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Thirty to forty: Sanofi will make medicines available to the poorest countries

The French drug manufacturer Sanofi wants to have a real impact on changes in the availability of therapy in low-income countries. And the word "impact" can be clearly emphasized here, because the distribution of drugs in a non-profit mode will be handled by a new brand: Impact.

July 5, 2022
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Should you be afraid of sweeteners?

While it's common knowledge to avoid sugar, many people feel a strong need for a sweet taste. The obesity epidemic has posed a considerable challenge for food producers: how to produce tasty food that will prevent us from gaining weight. Whether sweeteners can contribute to weight reduction -...

July 5, 2022
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New templates of documents for nurses and midwives

The draft of the ordinance of the Minister of Health on the model documents was submitted for consultation: the right to practice the profession of a nurse, the right to practice the profession of midwife, Limited right to practice the profession of a nurse, Limited right to practice the...

July 5, 2022
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We are on the frontline of the epidemiological front

Dr Barbara Czech-Szczapa, epidemiologist, Head of the Epidemiology Laboratory at the Medical University of Poznań: Poland, as a border country, is on the front line of the EU epidemiological front. Russia's armed attack on Ukraine, the difficult humanitarian situation in the areas covered by the...

July 4, 2022
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PES: For some doctors, the oral exam is a formality

The oral part of the PES is passed by almost all doctors who pass the written part with an at least good grade, according to the data presented by the Supreme Medical Chamber. - The oral examination in this group of doctors is only a formality and has no impact on the professional preparation of...

July 1, 2022
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The position of the COVID-19 Council is a disgrace of government experts!

Doctors of the Healthcare Employers' Alliance have carefully analyzed the position of the COVID-19 Council of June 22, 2022. - Our conclusion is one! This position discredits its authors as government experts - emphasizes Bożena Janicka, president of PPOZ. The position of the COVID-19 Council -...

June 30, 2022
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What instead of no-fault?

Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro won with the Ministry of Health. According to Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, there will not be a no-fault system, even in the very limited version, which is criticized by doctors, in the draft law on quality. In the act, instead of the provision on the abolition of...

June 30, 2022
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AOTMiT: Transparency Council, incl. about medications for AD, psoriasis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis

July 11, meeting of the Transparency Council.

June 30, 2022
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New Presidium of the Main Council of Research Institutes

On June 6, 2022, a reporting and election forum for delegates from 91 scientific institutes met in Warsaw. Prof. dr hab. n. med. dr h.c. multi. Henryk Skarżyński, director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, was elected the new chairman of the 11th term of office of the Main...

June 30, 2022
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There are details of financing changes to the POZ after July 1

This year, the National Health Fund plans to spend just over PLN 95 million on the implementation of the first stage of the extended package of diagnostic tests at POZ.

June 30, 2022
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Emergency medicine training for Ukrainian doctors

Specialists from the Medical University of Warsaw will train 400 Ukrainian doctors in emergency medicine, battlefield medicine and treating multi-organ injuries in wartime conditions.

June 29, 2022
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Private Medicine employers have chosen a new management board

Andrzej Mądala became the president of the union. The vice-presidents are performed by: Artur Białkowski (Medicover) and Rafał Krajewski (St. Christopher's Oncological Hospice Foundation). The members of the board were - Barbara Kopeć (Diagnostyka), Ryszard Szcząchor (Aldemed Medical Center),...

June 29, 2022
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Coronavirus: Latest data from the Ministry of Health

The health ministry informed: For the period 23-29 June 2022 we have 2 422 (including 274 reinfections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from provinces: Mazowieckie (546), Silesian (272), Lesser Poland (236), Lower Silesia (177), Wielkopolski (154), Pomeranian (146), Łódź (141), of the...

June 29, 2022
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The Council of Ministers adopted the draft law on laboratory medicine: The most important solutions

The draft defines the issues related to the principles and conditions of performing the activities of laboratory medicine, practicing the profession of a laboratory diagnostician as well as supervision and control of laboratories, as well as the organization and operation of the self-government...

June 29, 2022
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EEA: Pollution linked to 10 percent of cancer cases in Europe

Exposure to pollutants including smog, carcinogenic chemicals, radon, UV radiation and secondhand smoke together can account for more than 10 percent of cancer cases in Europe, according to a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

June 29, 2022
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Another vaccine approved for use in adolescents

Novavax announced that NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine has been recommended for Extended Conditional Marketing Authorization (CMA) in the European Union (EU) for adolescents 12-17 years of age. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency based its...

June 28, 2022
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Alcohol addiction. Amendments to the regulation on experts

The draft ordinance of the Minister of Health amending the ordinance on experts in the field of alcohol addiction was submitted for consultation.

June 28, 2022
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There is a new list of drugs that are at risk of non-availability

In Journal of Laws The Ministry of Health published an Notice of the Minister of Health of 27 June 2022 on the list of medicinal products, foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses and medical devices at risk of unavailability in the territory of the Republic of Poland.

June 28, 2022
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MZ: The key laws will be passed

Health Minister Adam Niedzielski announced on Monday that two key laws - on hospital reform and quality in health care - will be passed in September. He also revealed that he had reached a compromise with the minister of justice and that it would be possible to introduce a no-fault system,...

June 28, 2022
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New vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease in infants and children.

June 27, 2022
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The Main Board of the Polish Oncological Society was elected for the 2022-2026 term

During the General Election Meeting of Members of the Polish Cancer Society, discharge was granted to the outgoing Main Board of the 2018-2022 term, and a new Main Board of the PTO, the Editor-in-Chief of the Nowotwory Journal of Oncology, the Main Audit Committee and the Peer Court for the...

June 27, 2022