Prof. Piotr Galecki, national consultant in psychiatry, spoke about the need to expand access to a treatment program for depression during the Economic Forum in Karpacz on September 3. Depression is currently the leading cause of disability and incapacity worldwide.
Due to the declining number of births in Poland, the Health Ministry is considering the possibility of closing delivery wards that do not meet certain criteria for the number of births. According to the draft regulation, smaller medical centers with fewer than 30 births per month and fewer than...
People, get out of the way, because the letter carrier is coming. Heavy with letters is the mailman's bag today.... In recent weeks, the Chancellery of Prime Minister Donald Tusk has received several thousand greeting cards from the cardboard nurse Ania, referring to the symbolic figure...
After Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna accepted the resignation of Malgorzata Lorek from her position as director of the National Blood Center, the health ministry announced that Sebastian Twaróg, the current deputy director, will take over as director of the National Blood Center starting...
Acne is a problem that affects millions of people around the world, not only teenagers but also adults. It is not just an aesthetic problem; its impact on quality of life and self-esteem can be enormous. People affected by acne often isolate themselves socially for fear of negative judgments.
Nutrition awareness certainly requires not only prevention, educational activities, but also the introduction of nutritional and dietary advice into the basket of guaranteed services, both for children with chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and overweight, as well as for parents of...
There will be meetings with hospital directors and local government officials in the various provinces, the promise was heard from representatives of the OZPSzP, who spoke with Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna and her colleagues for three hours on Monday. The meetings are to concern, of course,...
The team's mission is to improve the quality of life of Polish society and people affected by brain diseases, which will be in line with the activities of the Ministry of Health in the area of public health, prevention and education, and will be consistent with the directions of the European...
The pilot program for community psychiatric care in mental health centers ends on December 31, 2024. As announced by the Health Ministry, these centers are to operate nationwide as of July 1, 2025. However, to date, key legislation has not been drafted to implement the new model of psychiatric care.
- We are in the process of proceeding with amendments to ban the sale of all such products, both nicotine-containing and nicotine-free, until the age of 18. Currently, the law only talks about nicotine. There are harmful substances in these disposable nicotine-free inhalation devices as well,"...
Today another meeting of the AOTMiT Transparency Council.
Fragrances have an amazing ability to influence our emotions, mood and even the decisions we make. Although we are not always aware of it, the aromas that surround us can induce positive feelings, evoke memories or build our image in the eyes of others. Scientists have been studying for years how...
- It is important that we start investing in our body, because it is our health that will be with us for life. If we want to enjoy it for a long time, we should start with this investment. My generation was the backyard generation, today is the car seat generation, because we drive our children...
In Poland, at the end of August and the beginning of September, the time called "babi summer" arrives. The days are getting shorter and the air is pleasantly cool, which gives this time of year its unique charm. This is the period when the summer sun is still warming, but the first signs of...
The Health Minister on Friday announced guidelines for hospitals and doctors on abortion. In the presence of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice, she conveyed, first and foremost, that hospitals are required to respect certificates from psychiatrists with which women who wish to...
Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna briefed hospital directors, prescribers and department heads on the current legal regulations regarding access to the abortion procedure.
- It used to be that the school nurse was someone who was valued and used in the school from start to finish. Students also had access to dentists, for example, and now it's mostly private visits... I think it's worthwhile to take care of the role of the nurse at school. This potential is...
- We have focused a lot over the decades on diseases, on how to prevent them as well, but especially on how to treat them, how to proceed, how to rehabilitate them. This is very important and this has often been neglected as well, but without the element of education we won't move said Deputy...
Physiotherapists are sounding the alarm: School-age children are particularly vulnerable to the appearance of postural defects and the aggravation of existing ones. - The risk factor is primarily: adopting an incorrect body shape for many hours, while sitting in a school desk or in free time...
- We would always like more. We need to change various things organizationally to make health care in this money more patient-friendly," Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna said about the planned budget for health care in Piasecki's Talk program on TVN24. - These are funds that had to be...
The government on Wednesday approved the draft budget for 2025. It will now go to the Social Dialogue Council. We will spend PLN 222.2 billion on health next year, according to the plan. This is 600 million more than the 7 percent of GDP minimum stipulated in the law. - Only PLN 600 million more,...
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