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The new therapy reduces the risk of recurrence in early breast cancer

- Abemaciclib used in combination with hormone therapy reduces relapses in patients with early breast cancer who are at high risk of recurrence - said Dr. Katarzyna Pogoda from the Department of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery of the National Institute of Oncology PIB in an interview...

Oct. 19, 2022
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WHO wants to listen to the voice of cancer patients. A global experience study has begun

The World Health Organization has launched a global study of the life experiences of people diagnosed with cancer. The results are expected to be used to create better and more effective support mechanisms. The survey is part of a wider campaign that includes the organization of national...

Oct. 19, 2022
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Oct. 19, 2022
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The Ministry of Health speaks about the shortages of some drugs

Problems with the availability of certain drugs, including some antibiotics, result from, among others, from poor prediction of the demand for them by manufacturers, as well as the tendency to use drugs in off-label indications. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health took a position on the shortages...

Oct. 18, 2022
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There is a new list of drugs that are at risk of non-availability

In Journal of Laws The Ministry of Health published an Notice of the Minister of Health of October 18, 2022 on the list of medicinal products, foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses and medical devices at risk of unavailability in the territory of the Republic of Poland.

Oct. 18, 2022
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AOTMiT: Transparency Council incl. about changes in the drug program for multiple myeloma

On Monday, October 24, there will be a meeting of the Transparency Council.

Oct. 18, 2022
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In the Senate about the "jump to the NFZ cash"

On Monday, the Senate Health Committee discussed the assumptions of the bill on the professions of doctor and dentist, which provides for the transfer to the National Health Fund of financing tasks, which are currently under the responsibility of the state budget. Deputy Minister of Health Maciej...

Oct. 18, 2022
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Modern psychiatric help in Radecznica

Since the beginning of October, the Mental Health Center has been operating at the Independent Public Provincial Psychiatric Hospital in Radecznica (Lubelskie Voivodeship). It will participate in the pilot National Mental Health Program implemented by the Ministry of Health. It promotes a shift...

Oct. 17, 2022
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Trade unions at the Monument to the Baptism of Poland in Gniezno sent a vote of no confidence to the governor of the Gniezno poviat, Grzegorz Sieńczewski. They accuse him, inter alia, of lack of vision for the development of the hospital, unwillingness to cooperate and introducing savings at the...

Oct. 17, 2022
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Ombudsman for Children: Children should limit their energy consumption

- Decisive measures are needed to limit children's access to the so-called "Energy engineers" - the spokesman for children's rights, Mikołaj Pawlak, is alerting in his speech to the Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski. Drinks with the addition of taurine and caffeine have a very negative effect...

Oct. 17, 2022
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Effect of colonoscopy on the reduction of incidence and death from colorectal cancer. New research results

Polish researchers, together with scientists from Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands, assessed the impact of screening colonoscopy on the reduction of incidence and death from colorectal cancer. The New England Journal of Medicine published the results of the NORDICC study conducted in 4...

Oct. 14, 2022
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Medexpress message summary - 10/14/2022

Poles went to pharmacies to buy preparations containing potassium iodide. This is a reaction to the preventive actions of the government related to the distribution of iodine-containing preparations. However, endocrinologists urge not to take such drugs on your own. Importantly, drugs in doses...

Oct. 14, 2022
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The provincial hospital in Szczecin opened a hematology department

On Saturday (October 15), the newly opened hematology ward of the Independent Public Provincial Complex Hospital in Szczecin will begin work. The official opening of the department took place on the Marrow Donor Day.

Oct. 14, 2022
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Olsztyn children's ophthalmology at the European level

Children's Ophthalmology Department of the Provincial Specialist Children's Hospital of prof dr. Stanisław Popowski in Olsztyn has joined the register of facilities treating retinopathy of premature babies from all over Europe - informs TVP Olsztyn. This places the clinic among the EU elite in...

Oct. 14, 2022
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Lymphoedema cannot be taken lightly. Improperly treated, they lead to disability

At least half a million cancer patients in Poland struggle with limb lymphoedema. The most common cause of this disease is damage to the lymphatic system in the treatment of neoplastic diseases (as a result of surgery to remove lymph nodes) and radiotherapy. The swelling can lead to disability...

Oct. 13, 2022
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Poles want to buy iodine preparations. Doctors warn against taking them on your own

Poles went to pharmacies to buy preparations containing potassium iodide. This is a reaction to the preventive actions of the government related to the distribution of iodine-containing preparations. However, endocrinologists urge not to take such drugs on your own. Importantly, drugs in doses...

Oct. 13, 2022
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Medexpress message summary - October 13, 2022

- The National Oncology Network offers a chance to place Poland in the same rank in terms of cancer care as the rest of Europe. It should not be introduced chaotically, but gradually and based on well-defined data - said Prof. Adam Maciejczyk, chairman of the National Council for Oncology,...

Oct. 13, 2022
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Today the EMA's decision to vaccinate children younger than 5 years old

The European Medicines Agency is to decide today on the recommendation of vaccinations against Covid-19 for children over 6 months of age, health minister Adam Niedzielski informed on Twitter. So far, children from 5 years of age have been vaccinated.

Oct. 13, 2022
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Patients with PsA are waiting for reimbursement of IL-23 inhibitors

- Dermatologists, rheumatologists, but most of all patients suffering from psoriatic arthritis, are waiting for interleukin 23 inhibitors to be reimbursed also in our country - said Prof. dr hab. n. med. Joanna Narbutt, National Consultant for Dermatology and Venereology.

Oct. 13, 2022
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KSO is a patient-centered idea - assess the oncologists carrying out the pilot study

- The National Oncology Network offers a chance to place Poland in the same rank in terms of oncological care as the rest of Europe. It should not be introduced chaotically, but gradually and based on the reported data - said prof. Adam Maciejczyk, chairman of the National Council for Oncology,...

Oct. 12, 2022
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Krynica Forum 2022 in just a week! What can we expect?

Dynamic changes in the international arena and new challenges related to the ongoing Russian aggression against independent Ukraine have taken over public space. The revolution caused by the COVID19 pandemic, the specter of economic collapse, and now the war on our eastern border, are important...

Oct. 12, 2022