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New national consultants. In what fields?

We have 4 new national consultants. Prof. Bartosz Karaszewski became national consultant in neurology, Prof. Ilona Kurnatowska became consultant in internal medicine, MA Agnieszka Urbańska became consultant in long-term care nursing, and Prof. Ewa Zalewska became national consultant in medical...

July 22, 2024
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Jak dobrze chronić skórę latem. Nie popełniaj tych błędów

Standardowa biała koszulka odpowiada mniej więcej SPF 20, szerokość ronda kapelusza poniżej 7,5 cm zapewnia ochronę przeciwsłoneczną dla nosa i policzków, natomiast większej szerokości rondo lub daszek pozwalają dodatkowo na ochronę brody i szyi. Jak uchronić naszą skórę przed poparzeniami...

July 22, 2024
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Troubling statement by deputy health minister. NRL president reacts

"An orthopedist can admit a given patient 3 times, but he can also admit 15, because we physicians also like money," these words by Deputy Health Minister Jerzy Szafranowicz during a meeting of the Parliamentary Health Committee caused a stir at the Supreme Medical Council. President Lukasz...

July 15, 2024
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PPOZ: In hot weather, let's protect children. A black stroller is a thermos, a closed car is an oven!

Hot weather annoys everyone, especially the elderly, the weak and the sick. High temperatures are also dangerous for children - if they don't have proper care! Doctors of the Healthcare Employers' Agreement appeal to parents not to leave their children in cars even for a while, and if the...

July 12, 2024
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Czy wirusy zagrażają olimpiadzie w Paryżu?

Igrzyska Olimpijskie w Paryżu to na wielu płaszczyznach logistycznie wyzwanie. Jednym z najpoważniejszych jest zachowanie bezpieczeństwa epidemiologicznego i sanitarnego oraz sprawowanie intensywnego nadzoru nad zdrowiem zawodników i publiczności z całego świata.

July 12, 2024
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Huston, we have a problem, i.e., the National Health Service's financial plan for 2025.

The Parliamentary Health Committee on Thursday gave a positive opinion on the National Health Fund's financial plan for 2025. The discussion, at times, was far from both substance and parliamentary standards. Some opposition deputies left the room at one point.

July 12, 2024
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Hospital reform: Minister Izabela Leszczyna's three pillars

The Health Minister wants to loosen the staffing pressures currently placed on hospitals by payer requirements. On Thursday, she presented the outlines of her program, based on three pillars: deregulation, transformation and the inversion of the benefits pyramid, at a meeting with local...

July 12, 2024
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Will there be penalties for violating the continuity of supply of reimbursed drugs?

Public consultations are currently underway on the next major amendment to the provisions of the Law on Reimbursement of Medicines, Foodstuffs for Special Dietary Purposes and Medical Devices, for which the acronym SNUR has already been adopted in the pharmaceutical market: rapid amendment of the...

July 11, 2024
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Alcohol consumption on an airplane. What do scientists say?

The reasons why airplane passengers reach for alcohol while traveling vary. No matter what, in light of recent studies, it is, contrary to expectations, a harmful way to improve mood or drown out the anxiety of flying.

July 11, 2024
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Salary increases in hospitals: is PLN 15 billion enough?

The National Health Fund is in the process of increasing valuations, in accordance with the AOTMiT recommendation selected by the health ministry. The implementation of this recommendation is being done by annexing contracts. - We plan to complete this process by the end of July," representatives...

July 11, 2024
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Parliamentary Group on medical and therapeutic professions - live

The Health Ministry is working on a regulation on a detailed list of professional activities of dental hygienists.

July 10, 2024
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Pharmacist will issue prescriptions for reimbursed vaccines. Will the health ministry have time before autumn?

The Health Ministry would like pharmacists to be able to issue reimbursed prescriptions for vaccines this fall. However, will this be possible before the infectious season?

July 10, 2024
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Specifics of clinical trials in rare diseases

Interview with Prof. Zbigniew Żuber, pediatrician, rheumatologist, head of the Department of Pediatrics and Rheumatology at St. Louis Hospital in Krakow.

July 10, 2024
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Nicotine-free "disposables" like e-cigarettes

The Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Health Protection against the Consequences of Tobacco and Tobacco Products has been submitted for consultation.

July 10, 2024
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What to eat in hot weather?

A heat wave is coming! Consume plenty of fruits and vegetables, drink water and isotonic drinks, and avoid alcohol and sugary drinks. Remember that proper diet and hydration is the key to staying healthy and feeling good on hot days. How to take care of your body and what to watch out for on...

July 10, 2024
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The Diet will decide the fate of a bill decriminalizing abortion

At its session starting Thursday, the Diet will decide, most likely, the fate of a bill decriminalizing abortion and, more specifically, aiding and abetting abortion. On Tuesday, the Extraordinary Committee, which deals with projects amending abortion laws, began work on the three remaining...

July 10, 2024
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Hałas może zabić

Niepożądane dźwięki o wysokim natężeniu powodują szereg zagrożeń dla zdrowia i życia. Hałas jest jednym z najgroźniejszych zanieczyszczeń środowiska, choć świadomość na temat jego szkodliwości jest wciąż zbyt niska.

July 10, 2024
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July reimbursement list: Changes you need to know about

The most important changes in the July list of reimbursed drugs as assessed by the president-elect of the College of Family Physicians in Poland, Michał Sutkowski, associate dean of the Faculty of Medicine for Development at Lazarski University.

July 9, 2024
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Parliamentary Group on Nephrology - live

Opening balance - the current state of nephrology in Poland (Debate). Presentation of the results of a survey conducted among patients affiliated with the National Association of My Kidneys.

July 9, 2024
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Extraordinary Committee to consider bills on the right to abortion - watch online

Discussion on parliamentary bills:- on safe termination of pregnancy (print No. 177),- on amendments to the Act on family planning, protection of the human fetus and conditions of permissibility of termination of pregnancy (print No. 223),- on informed parenthood

July 9, 2024
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Drug-resistant depression: not all patients who deserve it can benefit from drug program

The year of the first drug program for the treatment of drug-resistant depression is summarized by Professor Marcin Wojnar, head of the Department of Psychiatry, Warsaw Medical University.

July 9, 2024