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Cervical Cancer Awareness Week. Prevention and research are key

January 22 marks the beginning of Cervical Cancer Awareness Week. It is the world's third cancer in women in terms of incidence and fourth in terms of mortality. The disease can be prevented or detected at an early stage by screening. Regular cervical cytology is essential.

Jan. 19, 2024
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Pharmaceutical safety: Verification of drug authenticity in numbers

In 2023, an impressive number of nearly 800 million packages of medicines were verified and dispensed in the Polish Drug Authenticity Verification System, while maintaining an average weekly number of 15.2 million. Handling efficiency in the previous year averaged 40.5 million transactions per...

Jan. 19, 2024
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Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz: up to PLN 2,000 will be worth vouchers for seniors. It is also necessary to revise the list of free medicines

- We should strive to ensure that people over 65 have all medicines for free," Marzena Okla Drewnowicz, Minister of Senior Citizens' Policy, told Radio ZET in an interview. - Now, however, it is necessary to review the drug basket that is there, so that there is not a certain fiction. We know...

Jan. 19, 2024
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Dentistry: no more debate time for action

A plan to combat childhood caries and the need to support teaching staff at medical and dental faculties were the most important issues discussed at the recent meeting of the Council for the Development of Dentistry at the Ministry of Health, which is currently chaired by Vice President of the...

Jan. 19, 2024
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NHF reminds: semen testing is reimbursed

Starting in January, the National Health Fund increased funding for the seminogram, or semen test. This is crucial in the diagnosis of male infertility. In Poland, the problem of infertility affects up to 1.5 million couples, or one-fifth of the population of reproductive age. Globally, it...

Jan. 19, 2024
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Production of the drug has ended. What are patients to do?

The product in question is a drop used for, among other things, polyps and related symptoms of reduced nasal patency. Production of this specific was most likely completed in May 2023.

Jan. 19, 2024
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Ekocuda Beauty Awards 2023: oto Zwycięzcy, którzy zmieniają zasady gry w branży kosmetycznej

Zeszłoroczna edycja Ekocuda Beauty Awards dobiegła końca – nadszedł czas na przedstawienie laureatów. Oficjalne ogłoszenie wyników nastąpiło 9 stycznia 2024, a kosmetyki producentów naturalnych już po raz kolejny zostały uhonorowane za efektywność, innowacyjność, estetykę czy przyjemność stosowania.

Jan. 19, 2024
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Digitization in health care. Much has been accomplished, but there are challenges

"We have already developed a number of digital solutions and are constantly developing them. The key ones are e-prescription, e-referral and e-consultation," according to the Health Ministry. Work is underway to improve the Internet Patient Account, the myIKP application, the Medical Home Care...

Jan. 18, 2024
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New guaranteed benefit

A Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on defining the list of health care services requiring the establishment of a separate financing method has been submitted for consultation.

Jan. 18, 2024
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AOTMiT: Transparency Council will evaluate drugs for lymphoma and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, among others

January 22 next meeting of the Transparency Council.

Jan. 18, 2024
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MZ: Meeting on improving care for seniors

The Health Ministry hosted a meeting between Minister Izabela Leszczyna, Minister for Senior Citizenship Policy Marzena Okla-Drewnowicz and Prof. Katarzyna Wieczorkowska-Tobis, Chairwoman of the Board of the Polish Gerontological Society.

Jan. 18, 2024
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Mother and Child Institute Foundation suggests how doctors can talk to Ukrainian mothers about mandatory immunizations

- The Foundation of the Mother and Child Institute (FIMiD), responding to the health challenges of caring for refugee families from Ukraine, in conjunction with UNICEF, is conducting an educational campaign called "Say YES to vaccinations." The initiative focuses on promoting immunization among...

Jan. 17, 2024
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Important examination for men financed by the National Health Fund

A fertility problem can be diagnosed on either the male or female side, or in both partners. Therefore, equal access to male and female infertility diagnosis is essential. The National Health Fund has changed the way it funds one of the basic tests for male infertility - the seminogram - as of...

Jan. 17, 2024
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The distaste remains

The Medical Research Agency will survive, but it will have to change - this is the conclusion after Tuesday's meeting of the Health Committee (meeting adjourned, will continue next week). How deep the changes will be and - above all - whether they will go in the right direction, time will tell.

Jan. 17, 2024
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Parliamentary Health Committee on ABM activities. The ministry and the NIK evaluate negatively, ABM defends itself

- The several years of activity of the Medical Research Agency have not been evaluated positively by us," said Deputy Health Minister Wojciech Konieczny during a meeting of the Parliamentary Health Committee devoted to the ABM's activity in 2019-2023. The Chairman of the Supreme Audit Office...

Jan. 17, 2024
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Veganuary: in excess, meat harms health

It seems that everyone already knows that excessive meat consumption has adverse effects on health. Despite this, its consumption continues to grow worldwide. Based on a number of international studies, it is clear that the change in eating habits that is necessary for health and the climate is...

Jan. 16, 2024
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Prof. Piotr H. Skarzynski with the Vector 2023 statuette

Prof. Piotr H. Skarzynski, a member of the board of directors of the MEDINCUS Hearing and Speech Center, received the Vector of the Employers of the Republic of Poland for activities that improve the quality of global medicine and health care. This year's Vectors, is the 22nd edition of the...

Jan. 16, 2024
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NRL: Destruction of pre-graduate education must be stopped

The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council considers it necessary to take urgent measures to stop the destruction in the area of pre-graduate education for doctors and dentists. The medical self-government wants to return the standards for the training of doctors to the shape they had before 2021.

Jan. 16, 2024
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"The morning-after pill" will be available without a prescription. The prime minister announced an amendment to the law

- As a government, we will jointly propose an amendment to the law restricting access to the "morning-after pill." This will make this type of contraceptive available without a prescription," Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced at a press conference on Monday.

Jan. 16, 2024
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Alicja Lisowska: Awareness about epilepsy needs to be spread all the time

An interview with Alicia Lisowska, president of the Epi-Bohater Foundation.

Jan. 16, 2024
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Forecast for 2024: what changes in the law may await the pharmaceutical industry?

The turn of the year prompts summaries and reflections on what has passed and what is coming. Pointing out the most significant event in the field of pharmaceutical law that took place in 2023 is not difficult: over the past few months, no other law has been as much talked about in the...

Jan. 16, 2024