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How does a famous Polish speaker take care of his throat?

- A speaker is worth as much as he sits in front of the microphone," says Maciej Gudowski, one of Poland's most recognizable voices, and shares with "Wyszło na Zdrowie" viewers his proven ways to take care of the health of the speech organ.

May 8, 2024
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Prescription drugs. Health Ministry estimates scale of abuse

758 million zlotys were spent by the National Health Fund on prescription drug reimbursement in 2023 alone. Even though this amount includes medicines needed by patients and correctly priced, the scale of abuse is still huge, according to the MZ. The seriousness of the practice can be evidenced,...

May 8, 2024
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There is a response from the Ministry of Health on the "dosimeter" issue

Not from May 8, but from the beginning of July, new drug dosage templates are to go into effect. The change of date is the Health Ministry's response to the comments of the Healthcare Employers' Alliance about the harmful effects of the "dosage-table" changes on both patients and doctors. - We...

May 8, 2024
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SZNUR po DNUR, czyli o planach kolejnej nowelizacji Ustawy o refundacji

Ministerstwo Zdrowia oficjalnie już zapowiedziało rozpoczęcie prac nad kolejną nowelizacją Ustawy o refundacji leków, środków spożywczych specjalnego przeznaczenia żywieniowego oraz wyrobów medycznych. Zapowiedziana szybka nowelizacja Ustawy o refundacji (czyli tytułowy „SZNUR”) ma służyć przede...

May 8, 2024
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Polish Midwife Day

The midwife is most important in planning a birth

In an interview with Natalia Jaskólska, a midwife practicing at the UCK WUM on the occasion of Polish Midwife Day we find out that this profession is not only the supervision of the physiology of pregnancy, safety of labor and postpartum, but much more. And in fact, this "more" turns out to be...

May 8, 2024
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"The only test of its kind". PPOZ joins AIDS prevention campaign

- With any disease, prevention plays a key role. We hope that the recommendation of the Polish AIDS Scientific Society for HIV testing among doctors will also translate into a change in awareness among patients, and thus improve the detection of HIV infection," says Bożena Janicka, president of...

May 7, 2024
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​Najbardziej znany polski głos zdradza kulisy pracy lektora

Był Mulderem i Scully, Piękną i Bestią, towarzyszył bohaterom Titanika i Pulp Fiction. Jeden z najbardziej znanych i cenionych polskich lektorów Maciej Gudowski zdradza, o co dopytywały go sąsiadki, a o co znajomi córki, co to znaczy być przezroczystym i w jakim kierunku zmierza kinematografia.

May 7, 2024
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NIK: Free toothache treatment can give you a headache.... headache

Every person who pays a health contribution in Poland is entitled to free dental care under the National Health Fund, but as an audit by the Supreme Audit Office (NIK) has shown, for some treatments this is only theory. It turns out that at the root of the problem were small outlays for free...

May 7, 2024
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Problem wagi ciężkiej: Leczenie otyłości w polskim systemie opieki zdrowotnej nie istnieje

Odchudzanie to nie leczenia otyłości - mówi prof.​ Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz, prezes Polskiego Towarzystwa Badań nad Otyłością, kierownik Katedry Patofizjologii oraz Zakładu Promocji Zdrowia i Leczenia Otyłości Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach.

May 7, 2024
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New ministerial team will look into women's health security

The Order of the Minister of Health dated May 6, 2024 on the establishment of the Team for Improving Women's Health Security was published in the Official Journal of the Ministry of Health.

May 7, 2024
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Prescriptions: Health ministry amends regulations to solve dosage problem

The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health Amending the Regulation on Prescriptions has been submitted for consultation.

May 6, 2024
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Marek Tomkow, president of NRA: We will not bring the risk of lawsuits to pharmacists

- We think this pilot makes sense, but our recommendation to pharmacists is clear. In the case of a minor patient, the consent of the legal guardian should be required," Marek Tomkow, president of the Supreme Pharmaceutical Chamber, comments in an interview with Medexpress, referring to the...

May 6, 2024
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RPP: Ponad 5,4 mln zł z Funduszu Kompensacyjnego Szczepień Ochronnych trafiło do pacjentów

Fundusz Kompensacyjny Szczepień Ochronny działa od 2022 roku. Do tej pory środki wypłacono 253 pacjentom, którzy doznali poważnych działań niepożądanych. W całym 2023 roku przyznano łącznie 1,15 mln zł odszkodowań. Z kolei od początku tego roku wydano już 59 decyzji, w tym przyznając ponad 560...

May 6, 2024
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World Asthma Day

Severe asthma is a disease entity that can be successfully treated on an outpatient basis

Approximately 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, with up to 4 million in Poland. If unrecognized or inadequately treated, the disease can lead to the development of a severe form. In our country, 35-40 thousand patients suffer from severe asthma, which is why education is so...

May 6, 2024
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May 6, 2024
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Is it a good idea to inform the employer about your illness?

Do you have a diagnosis of a severe or chronic disease and wonder whether to tell your employer about it? Check out what Malina Wieczorek, president of the "SM Fight for Yourself" foundation and initiator of the "School of Motivation," thinks on the subject.

May 6, 2024
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Piloting pharmacist services for reproductive health. Call for applications for pharmacies is underway

Based on a decree of the Minister of Health, on May 2, 2024, the National Health Service launched calls for applications for pharmacies that want to join the pilot program for pharmacist services for reproductive health (emergency contraception).The pilot program will last until June 30, 2026,...

May 6, 2024
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There is a new portal of final decisions of medical courts

NRL bets on openness of medical court decisions.

May 6, 2024
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Can microplstics damage the brain?

A World Health Organization report points to the growing dangers of microplastic pollution, stressing the need to invest in scientific research that will clarify how it affects the various organs in the human body, including the human brain.

May 2, 2024
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Day-after pill: pilot has started, but pharmacies have not yet joined it

A pilot for pharmacist services for reproductive health began on May 1. The idea is to be able to dispense emergency contraception in pharmacies on the basis of a pharmacist's prescription to patients over the age of 15. However, this does not mean that they will be able to buy the pill right...

May 2, 2024
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RPP: 20 lat Polski w UE to również zmiany w ochronie zdrowia

1 maja upłynęło 20 lat od momentu, kiedy Polska wstąpiła do Unii Europejskiej. Jak podkreśla Rzecznik Praw Pacjenta, przystąpienie Polski do wspólnoty krajów europejskich w 2004 roku przyniosło szereg pozytywnych zmian we wszystkich obszarach, w tym ochronie zdrowia.

May 2, 2024