Subscribe
Logo small
Search

Recent articles in MedExpress.pl

150941451

These drugs may soon be in short supply. There is a new

The Ministry of Health has published a new list of drugs and medical devices at risk of unavailability on Polish territory. These drugs must not be exported abroad. Which preparations and medical devices are missing?

Nov. 15, 2024
FZPOZPZ-logotyp

PZ demands removal of obligation on doctors to set reimbursement levels for drugs

There is no drug reimbursement system in Europe more complicated and unfriendly to doctors and patients than in Poland. As a result, the Federation Porozumienie Zielonogórskie (PZ) has appealed to Health Minister Izabela Leszczyny to urgently begin work on changing the rules for determining drug...

Nov. 15, 2024
mozg

Probiotics in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. An innovative study at WIM

- It is hoped that the proposed treatment method will slow down the progression of the disease and improve the quality of life of MS patients," says Adam Stępień, head of the Neurology Clinic at the Military Medical Institute, the principal investigator in the PROTECT-MS study, which is...

Nov. 15, 2024
logo-AOTMiT-1500x1500-piks-biale-tlo-ME

AOTMiT: Transparency Council on plasmocytic myeloma, hemiplegia and familial hypercholesterolemia, among others

On Monday, November 18, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

Nov. 15, 2024
iStock-1246922598

Instead of a fast track - a detour! Hospitality bill returns to consultation

The draft amendment to the Law on Health Benefits, introducing changes in hospitality, will go back to public consultation. The Health Minister assures that this is her decision - prompted by the significant changes already introduced after the consultations, but just a week earlier she stressed...

Nov. 14, 2024
logo-cmkp

CMKP: There are results of the second stage of spring recruitment for specialties

The Education Monitoring System has published ranking lists of doctors and dentists qualified and unqualified to begin specialization in the second stage of the competition procedure.A total of 7442 formally correct applications were submitted in the autumn specialty training qualification...

Nov. 14, 2024
LOGO-PPOZ-1-CS4

Today is World Diabetes Day

On November 14, offices, institutions and public places across the country will be illuminated in blue. This will be an expression of solidarity with diabetics and an attempt to draw attention to the problems diabetics and their families face on a daily basis! - Discrimination and prejudice are...

Nov. 14, 2024
iStock-1933238551
"Health Service".

Is the geriatric patient a drug user or a victim?

Increasingly, in various media, we can read that seniors, or geriatric patients, are abusing medications. It was reported that a record-breaker was taking 40 different preparations a day, both those prescribed by doctors and those available over-the-counter. Well, after all, seniors usually...

Nov. 14, 2024
JKRUK_20200219_SWIETOKRZYSKIE_CENTRUM_ONKOLOGII_KIELCE_IMG_20200219_131353

Innovative radiotherapy in Kielce. ŚCO has implemented an innovative solution

The Świętokrzyskie Oncology Center has implemented state-of-the-art solutions to implement new radiotherapy treatment techniques and precise monitoring of the irradiation area. It is the first in Poland to use a system that increases the precision of patient positioning during treatment with a...

Nov. 13, 2024
20240109_075629

Patient Assistant will make it easier to contact the hospital. NIO-PIB implements innovative solution

The National Cancer Institute has launched a virtual Patient Assistant. Available on the NIO-PIB website, the tool will help manage appointments, among other things.

Nov. 13, 2024
6a958674-d317-4b14-8f8c-df06ea0ff3b5

Good P.E. is an investment in youth health. A team of experts will address the new core curriculum

- I would like good P.E. to start as early as early childhood education, because an investment in the health of a young person is an investment in the future," said Education Minister Barbara Nowacja during a press conference on the appointment of a team for the preparation of a new physical...

Nov. 13, 2024
CNIM1_IMG_1238

UMW - leader of Polish medical universities in GRAS 2024 ranking

In the latest edition of the Shanghai Ranking GRAS, Global Ranking of Academic Subject 2024, Wroclaw Medical University confirmed its strong position as a medical university. In the Clinical Medicine category, the university took first place, ahead of Jagiellonian University and other Polish...

Nov. 13, 2024
Msolecka
Feature Małgorzata Solecka

What about this reform?

The government, contrary to last week's announcements, will not take up the draft amendment to the Law on Health Benefits, which assumes changes in hospitality. When on November 5 the item - extremely important, even fundamental - was not on the agenda of the Council of Ministers (despite the...

Nov. 13, 2024
testy-genetyczne

New diagnostic tests may reduce chemotherapy use. There are results from the study

Polish data demonstrate the clinical utility of the Oncotype DX® test in making chemotherapy decisions for patients with early-stage breast cancer. Real-world data from more than 200 patients show the test's impact on treatment decisions, reducing potential over- and under-treatment with...

Nov. 12, 2024
prezydent Andrzej Duda

President handed out professorial appointments

The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, handed out nomination acts to academic teachers and employees of science and the arts. Nineteen professorial appointments were given to health-related individuals.

Nov. 12, 2024
logo-AOTMiT-1500x1500-piks-biale-tlo-ME

AOTMiT: What will the Transparency Council address at its upcoming meeting?

On November 12, the next meeting of the AOTMiT Transparency Council?

Nov. 12, 2024
rece

The list of challenges ahead for long-term care is lengthening

In the face of demographic implosion and increasing life expectancy - the structure of our society is changing at a pace that will have an increasing impact on the functioning of long-term care in Poland with each passing year. Seniors are increasingly lonely, queues for specialized care are...

Nov. 7, 2024
20240109_075629

Rare cancers - a challenge for patients, doctors and the system

Rare cancers account for about 20-25 percent of all oncology diagnoses. They include a variety of cancer types that are difficult to diagnose and treat due to limited clinical knowledge, fewer available therapies and clinical trials. They pose a challenge to both doctors and health systems around...

Nov. 7, 2024
DOC.20241107.50033982.1

Golden OTIS for senior care program

The "Golden OTIS" Trust Award for the program "Implementation of additional care for patients over 65 years of age" was given to Prof. Piotr Jankowski, MD, head of the Clinical Department of Internal Medicine and Gerontocardiology, and Malgorzata Kupisz-Urbanska, MD, from the Clinical Department...

Nov. 7, 2024
5f61aae2-395a-4cbd-8dc3-ee7498a247f6

State Sanitary Inspectorate is now 70 years old

The Polish History Museum in Warsaw yesterday hosted a Public Health Congress on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the State Sanitary Inspectorate. It was attended by representatives of state authorities, professional local governments, parliamentarians, scientists active in the field of...

Nov. 7, 2024
ABM_logo

ABM: Competition for non-commercial research has been awarded

The Agency for Medical Research (ABM) has announced the outcome of the Open Competition for non-commercial clinical trials and research experiments (ABM/2024/1). As a result of the competition, which ran from March to May 2024, funding with a total value of more than PLN 278 million was awarded...

Nov. 6, 2024