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The delivery room in New Town Lubawskie will be transformed

Starting in September, the gynecology-obstetrics ward at the county hospital in New Town Lubawski will be transformed and will provide scheduled gynecology services, the Health Ministry reports. For many years, the gynecology-obstetrics ward of the district hospital in New Town Lubawski has been...

Aug. 26, 2024
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Health premium changes must not backfire on patients

- We need to determine, first of all, who should be the ultimate beneficiaries of what the health premium looks like and how much it is. I understand the indignation of entrepreneurs, but at the same time I know what problems health care is currently facing. The task of the Medical Council is to...

Aug. 26, 2024
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What to do with a tick bite?

"In 2023, 659 people in Poland contracted tick-borne encephalitis. 35-58 percent of patients with central nervous system involvement develop permanent neurological complications," the Health Ministry warns. In addition to the CSE, the result of a tick bite can be Lyme disease. What can be done to...

Aug. 26, 2024
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Gniezno hospital introduces mandatory wearing of masks

The Hospital Infection Control Team of the Memorial Hospital of the Baptism of Poland in Gniezno issued an announcement yesterday on the restriction of Covid-19, influenza and RSV infections. Outsiders and staff are to walk around wearing masks. Visits, meanwhile, will be significantly restricted.

Aug. 23, 2024
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National Institute of Cardiology: change in the composition of the directorate

Maciej Dabrowski, M.D., took over as deputy director for clinical affairs at the National Institute of Cardiology last Wednesday. He succeeded Prof. Maciej Sterlinski, MD, who is returning to work with patients at the NIKard Center for Heart Rhythm Disorders.

Aug. 23, 2024
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PUM in Szczecin has opened a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant

The Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin has opened a University Pharmaceutical Plant. It will conduct non-commercial clinical trials and develop advanced medicinal products.

Aug. 23, 2024
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GIS: recommendations on COVID-19 are still the same

"No new restrictions or mandatory preventive measures are planned in the near future," the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate reports in a press release. This is in response to media speculation about the possibility of a return to mandatory wearing of protective masks due to the increasing number of...

Aug. 23, 2024
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[SONDA] What can be done to effectively spend on hematooncology?

- Patients with hemato-oncology diseases deserve to be treated with the latest methods, the parlementarians who spoke in a poll conducted by Medexpress in the parliamentary corridors agree. Among other things, we asked them about the importance of effective use of financial inputs in this field...

Aug. 23, 2024
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Prof. CMKP Piotr Kryst new director of CMKP

As a result of an electronic vote held on August 19-21, 2024, CMKP Prof. Piotr Kryst was elected director of the Medical Center for Postgraduate Education. The newly-appointed director will take up his post on September 1, 2024, and his term will last until August 31, 2028.Extensive experience in...

Aug. 23, 2024
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The first bell for a freshman. How to help your child go to school without stress and fear?

Introducing a child to school life is a process that requires parents to do much more than buy a backpack and walk their toddler to the school gate. In fact, it is an emotional moment for both children and parents, who often experience this stage just as intensely.

Aug. 22, 2024
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Abroad with medicines? Yes, but you need to be aware of the regulations

When we go on vacation, our first instinct is rarely to think about what regulations apply to taking medicines across the border. This is a big mistake, especially if we are taking any medications on a permanent basis. It turns out that if we don't follow the formalities, we can be unpleasantly...

Aug. 22, 2024
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More than half of young Poles experience bullying

Over the past happy months, more than 53 percent of Poles aged 18-35 have experienced signs of bullying in their workplace. Within this group, the largest number of people spoke of shouting, cursing and name-calling - more than 21 percent. Mostly these were respondents earning more than PLN 9,000...

Aug. 22, 2024
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Dangerous compounds: alcohol and energies

Mixing alcohol with energy drinks can have lamentable consequences, the Health Ministry warns, and with it doctors. Such a combination is most often seen in young people, especially during the holiday season. Ingestion of such a mixture often ends up in the ED. There may even be life-threatening...

Aug. 22, 2024
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Provincial Monitoring Centers. Draft regulation submitted for consultation

The Ministry of Health has sent for external consultation a draft Regulation of the Minister of Health on the list of Provincial Monitoring Centers. The Ordinance is an implementing act of the National Cancer Network Act and represents the next stage of the network's implementation.

Aug. 22, 2024
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At the police station as at the... dermatologist. It was about a drug rash

Police officers in Zlotorya were approached by a man complaining of a rash. This alone must have greatly puzzled the officers, but their astonishment became even greater when it turned out that he was referring to the uniformed officers to check the quality of methamphetamine, after taking which...

Aug. 21, 2024
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Porozumienie Zielonogórskie: the first call for the FEnIKS program is a failure

- The first call for applications under the EU's FEnIKS program, aimed at primary care providers (PCPs), has been a complete failure, according to doctors of the Porozumienie Zielonogórskie. As they add, POZ doctors, who had been preparing for weeks to submit applications, feel humiliated.

Aug. 21, 2024
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Mental crises don't have a vacation. Caregivers must not lose attention

The vacations are a period when statistics on the reporting of children and adolescents to psychiatrists and psychologists generally drop. However, this does not mean that one can completely lose vigilance during this period. - Mental disorders can manifest themselves in any situation, at any...

Aug. 21, 2024
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The number of organ donations from deceased donors is increasing. The biggest progress was recorded by the provincial hospital in Kielce

The University Clinical Center in Gdansk, the Regional Hospital in Kielce and the University Hospital in Krakow are the three facilities with the highest number of organ donations in 2023, according to the Poltransplant Information Bulletin. The largest increase in donation activity is recorded...

Aug. 21, 2024
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Changes in the so-called pregnancy registry. There is a draft regulation

The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on the detailed scope of medical event data processed in the information system, as well as the manner and time limits for transferring such data to the Medical Information System has been submitted for consultation.

Aug. 21, 2024
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Post-pandemic stress syndrome: The impact of a pandemic on our mental health

The COVID-19 pandemic was a huge shock for many of us, not only in terms of health, but also psychologically. We lived in constant tension, uncertainty and fear for the future. As a result of the experience, some people developed what is known as post-pandemic stress syndrome, which, like other...

Aug. 21, 2024
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School year: 308 municipalities in Poland do not have a single school psychologist

The GrowSPACE Foundation has published the latest data on the availability of school psychologists in Poland. Although the situation is improving, there is still a significant lack of specialists, which can affect the quality of psychological care in schools.

Aug. 21, 2024