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In a nutshell. Medexpress news digest - 31.03.2023.

The law on the National Oncology Network has been signed by the President. The main goal of the new legislation is to ensure that every patient, regardless of where they live, has equal access to coordinated and comprehensive oncology care. As Andrzej Duda pointed out, work on issues related to...

March 31, 2023
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New educational portal for Wilson's disease patients and their relatives launches

While the very name "rare diseases" may suggest that they are unique health problems and affecting only a small fraction of the population, statistics leave no illusions - despite their being titled "rare" - the total number of sufferers is huge. Rare diseases affect millions, and by the fact...

March 31, 2023
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Prof. Brigid Kwiatkowska: as many rheumatological diseases as possible should be covered by coordinated care

- Piloting comprehensive care for patients with early arthritis will help ensure coordinated care, secure the consultation of necessary specialists and facilitate safe management in the system, Prof. Brygida Kwiatkowska, national consultant in rheumatology, head of the Early Arthritis Clinic,...

March 31, 2023
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The Senate rejected the quality bill. There was no surprise

The Upper House granted the Health Committee's request and rejected the Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Act on Thursday. Fifty senators voted in favor of the veto, 44 were against, and one abstained. The bill will now go to the Diet, whose session is scheduled for April 12-14.

March 31, 2023
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Early diagnosis is most important in AMD

- We have a very good standard of treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but it treats at most 30 percent of the population suffering from the exudative form. The rest of the patients simply go blind," says Malgorzata Pacholec, president of the Retina AMD Association of Poland,...

March 31, 2023
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Senate rejects healthcare quality and patient safety bill

On March 30, the Senate rejected the Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Act. 50 senators supported the position, 44 opposed and 1 abstained.

March 30, 2023
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Law on National Oncology Network signed by the President

The main goal of the new legislation is to ensure that every patient, regardless of where they live, has equal access to coordinated and comprehensive oncology care.

March 30, 2023
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PLN 300 million for head-to-head research

The President of the Medical Research Agency, Radoslaw Sierpinski, MD, has approved the ranking list containing the results of the Head-to-Head Competition for non-commercial clinical trials or research experiments.

March 30, 2023
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Student of the Medical University of Wroclaw on the list of "Forbes"

Natalia Sauer, a fifth-year student of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Medical University of Wroclaw, has become a finalist in the "25 under 25" competition. Thus, she found herself on the prestigious list of "Forbes" magazine, which includes the names of the most talented Poles under the age of 25.

March 30, 2023
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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
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Unobtrusive symptoms that are not worth ignoring

In April, we celebrate World Health Day. This is a time when we approach the subject a little more carefully. As a rule, we focus on prevention or unpleasant symptoms, but sometimes we also struggle with those that are not among the most bothersome, but which we should definitely not ignore.

March 30, 2023
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Unique laparoscopic bariatric surgery in a liver transplant patient

In the Department of General and Transplant Surgery at the Infant Jesus Clinical Hospital UCK WUM, on March 23, 2023, a team led by Professor Wojciech Lisik performed the first documented laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in a liver transplant patient in Poland.

March 30, 2023
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More money for doctors in training

The Ministry of Health has published the "Announcement of the Minister of Health on the basic monthly salary of doctors in training and dentists in training." By how much will the salary increase and from when?

March 30, 2023
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Protein in urine during pregnancy - norm and causes

A trace amount of protein in the urine of a pregnant woman is acceptable. This phenomenon can affect about 70% of women and is most often due to physiological changes occurring in the body. However, exceeding the norm of protein in the urine indicates an infection and requires further diagnosis....

March 30, 2023
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The Council of Ministers adopted a draft law on certain medical professions

The draft was submitted by the Minister of Health.

March 30, 2023
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Poland's first laparoscopic liver fragment harvesting from a living donor

The procedure was carried out at the Department of General, Transplantation and Liver Surgery at the Medical University of Warsaw. The clinic, headed by Professor Michał Grąta, is the only center in Poland where liver fragments are harvested from living donors. Now, for the first time, a liver...

March 30, 2023
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Przedłużenie stanu zagrożenia epidemicznego - Nowe rozporządzenie

Opublikowane dzisiaj na stronach Rządowego Centrum Legislacji rozporządzenie, zakłada przedłużenie stanu zagrożenia epidemicznego do 30 kwietnia br.

March 29, 2023
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Coronavirus: latest infection report

The health ministry reported the latest data for the period from March 23 to 29: We have 12,538 (including 3,060 reinfections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from the provinces: Mazovia (2253), Silesia (1041), Malopolska (939), lubelski (902), Greater Poland (901), Lower Silesia (827),...

March 29, 2023
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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
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Children and teenagers are calling for help. The Children's Helpline handles tens of thousands of calls a year

More than 60,000 phone calls and chat contacts were received last year by operators of the Children's Helpline 800 12 12 12, reports Children's Ombudsman Nicholas Pawlak. It's bad that so many children need help, but it's good that they are seeking it, the ombudsman estimates.

March 29, 2023
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I want to unite and activate diagnosticians

An interview with Monika Pintal-Slug, newly elected president of the National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians.

March 29, 2023