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Medical self-government on aesthetic medicine: Need for a list of procedures performed inclusively by doctors

A meeting was held at the Supreme Chamber of Physicians to discuss problems in regulating aesthetic medicine. The meeting was a joint initiative of NIL and Senator Agnieszka Gorgoń-Komor, chairwoman of the Parliamentary Group for the Regulation of Aesthetic Medicine.

July 18, 2023
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Additional PLN 15 billion will go to the health care system

- We have prepared a solution that will bring a total of more than PLN 15 billion to the health care system over the course of the year, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski announced. The money is expected to allow for increases in the minimum wage, increases in other salaries and to cover the...

July 18, 2023
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Polish cats aren't the only ones getting sick from bird flu

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that bird flu infection has been detected in more than twenty-five cats in Poland, but there is no information on human cases. The agency reports that such risks are low.

July 17, 2023
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Pharmacy chain owners protest: sealing of "Pharmacy for the Pharmacist" will lead to mass revocation of licenses

- Footnotes that have nothing to do with the subject of the law, but hit the pharmacy market directly, have been added to the draft amendment to the law intended to support Polish companies in the reconstruction of Ukraine, which should be the subject of consensus among all political parties,...

July 13, 2023
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Doctors protested in front of the Health Ministry headquarters. The issue is restrictions on the quantity of prescriptions issued

- This is a solution without a legal basis," says Sebastian Goncerz, chairman of the Residents' Agreement of the All-Poland Physicians' Trade Union. The medics want the abolition of the daily limits on prescriptions set by the Health Minister and joint talks on how to solve the problem of...

July 13, 2023
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Thyroid nodules - effectiveness of natural extracts

Thyroid nodules are a very common thyroid pathology, with an estimated risk of occurrence in the general population of so roughly 5% to 10%, with a much higher incidence in women, increasing in frequency with age, and in areas of greater iodine deficiency. Thanks to advances in technology and the...

July 13, 2023
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Oncology and hematooncology - from precise diagnostics to innovative therapies

In recent years, we have made tremendous progress in the reimbursement of innovative therapies for oncological diseases. But has the reimbursement express really been followed by availability? And what role does modern, precise diagnostics play in all this? These are just some of the questions...

July 13, 2023
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Prescription limits. Health minister makes changes

Health Minister Adam Niedzielski has signed a decree restricting remote prescriptions for narcotic and psychotropic drugs. In turn, prescriptions with reimbursement are excluded from the numerical limits on prescribing.

July 13, 2023
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We quiz political party leaders. Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz says what about health care after the elections

- The health care system needs to be changed, but not to the detriment of patients , Polish People's Party president Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said in an interview with Medexpress.

July 12, 2023
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AOTMiT: What will the Transparency Council address in August?

AOTMiT has published the work plan of the Transparency Council from August 1 to 31.

July 12, 2023
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Positive recommendations for pharizymab. Patient communities: it's another chance to save sight

The Transparency Council and the President of the AOTMiT have issued positive recommendations for the addition of pharizymab therapy to the drug program for retinal diseases. - This is an opportunity, especially for those patients for whom the drugs used so far do not bring the desired result,...

July 12, 2023
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Nearly half a million missed appointments. NHF appeals not to block appointments

More than 457,000 people missed appointments with specialists in endocrinology, cardiology, oncology and orthopedics in the first six months of 2023 alone. The National Health Service is calling for cancellations of appointments that patients know they will not attend.

July 12, 2023
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Medical self-government about the reimbursement law: it does not implement an important demand of the environment

The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has raised a number of objections to the draft amendment to the Reimbursement Act. One of the most important demands of the medical self-government is the removal of the obligation of doctors to mark the level of payment for a drug when issuing a...

July 12, 2023
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Vacation School of Clinical Cardiology. Part 2 - hypertension

In this episode of the Cardio Know-How podcast, Professor Jaroslaw Drozdz of the Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz continues the Summer School of Clinical Cardiology and discusses the topic of hypertension.

July 11, 2023
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"Volyn Notes"

I have no family references to what happened 80 years ago in Ukraine. My Parents spent the war in captivity in Germany, my closest relatives in Siberia and then in the Anders Army. But a book recently fell into my hands, "Notes from Volhynia," by Prof. Henryk Kirschner, MD, professor emeritus of...

July 11, 2023
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Parliamentary Health Committee - reimbursement law - watch online

First reading of the government draft law on amending the law on health care services financed from public funds and the law on reimbursement of medicines, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes and medical devices (print No. 3478) - substantiated by the Minister of Health.Consideration and...

July 11, 2023
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Competition for the best papers on inflammatory bowel disease

For the sixth time, the "J-intestinal" Society announces the Prof. Witold Bartnik competition for the best doctoral, master's and bachelor's thesis on the broad topic of inflammatory bowel diseases.

July 11, 2023
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AOTMiT: There is a plan for tariffing benefits for 2024.

The Minister has submitted the 2024 Tarification Plan to the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tarification.

July 11, 2023
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Gorzow Wielkopolski: Sara weighed just 560 grams at birth. After 100 days she could be discharged from the hospital

Only 560 g weighed at birth Sara, who was born in the 28th week of pregnancy at the Multispecialist Regional Hospital in Gorzow Wielkopolski. Today the girl has been in the world for more than 100 days, and her weight is approaching 3 kg.

July 11, 2023
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There is a new anti-export list

The Ministry of Health has published a new list of drugs and medical devices at risk of unavailability on Polish territory. These drugs must not be exported abroad. Which preparations and medical devices are missing?

July 11, 2023
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Blue-green algae bloom in the Baltic Sea. Closed bathing sites

Sanepid has decided to close seven Tri-City seaside bathing beaches due to a blue-green algae bloom. The ban on entering the water is in effect in Gdynia and Sopot. The dangerous bacteria were found in Gdynia's bathing beaches: Babie Doły, Orłowo, Redłowo and Środmieście, and Sopot's: Łazienki...

July 11, 2023