski tells what drugs are on the list and what therapies we can expect to see on the next reimbursement list in July.

May 1, 2023
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Prof. Marcin Czech: Most vaccinations should be repeated every so often

An interview with Prof. Marcin Czechem, president of the Polish Pharmacoeconomic Society.

April 28, 2023
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Poland's historic advance in terms of access to innovative drugs

April 28 this year. The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) released the results of its annual W.A.I.T. survey. Poland recorded the largest W.A.I.T. in the nearly 20-year history of the survey in terms of accessibility to innovative drugs.

April 28, 2023