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Wojciech Andrusiewicz: The percentage of hospitalizations due to influenza has decreased

From December 16 to 22, almost 297,000 deaths were recorded in Poland. cases of influenza and suspected infection with this virus. – Current information shows that this week should be a bit better – predicted Wojciech Andrusiewicz, spokesman for the Ministry of Health, in an interview with RMF...

Dec. 29, 2022
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There is a new list of drugs at risk of not being available

In the OJ The Ministry of Health published the Announcement of the Minister of Health of December 28, 2022 on the list of medicinal products, foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses and medical devices at risk of lack of availability on the territory of the Republic of Poland.

Dec. 29, 2022
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Medevac Hub in Jasionka ready to accept more patients from Ukraine

A special plane flew from the Rzeszów-Jasionka airport today (December 28), which took Ukrainian patients for treatment to other European countries. The medical hub operating there is ready for the increased influx of people from Ukraine in need of treatment, assured the Minister of Health Adam...

Dec. 28, 2022
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Coronavirus: The latest data from the Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health provided data for the period from December 22-28: We have 3,294 (including 651 re-infections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from the following provinces: Mazowieckie (470), Silesian (407), Greater Poland (273), Lower Silesia (265), West Pomeranian (245), Łódź...

Dec. 28, 2022
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The government is launching a program to support people with mental disorders

In 2023, the Ministry of Family and Social Policy will allocate three million zlotys to support people with mental disorders and their families. Minister Marlena Maląg signed the program "From dependence to independence".

Dec. 28, 2022
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Hospitals are banning visitors

Due to the growing number of influenza infections, hospitals are starting to introduce restrictions on visiting patients. This decision has already been made by the Mazowiecki Specialist Hospital in Radom, Wojewódzki Szpital Zespolony im. L. Rydygier in Toruń and the Ostrów Wielkopolski Hospital.

Dec. 28, 2022
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Waldemar Kraska: We will introduce triple tests to detect Covid, flu and RSV

The season of increased respiratory infections is underway. Influenza virus infections now dominate the country, and almost half of the infections concern pediatric patients. In this group, the RSV virus is responsible for the largest percentage of hospitalizations. Deputy Minister of Health...

Dec. 28, 2022
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The new ministerial team will estimate the need for medical staff

In the OJ The Ministry of Health published the Ordinance of the Minister of Health of December 23, 2022 on the appointment of a Team for modeling and forecasting the demand for medical staff.

Dec. 28, 2022
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Nephropathy: a dangerous complication of diabetes

Diabetic kidney disease (nephropathy) is a dangerous microvascular complication of diabetes. Estimates indicate that more than 20% of diabetic patients have signs of kidney damage.

Dec. 28, 2022
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A fire in a hospital in Lodz. One person is dead

A tragic fire occurred last night (26/27.12.) in the Voivodship Complex of Healthcare Centers of the Center for the Treatment of Lung Diseases and Rehabilitation in Łódź. According to polsatnews.pl, one person died and two were injured.

Dec. 27, 2022
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More and more flu infections. There are signals about difficulties with buying medicines

Poland is struggling with a wave of influenza and flu-like infections. – In the last week before Christmas, we had nearly 300,000 infections. This means that on average there are about 40-50 thousand of them a day. This was the case during the worst times of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Health...

Dec. 27, 2022
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The fish should smell from the head

Recently, we were reminded by doctors that our profession is also a mission. Basically, a mission to save people. And it was contrasted with the pursuit of making money. Well, there is no such contradiction. A doctor with a "mission" cannot just walk into any hospital and help the sick free of...

Dec. 23, 2022
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Health spending: The president signed the bill

The president did not take into account the requests for a veto and signed the amendment to the Act on the Professions of Physician and Dentist. This means a loss - as experts estimate and the stakeholders of the health care system fear - about PLN 13 billion from the budget of the National...

Dec. 22, 2022
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Flu is a growing problem. The National Health Fund monitors pediatric wards

A wave of influenza is sweeping through the country. More than half of the infections are in children. The National Health Fund monitors the situation in pediatric hospitals. Meanwhile, vaccination coverage is still at a dramatically low level.

Dec. 22, 2022
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EHIC card immediately at Chopin Airport

The National Health Fund has opened a customer service point at Warsaw Chopin Airport. On site, you can quickly and free of charge obtain the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), facilitating the use of medical care in the European Union, EFTA and Great Britain.

Dec. 22, 2022
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The "Sports Talents" program will help diagnose health problems of Polish youth

Yesterday (December 21) the heads of ministries responsible for health, sport and education discussed the development of the Sports Talents programme, which has been in operation since September. In their opinion, the initiative, on the one hand, allows for the emergence of sports talented...

Dec. 22, 2022
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Stimulator straight to the heart! The first such procedure in Poland by cardiologists from the Medical University of Silesia. And third in the world

Cardiologists from the Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze implanted a electrodeless pacemaker in a patient with an extremely rare heart defect for the first time in Poland.

Dec. 22, 2022
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There is an appeal from 26 organizations to veto health spending cuts

The Federation of Polish Employers, the Health Protection Committee, announced on Twitter that it had sent an appeal to President Andrzej Duda to refer the act amending the rules of financing the public health care system for reconsideration.

Dec. 22, 2022
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WHO updates HPV vaccination schedule recommendations

In a new position paper published last week, the World Health Organization updated its recommendations for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. There is still no national vaccination program in Poland, but the president has signed an amendment to the Medical Fund Act, which will allow...

Dec. 21, 2022
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Coronavirus: Latest Data

The Ministry of Health has published data for the period from December 15 to 21: We have 3,774 (including 799 re-infections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from the provinces: mazowieckie (505), of Silesia (444), of Lower Silesia (345), Greater Poland (320), West Pomeranian (253),...

Dec. 21, 2022
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The Kozienice hospital runs a prophylactic program against depression in children and adolescents

Doctors from the poviat hospital in Kozienice, together with the state-owned company Enea Wytwarzanie, initiated a prevention program against depression in children and adolescents. The problem is serious, because according to a study conducted by the Lower Silesian University, as many as 44...

Dec. 21, 2022