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Zrzut ekranu 2024-02-14 o 09.32.23

The most urgent tasks in senior policy

Cooperation between ministries, assistance aimed at active people whose loved ones need care, support for care services at the place of residence, or the issue of building a long-term care system. Minister Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz tells us what are the most urgent measures in senior citizen policy.

Feb. 14, 2024
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Loneliness reduces life expectancy like smoking 15 cigarettes a day!

Loneliness is a silent epidemic of our time. Studies indicate that chronic feelings of loneliness can lead to a number of negative health consequences. For example, a review of studies published by "Holt-Lunstad et al." found that a lack of social relationships increases the risk of premature...

Feb. 13, 2024
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We treat hemato-oncology diseases almost fully in accordance with Western standards. However, there are also challenges

Access to treatment of hemato-oncology diseases needs further optimization. More reimbursement decisions are needed. With access to modern first-line drugs, patients get much better treatment outcomes and are much less burdened by the therapeutic process. This is also a real benefit for the...

Feb. 13, 2024
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NIL on medical data

In the coming years, medical data will be one of the most important topics around which public debate will center, both at the national and European levels. Therefore, it is necessary already at this time to think beyond ministries, including social partners and one of the most important tasks is...

Feb. 13, 2024
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CMJ: Minister zdrowia przyznała 12 akredytacji

Minister Zdrowia przyznała akredytacje dla dziesęciu szpitali oraz dwóch podmiotów POZ. Wyróżnione jednostki to:SZPITAL POWIATOWY W RADOMSKU w zakresie działalności SZPITAL WIELOSPECJALISTYCZNYCentrum Onkologii im. prof. Franciszka Łukaszczyka w Bydgoszczy w zakresie działalności Centrum...

Feb. 13, 2024
Zrzut ekranu 2024-02-13 o 08.34.02

Beata Strzałkowska new director of the Air Ambulance Service

Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna has accepted the resignation of Prof. Robert Galązkowski from his position as director of the Air Rescue Service, the health ministry reports on X (formerly Twitter). The new director of the LRP is Beata Strzałkowska, who until now served as deputy director for...

Feb. 13, 2024
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The doctor worked 73 hours! RPO wants regulation of doctors' working hours

Doctors employed in hospitals under civil law contracts work for up to two days without rest breaks, according to the findings of the Supreme Chamber of Control. This is because the provisions of the Law on Medical Activity regarding required rest periods and on-call rules are limited to those...

Feb. 13, 2024
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AOTMiT: Rada Przejrzystości zajmie się m.in. rakiem prostaty i NZJ

W poniedziałek 19 lutego kolejne posiedzenie Rady Przejrzystości.

Feb. 13, 2024
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Prof. Agnieszka Wierzbowska: We are witnessing a major breakthrough

Are we treating acute myeloid leukemia in Poland according to international guidelines? How do targeted therapies change the treatment outlook? Prof. Agnieszka Wierzbowska of the Department of Hematology at the Medical University of Lodz says.

Feb. 13, 2024
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"Knowledge, Awareness, Life" Conference

Conference on health education and oncology prevention. The meeting is co-organized by Deputy Speaker of the Sejm Monika Wielichowska, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna and Education Minister Barbara Nowacka. Experts and representatives of oncology patient organizations, among others, have been...

Feb. 12, 2024
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This disease takes away the will to live

Multiple crippling surgeries, complications such as optic nerve damage, meningitis or brain abscess, painful erosions, difficulty breathing and endless infections, as well as sinus-shattering pain, loss of smell and taste - these are just some of the problems that patients with the most severe...

Feb. 12, 2024
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MZ announces recruitment for National Council for Geriatric Care

The Ministry of Health invites entities and organizations to nominate candidates for the National Council for Geriatric Care.

Feb. 12, 2024
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These drugs may soon be in short supply. There's a new list of drugs at risk of unavailability

A Notice of the Minister of Health dated February 7, 2024 on the list of medicinal products, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes and medical devices at risk of unavailability on the territory of the Republic of Poland has been published in the Official Journal of the Ministry of Health.

Feb. 12, 2024
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Monika Pintal-Snail. Screening and vaccinations are a must for seniors

An interview with Monika Pintal-Slimak, president of the National Chamber of Laboratory Diagnosticians.

Feb. 9, 2024
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What's next for the morning-after pill?

A decision on the morning-after pill will be made at the next session of the Sejm. The Confederation filed a motion during the second reading to reject the draft amendment to the Pharmaceutical Law, so the project must be dealt with by the Health Committee.

Feb. 9, 2024
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MZ: KSO cannot enter into force because it is unprepared

The Health Ministry has made a disturbing and dangerous decision for oncology patients to postpone the entry into force of the National Oncology Network, said Czeslaw Hoc (Law and Justice). Asking in the Sejm about the reasons for the decision, he accused the government of "noncholance,...

Feb. 9, 2024
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Prof. Beata Jagielska: Prevention doesn't hurt. It allows us to react quickly

We discuss the role of cancer prevention, the reasons why women do not come in for cytology and mammography, but also the development plans of the National Institute of Oncology with the director of the NIO, Prof. Beata Jagielska.

Feb. 9, 2024
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Poles spend nearly 8 billion zlotys a year on supplements. This is an enormous amount!

During autumn and winter, the human body is extremely susceptible to infections and diseases. This is the perfect time to strengthen our immunity. Advertisements in the media shower us with information about supplements that should do wonders for our health. Speaking about supplements and taking...

Feb. 9, 2024
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Lung cancer is diagnosed too late. Primary and secondary prevention is the key

Lung cancer is the biggest killer in the cancer group. The challenge remains to reach at-risk groups with prevention and diagnose the disease at an early stage. Implementing treatment at the first stage achieves five-year survival in more than 90 percent of patients. The chances of a cure for...

Feb. 8, 2024
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NHF warns: beware of scammers claiming to be doctors

It's not only on the grandson and policeman anymore, but also on the doctor. Fraudsters do not disguise their efforts to extort money, mainly from the elderly. The Świętokrzyskie branch of the National Health Fund warns against the new way criminals operate.

Feb. 8, 2024
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Acute myeloid leukemia - challenges 2024

Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the relatively rare hematopoietic malignancies. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges with Professor Lidia Gil of the Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at the Poznan University of Medical Sciences.

Feb. 8, 2024