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Strumień życia w SMA (2)

The future of SMA treatment brings positive changes and new therapeutic options

Five years of experience, related to the functioning of the drug program in Poland, concerning the treatment of SMA, confirmed that we are dealing with a model solution. This does not mean, however, that there is no room for change. The first ones have already occurred and concerned pregnant...

Sept. 17, 2024
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Dentophobic can become a cooperative patient

- An anxious patient can be transformed into a cooperative patient who will then be treated in a standardized manner. These techniques are not just reserved for children and adolescents. They can and should also be implemented for adult people who are so afraid of the dentist that they...

Sept. 17, 2024
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Marek Kos: The situation in flooded areas is difficult

- The situation related to the operation of primary health care, pharmacies and hospitals is very difficult. We are in constant contact with the governors. We try to have full knowledge of what the situation of emergency services is like. We have also discussed the possibility of air ambulance...

Sept. 17, 2024
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Prof. Anna Potulska-Chromik on treatment and hopes for patients with Friedreich's ataxia

- A patient with Friedriech's ataxia develops the so-called ataxia symptom. (...) This disease unfortunately progresses and ends in premature death. Patients generally pass away in the fourth or fifth decade of life," Prof. Anna Potulska-Chromik of the Department of Neurology at the Medical...

Sept. 17, 2024
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There is a new national consultant in obstetrics and gynecology

Prof. Ewa Wender-Ożegowska, MD, has become a national consultant in obstetrics and gynecology. Since 1983, she has been professionally affiliated with the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Hospital of the Poznan University of Medical Sciences, where she simultaneously teaches in the Department...

Sept. 17, 2024
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#OkresNoStress - menstrual education support program launches

The #OkresNoStres program aims to support girls going through their first menstruation. The program, aimed at female students in grades 4, not only educates about menstruation, but also draws attention to the psychological aspects associated with the experience. It is designed to help minimize...

Sept. 17, 2024
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Understanding masculinity, or the reality of the Polish male

The Gedeon Richter Poland study is dedicated to men - their health, emotions and self-acceptance. The latest report "Understanding Masculinity. The reality of the Polish man" debunks popular stereotypes about tough, insensitive men.

Sept. 16, 2024
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ANTI-STIGMA CAMPAIGN "STRAIGHTEN UP YOUR LOOK"

Ursula Szybowicz: Changing the inclusion criteria for the drug program would benefit patients with drug-resistant depression

- It would be worthwhile to expand the indications and simplify the path to get into the drug program. These elements are also reported to us by patients themselves. They say that they suffer from depression, nothing helps them, but for some reason they cannot get into this program. So the change...

Sept. 16, 2024
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AOTMiT: Transparency Council on hemiplegia and ADHD, among others

On Monday, September 16, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

Sept. 16, 2024
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One in three delivery rooms does not meet the criterion of 400 births per year

Does the Health Minister want to test deliveries in ambulances? That's one of the questions raised during this session of the Sejm, specifically - during the deliberations of the Parliamentary Group on Local Government Hospitals, which on Wednesday dealt with plans for changes in hospitality. On...

Sept. 16, 2024
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World AD Day

Not enough is still being said about AD treatment

- Lack of knowledge about the need for treatment, proper management, as well as the therapies and topical treatment options available in the drug program evidently translates into a reduced supply of the correct drugs, says Col. Prof. Witold Owczarek, head of the Department of Dermatology at the...

Sept. 14, 2024
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How to restore the stature of physical culture?

- One-third of children and adolescents are in what is known as complete immobility, meaning they do not do any physical activity. According to a WHO report, in order for a child to develop well from an early age, a minimum of one hour of physical activity a day is needed," said Deputy Sports...

Sept. 13, 2024
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Press conference of Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna on the draft of the new list of reimbursed drugs

Press conference by Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna on the draft of the new list of reimbursed drugs as of October 1, 2024.

Sept. 13, 2024
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World AD Day

How to care for atopic skin?

September 14 is World Atopic Dermatitis Day. It is estimated that nearly 800,000 people in Poland suffer from AD, of which 15-30% are children and teenagers. The disease not only stigmatizes, but can also significantly reduce self-confidence, especially in young people. World AD Day, established...

Sept. 13, 2024
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Wynagrodzenia w zdrowiu: koniec prac nad projektem pielęgniarek?

Po niespełna dwudziestu minutach posiedzenia Komisje Zdrowia oraz Finansów Publicznych podjęły w czwartek decyzję o ponownym skierowaniu do rozpatrzenia przez podkomisję obywatelskiego projektu nowelizacji ustawy o minimalnym wynagrodzeniu pracowników ochrony zdrowia.

Sept. 12, 2024
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Young doctors received referrals for internships

Nearly 1.2 thousand graduates of the medical and medical-dental faculties received today in the auditorium of the Warsaw Medical University referrals for internships at hospital units operating in the area of the District Medical Chamber of Warsaw.

Sept. 12, 2024
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Mechanical thrombectomy - an untapped opportunity for stroke patients

Mechanical thrombectomy, considered the most modern and effective treatment for the acute phase of ischemic stroke, could save the lives of many patients in Poland. However, the pilot program for the implementation of this procedure has not lived up to its name, delaying widespread access to this...

Sept. 12, 2024
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ANTI-STIGMA CAMPAIGN "STRAIGHTEN UP YOUR LOOK" Survey results

What does a person with epilepsy look like, according to the beliefs of Poles? Myths still alive...

We talk to Alicia Lisowska, president of the Epi-Bohater Foundation, about the results of a study on the stigmatization of patients with central nervous system disorders.

Sept. 12, 2024
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Parliamentary Health Committee - availability of the drug Ozempic

"Consideration of information from the Minister of Health on the availability of the drug Ozempic and plans to ensure it in the future."

Sept. 11, 2024
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Piotr Skarzynski: We have increasing expectations of innovation in medicine

- The life cycle of an innovation is like the life cycle of a product. He very often grows rapidly. We have a lot of information in recent years about services and products that optimize the health care system. Some of them prove themselves clinically and enter everyday use. Such solutions allow...

Sept. 11, 2024
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Anna Partyka-Opiela: We need to fix our children's world quickly

- We messed up our children's world and now we have to fix it quickly. There is no time to spread this out over 10 years. This should be an absolute priority in Poland, also in the context of our presidency of the European Union," said Anna Partyka-Opiela, a partner in the law firm Rymarz, Zdort,...

Sept. 11, 2024