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ILADS treatment of Lyme disease. There is a first fine!

The Patient Ombudsman has imposed the first penalty regarding treatment of Lyme disease according to ILADS guidelines.

May 15, 2024
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W Polsce nie docenia się ich pracy, ale czas na zmiany

W związku z gwałtownym starzeniem się społeczeństwa opiekunowie seniorów będą niedługo pożądani na rynku pracy tak samo jak dziś księgowe, pracownicy budowlani, kierowcy czy specjaliści AI. W ciągu najbliższych 30 lat liczba osób powyżej 65. roku życia w Europie wzrośnie o 38 % – do 129,8 mln...

May 15, 2024
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Celiac disease - an underestimated and often wrongly downplayed mistress of hide-and-seek, with about 380,000 people in Poland suffering from it

Although it has been known for 2,000 years and is more common than breast or lung cancer, it remains one of the most elusive and most common chronic autoimmune diseases with a genetic basis. Undiagnosed and untreated, it can lead to disorders of virtually every system in the body: osteoporosis,...

May 14, 2024
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Games instead of bread

The government, judging from a reading of the Multiannual State Financial Plan adopted by the Council of Ministers a few days ago, does not foresee any acceleration in the growth of health care outlays, and since, as has been mentioned more than once, the growth in recent years has been quite...

May 13, 2024
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Prof. Tomasz Szczepanski on hemophilia: We have reached a certain level of quality of life, but we are still a little short of talking about normal life

Interview with Prof. Tomasz Szczepanski, president of the Polish Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology.

May 13, 2024
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UODO: Police press releases are not the place to disclose personal information

Administrative proceedings have been initiated against the Municipal Police Chief in Krakow over a violation of personal data protection involving the release of an individual's personal data in a press release, the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection informed the RPO.

May 13, 2024
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Jest nowy konsultant krajowy w dziedzinie transplantologii klinicznej

Konsultantem krajowym w dziedzinie transplantologii klinicznej został specjalista chirurgii ogólnej, specjalista transplantologii klinicznej prof. Michał Grąt, kierownik Kliniki Chirurgii Ogólnej, Transplantacyjnej i Wątroby WUM. Konsultantów krajowych powołuje minister zdrowia spośród...

May 13, 2024
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Infertility is not unmanliness, or who is afraid of the andrologist?

- Some men diagnosed with infertility fear that not only will their health be judged negatively, but that their masculinity will be called into question. This is misguided and completely unnecessary," says Dr. Luke Kupis, a urologist, andrologist, microsurgeon and male infertility specialist.

May 13, 2024
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Izabela Leszczyna: I make an examination of conscience every day

- We have lifted limits on hospice and palliative care, and are raising the valuation of these services. As of July 1, the valuation of services in psychiatry will increase. I have announced a competition for 3 billion zlotys to subsidize psychiatric hospitals for children and adolescents. They...

May 10, 2024
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New Presidium of the ORL in Warsaw

During the May meeting of the District Medical Council in Warsaw, new members of the Presidium of the ORL were elected. We already know the composition of the council.

May 10, 2024
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There are no other pills anymore. There is only the "day after" one

- Every day we dispense narcotics, the heaviest drugs, and suddenly it turns out that with this one there is such a big political dispute, and yet this can be completely peacefully reconciled. This project should be worked on, and at the same time give a free hand to pharmacists. Let them decide...

May 10, 2024
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PZ: Closure of the 40 PLUS Prevention Program is a loss for patients

The premise of the 40 PLUS Program was very simple. It was supposed to rebuild the health of Poles after the pandemic. At that time, many patients did not regularly perform preventive examinations, and some avoided them altogether. The consequences of such behavior are tragic; to this day,...

May 10, 2024
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NIL: Every woman in labor should be given access to anesthesia during childbirth

"Efforts should be made to ensure that every woman in labor has access to anesthesia during childbirth. The introduction of an adjustment coefficient by the National Health Fund may favorably affect the actual availability of anesthesia during natural childbirth and thus contribute to improving...

May 10, 2024
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Izabela Leszczyna appoints team for system changes in health care

The Order of the Minister of Health dated May 9, 2024 on the establishment of a Team for systemic changes in health care was published in the OJ of the Ministry of Health.

May 10, 2024
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Largest hematology conference in 2024 launches in Poland

Prominent hematologists from Poland and abroad will spend four days of the 5th International Conference "Clinical and Experimental Hematology" discussing new methods of diagnosis and treatment. The opening lecture will be delivered by the President-elect of the European Society of Hematology. For...

May 9, 2024
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Medical profession in the top ten most trusted. There is a change on the podium

Nurses ranked outside the top three professions with the highest public trust, according to a ranking published by SW Research. Doctors took over the third place on the podium from them. In second place, unchanged from 2021, remain paramedics. Advancement by one place in the top ten, however, was...

May 9, 2024
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NHF: Piloting emergency contraception without limits

There are no limits on a pharmacist's service in connection with reproductive health, the National Health Fund says. The National Health Fund will pay for any consultation by a pharmacist given to a patient who goes to a pharmacy for the morning-after pill.

May 9, 2024
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Is the hospital responsible for providing basic hygiene products like sanitary pads and tampons? There is an answer from the Ministry of Health

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Ombudsman addressed speeches to Education Minister Barbara Nowacka and Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna regarding so-called menstrual poverty.

May 9, 2024
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AOTMiT: Transparency Council will evaluate local government programs, drugs and benefits

On Monday, May 13, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

May 9, 2024
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From social campaigns to American "Vogue"

Malina Wieczorek, president of the "SM Walcz o siebie" foundation, initiator of the "School of Motivation", painter, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, is a guest on "Wyszło na Miasto". We all know her from her work on behalf of patients with multiple sclerosis and numerous social...

May 9, 2024
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Izabela Leszczyna: The Ministry is working on reversing the pyramid of health benefits

More than three-quarters of Poles use private health care, but one in two of us believes that the private system "preys" on the public. The most common reason we seek care in the private sector is shorter waiting times for services - so accessibility is the deciding factor.

May 9, 2024