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Dr n. med. Marek Derkacz
Dr n. med. Marek Derkacz

Długowieczność w zasięgu ręki

Wyobraź sobie życie pełne energii, zdrowia i witalności – to nie tylko marzenie, ale cel, który jest w zasięgu ręki. Wspólnie odkryjmy sposoby, które mogą przedłużyć nasze życie.

Aug. 29, 2024
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Izabela Leszczyna: HPV vaccination in schools is an opportunity

- We will encourage school principals to make it possible to vaccinate children from the age of 9 to 13 at school," Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna announced during the Poland of the Future Campus.

Aug. 29, 2024
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Autumn recruitment for medical specialties - list of vacancies now available

The Center for Medical Postgraduate Education has published a list of units providing specialty training in which there are vacancies in the fall recruitment process. A total of 6651 residency and 5427 non-residency positions are available for this year's fall recruitment.

Aug. 29, 2024
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Autumn is ahead, and we're back in the woods....

The United States has released updated vaccines against COVID-19 - with concerns about a large wave of infections with new SARS-CoV-2 variants as a backdrop. A Covid wave is also sweeping through Europe, including Poland, with so little that we know almost nothing about it, at least in our...

Aug. 28, 2024
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NIK: Słaby nadzór Lubelskiego Oddziału NFZ

Opóźnienia, błędy i zaniedbania wytyka Lubelskiemu Oddziałowi NFZ Najwyższa Izba Kontroli.

Aug. 28, 2024
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The Minister remains silent

So many of my colleagues outside the government are speaking out about the premium that, frankly, I think that the Minister of Health should probably not enter into this discussion, which is absolutely journalistic and political," Izabela Leszczyna said on Wednesday morning, commenting on reports...

Aug. 28, 2024
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Groundbreaking operation in Anin

A team of specialists from the National Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw (Anin), has performed a procedure to implant a new generation electrodeless pacemaker in a patient who had undergone heart transplantation surgery in the past. The method used is minimally invasive and safe. The lack of...

Aug. 28, 2024
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Izabela Leszczyna: there will be reimbursement of pertussis vaccination for pregnant women

It is possible that pregnant women will be able to receive the pertussis vaccine free of charge from the beginning of the new year, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna announced in an interview with Radio TOK FM.

Aug. 28, 2024
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Big changes in GIS

The draft regulation on granting statutes to the General Sanitary Inspectorate, introduces significant changes to the organizational structure of the GID. The purpose of these changes is to improve the operation of the Inspectorate by modernizing and professionalizing the management model.

Aug. 28, 2024
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National Health Fund begins recruitment for pilot of central e-registration

On August 26, 2024, the recruitment of medical facilities for a pilot program of central e-registration, which includes preventive examinations (cytology and mammography) and cardiology clinic visits, began. The program aims to facilitate appointment management and improve the efficiency of the...

Aug. 28, 2024
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Changes in the Presidium of the National Council of Physiotherapists

On August 26, the National Council of Physiotherapists elected two new vice presidents: Elżbieta Skorupska, MD, and Agnieszka Krawętkowska, MD. The changes in the KRF Presidium are a result of the resignations submitted by Dr. Dominika Batycka-Stachnik and Dr. Rafał Trąbka. Hanna Kowalewska...

Aug. 27, 2024
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Wojciech Konieczny: we are recording more severe pneumonia in the course of COVID-19

- COVID-19 runs are somewhat worse now. We are encountering severe pneumonia. It can't be compared to when we were fighting the Delta variant, but they are no longer just colds like last year," Deputy Health Minister Wojciech Konieczny said on Polish Radio Program 1.

Aug. 27, 2024
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Pharmacists will not be penalized for system errors on annual prescriptions

The Ministry of Health has amended the regulation governing prescription fulfillment. As a result, the pharmacist's liability for errors in the fulfillment of annual prescriptions resulting from incorrect calculations of the machine is abolished. - This is a fair solution," comments Marek Tomków,...

Aug. 27, 2024
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OCCP: Unfair practices at trade shows

Over the past year, the OCCP conducted 27 inspections on which companies offered their products to consumers. What was the effect?

Aug. 27, 2024
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Medical self-government on draft regulation on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has published its position in response to the Health Minister's draft regulation on narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, category 1 precursors and preparations containing these substances. The medical self-government has significant objections to...

Aug. 27, 2024
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UODO has imposed a fine on SPZOZ in Pajęczno. The issue is the loss of personal data

The President of the UODO has fined the Independent Public Health Care Center in Pajęczno 40 thousand zlotys. As a result of the hacking attack, the facility lost access to patient and employee data. It took corrective action only after the fact. Before that, it had not conducted a risk analysis...

Aug. 27, 2024
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Medical Event Compensation Fund: Highest compensation for the injured patient

Patient Ombudsman Bartlomiej Chmielowiec, has awarded the highest possible benefit of 200,000 zlotys from the Medical Event Compensation Fund. The fund, which has been in operation since last September, is a new, out-of-court pathway for patients injured by medical errors to obtain financial...

Aug. 26, 2024
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What are adverse reactions and why should they be reported?

When we talk about side effects, we mean any adverse and undesirable effect of a drug that occurs in a patient during or shortly after treatment. Often this term is confused with a side effect, but they are not entirely the same. How to recognize an adverse reaction and what to do next?

Aug. 26, 2024
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Left won't let go of abortion

The Left will not let go of the abortion issue, the leaders of the smallest of the coalition partners declare. This is a reaction to Donald Tusk's declaration at the opening of the Campus Polska Przyszłości that there is no way in the current Sejm to carry out the legalization of abortion in the...

Aug. 26, 2024
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Blood stores shine empty

Blood is urgently needed. We are asking blood donors to come forward," the regional blood donation and blood-treatment centers are appealing. Some of them lack almost all blood groups. This is the case, for example, in Cracow and Radom.

Aug. 26, 2024
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Food allergies. How to check the composition of food?

A food allergy is when the body's immune system reacts to certain foods. Usually allergic reactions are mild, but there are some that are severe. Allergists must avoid foods that cause them. Importantly - European legislation, based on scientific grounds, ensures the presence of allergen...

Aug. 26, 2024