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Andrzej Tytuła: Only constructive dialogue can lead to good solutions for the system

- An intensive year is behind us (...) In the next one we hope for good cooperation with the Ministry of Health, so that the problems of nurses and midwives are solved through dialogue," says Andrzej Tytuła, vice president of the Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives.

Dec. 27, 2023
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KZP 2023

National Transformation Plan for Health - a strategy for the coming years

Smoking, uncontrolled hypertension and the epidemic of overweight and obesity - these are the main risk factors for diseases that are hugely determined by the daily health choices, or anti-health choices, of Poles. How to change them, and whether it's even possible, experts pondered at the 10th...

Dec. 27, 2023
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In search of lost vaccines

- You should not say anything about medicines. Because of your decisions, I now have to look all over the world for vaccines," Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna said during the debate on next year's draft budget toward Law and Justice deputies. At the same time, the head of the Health Ministry...

Dec. 27, 2023
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Most Poles with mental health problems do not seek help for fear of being stigmatized

Nearly 60 percent of patients in Poland who needed mental health support did not seek help, fearing stigma. There are only nine psychiatrists per 100,000 residents, and the average waiting time for an appointment is 117 days. - We recommend integrating mental health services into primary health...

Dec. 27, 2023
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Prof. Ryszard Gellert: It was a landmark year for nephrology

Patients finally got the most important thing - the attention of the public and authorities. It has reached the public consciousness that kidney disease is like cancer - just as common, just as dangerous, but at the same time easily treatable," says Professor Ryszard Gellert, director of CMKP.

Dec. 27, 2023
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Dr. Marek Derkacz, MD

How to cure Céline Dion?

The 55-year-old pop legend first officially shared her diagnosis in December 2022, having already canceled several dates from her scheduled January and April 2023 "Courage World Tour." The cancellation of the long-awaited tour was prompted by the singer's health problems, which caused much...

Dec. 27, 2023
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Health care during the holidays

Illnesses also occur during holidays, on holidays or at night. We should seek help from the nearest night and holiday health care facility. There is no regionalization.

Dec. 22, 2023
Marek Rekas

Prof. Marek Rękas: Population diseases have been successfully solved, but ophthalmology faces further challenges

An interview with Prof. Mark Rękas, national consultant for ophthalmology.

Dec. 22, 2023
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Elżbieta Piotrowska-Rutkowska: I hope that pharmaceutical care will be implemented

We talk to Elżbieta Piotrowska-Rutkowska, president of the Supreme Pharmaceutical Chamber, about how pharmacists view 2023 and what challenges 2024 will bring for them.

Dec. 22, 2023
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How to relax during Christmas?

Christmas is undoubtedly a special time, but in the flurry of duties and preparations we don't quite get the magic of it. We can relax in a variety of ways, but there are a few tried-and-true and universal tips to help us spend these festive days better. We recommend a short 2023 guide prepared...

Dec. 22, 2023
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Health minister appointed national consultant for infectious diseases

Prof. Milosz Parczewski has been appointed national consultant for infectious diseases by Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna. The handover of the appointment letter took place with the participation of Deputy Speaker of the Polish Parliament Monika Wielichowska.

Dec. 22, 2023
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KZP 2023

Achievements, needs, development, or public health for the next 4 years

The challenges we set ourselves when we passed the Public Health Law and the National Health Program in 2015 have hardly been met. On the contrary, there has been a regression in many areas. What needs to happen, or rather - what do we need to do to reverse the negative trends - was pondered at...

Dec. 22, 2023
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KDd regimen is the most urgent reimbursement need for second-line plasmocytic myeloma treatment

As of January, a decision will take effect that will significantly improve first-line treatment options for plasmocytic myeloma. However, this raises reimbursement challenges for patients with relapsed disease. The most pressing need is to include the KDd regimen in second-line reimbursement.

Dec. 21, 2023
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SUMMARY OF THE YEAR

Monika Pintal-Slug: Introduction of diagnostic advice one of the challenges for KRDL

A year ago, the Law on Laboratory Medicine came into force. The passing year also marked Monika Pintal-Slimak's first year as president of the National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians.

Dec. 21, 2023
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No more abuse of residents on night and holiday duty?

There is a response from the Health Ministry on the matter.

Dec. 21, 2023
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What do psychiatrists expect from the health minister? The list is long...

In a letter to Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna, the General Board of the Polish Psychiatric Association expresses hope for the continuation of much-needed reforms in the area of prevention and treatment of mental disorders.

Dec. 21, 2023
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Summary of the year

Psychiatry: It's been a year of big changes

Professor Piotr Galecki, national consultant in psychiatry, talks about the most important developments and challenges in the coming year.

Dec. 21, 2023
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Severe asthma: Limitations of the drug program

We discuss the treatment of severe asthma with Prof. Maciej Kupczyk, president of the Polish Society of Allergology (Department of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz).

Dec. 21, 2023
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Hope for Friedreich's ataxia patients

The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has published a positive opinion for omaweloxolone, the first therapeutic solution to treat Friedreich's ataxia, a rare neurodegenerative disease.

Dec. 21, 2023
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Air pollution costs crores

All studies published ahead of the recent Dubai Climate Summit show unequivocally that mortality caused by burning fossil fuels is not only not declining but is much higher than previously thought. And global greenhouse gas emissions are reaching new records.

Dec. 21, 2023
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The last two years have been a breakthrough in the treatment of alopecia areata

People struggling with allopecia experience stigma and have huge problems with self-acceptance. This is all the more dangerous because the onset of the disease most often occurs during puberty, when not only the body matures, but also the psyche of a young person is formed. Medical advances have...

Dec. 20, 2023