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NIL Expert Council: misinformation on HPV vaccination should be punished

- We strongly oppose the theses spread by the Polish Association of Independent Physicians and Scientists undermining the effectiveness and safety of HPV vaccination," stresses Magda Wisniewka, MD, chairwoman of the Board of Experts of the Supreme Medical Chamber, and adds that a doctor's...

Oct. 25, 2024
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WHO: Risky evacuation of patients from Gaza hospital

14 patients and 10 caregivers were transferred earlier this week from Kamal Adwan in the northern Gaza Strip to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in a high-risk mission co-led by the World Health Organization. Despite the initial agreement, the supply of essential medical supplies, blood and fuel -...

Oct. 25, 2024
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E-zwolnienie w aplikacji mojeIKP. CeZ testuje rozwiązanie

„Zwolnienia są dla respondentów tak samo ważne jak recepty i skierowania”, ustaliło Centrum e-Zdrowia w badaniu towarzyszącym testowaniu funkcji e-zwolnienia lekarskiego w aplikacji mojeIKP. Testy były prowadzone na wąskiej grupie respondentów.

Oct. 25, 2024
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Health Ministry on postgraduate education reform

Recall that the idea is controversial. There was talk of an attack on the independence and quality of education. Despite this, the Council of Ministers approved a draft law amending the law on the Medical Center for Postgraduate Education and certain other laws, submitted by the Minister of Health.

Oct. 25, 2024
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Obesity is a disease. It must be prevented and fought

Today is World Obesity Day. The Ministry of Health, together with the National Health Fund, remind us that this is an ideal opportunity to start taking care of a healthy lifestyle.

Oct. 24, 2024
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Andrzej Pągowski for the second time for premature babies

A tiny baby surrounded by hearts that form a four-leaf clover, and next to it hands wrapping this fragile and delicate baby is the latest graphic prepared especially for premature babies by prominent Polish artist and poster designer Andrzej Pągowski. It was prepared at the request of the...

Oct. 24, 2024
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Vaccination calendar in a child with cancer. What is worth knowing?

Children suffering from cancer have weakened immune systems. This is due to both the nature of the disease itself, which causes immune system dysfunction, and the intensive treatment they must undergo. As a result, they are also particularly vulnerable to infection, which is why it is so...

Oct. 24, 2024
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Patient Ombudsman strategy for the coming years: Key objectives

Better organization of queues for services, fighting for better accessibility and quality of treatment, and combating abuse and the spread of fake news, primarily by pseudo-medics, including those medical professionals who disregard EBM principles - these are the goals of the Patient Ombudsman's...

Oct. 24, 2024
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Draft regulation on medical rehabilitation. Doctors and physiotherapists: it must be stopped and rewritten

- The new draft regulation of the Ministry of Health, which has been submitted for publication, contains provisions that threaten to paralyze, the president of the Supreme Medical Council, Lukasz Jankowski, said at a press briefing on Wednesday. - Our goal is to stop this regulation at the...

Oct. 23, 2024
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What is the intestinal revolution all about? In his publication, Dr. Cubala shares knowledge gathered over decades of work

- This is 35 years of work, written down in one book," he says of his publication titled. "Intestinal Revolution. Reclaim your health, live long and eat what you like," Dr. Magdalena Cubala-Kucharska, a family medicine doctor known for her activity on social media. - I see a great demand for...

Oct. 23, 2024
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Prison health care reform. Ombudsman's demands

In connection with the announced reform of the prison health service, the Ombudsman is submitting to the Minister of Justice a list of problems that need to be solved in order to effectively prevent torture.

Oct. 23, 2024
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Fragrant journeys to the peaks

Scent is an extraordinary form of experiencing the world. It acts on our senses, affecting mood, memories and emotions. Each fragrance composition is a careful selection of ingredients that together create a unique aura.

Oct. 23, 2024
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Prevention 40+. You can benefit until the end of the year

Until the end of this year, you can take advantage of the Prevention 40+ program, the Health Ministry reminds. More than 4 million people have already participated in the program. 3.5 million have taken advantage of the free examination packages, and 600,000 have filled out a questionnaire and...

Oct. 23, 2024
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Public health challenges: proposed changes to alcohol sales and promotion

Education among young people is key. It is a common belief, for example, that beer is not alcohol and that it is part of a lifestyle. Deputy Health Minister Wojciech Konieczny and President of the Polish Public Health Association Professor Andrzej Fal talk about the challenges and possible...

Oct. 22, 2024
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The epidemiological situation is never fully controlled. Poland handled it well during the floods

- There are changes in the ecosystem all the time, and we can never say that the situation is fully controlled. Natural disasters, such as a hurricane or flood, cause a sudden increase in the epidemiological threat. In the case of Poland, this issue has been taken very seriously in my opinion....

Oct. 22, 2024
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Vaccination status in the 0-19 population is satisfactory, but not in all aspects

- Unfortunately, for several years we have had a discrepancy in how many people are vaccinated and how many should be vaccinated. However, it is worth noting that the vaccination status of the population aged 0-19, the one that should be vaccinated according to the calendar, is at a satisfactory...

Oct. 22, 2024
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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. Twenty-three professorial appointments were given to health-related individuals.

Oct. 22, 2024
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Cooperation of medical personnel is key in promoting vaccination

- For the past few years, we have fortunately had a movement to involve not only doctors in vaccination, but also the personnel who work with them: nurses, midwives and, more recently, pharmacists. This is an excellent movement in the context of disenchanting vaccinations," he said in an...

Oct. 22, 2024
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Health ministry's successes after ten months in government

The IVF program, prenatal testing, increasing the availability of perinatal anesthesia and implementing the National Cancer Network are the biggest and real successes of her ministry over the ten months in government, according to the health minister. The financial situation is challenging, but,...

Oct. 22, 2024
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New president of the Polish Association of Otorhinolaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeons has been elected

Prof. Janusz Klatka, MD, head of the Clinical Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Laryngological Oncology at the University Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin, was elected the new president-elect of the Polish Society of Otorhinolaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeons. The election was made during...

Oct. 22, 2024
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PTP: There are guidelines for psychiatrists on legal abortions

The website of the Polish Psychiatric Association has published "Guidelines for psychiatrists on making a judgment about a threat to the life or health of a pregnant woman as a basis for legal termination of pregnancy."

Oct. 22, 2024