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Ozempic - facts and myths

Should obese people have the same "moral right" to Ozempic as diabetics? Is such weight loss safe? And what about the yo-yo effect? When can taking this drug lead to divorce and its prescription interest inspectors from the National Health Service? The answers are provided by the guest of the...

July 7, 2023
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Discussion of NSO at the Parliamentary Health Committee

A heated discussion accompanied the meeting of the Parliamentary Health Committee on the report on the implementation of the National Oncology Strategy in 2022. - We had 65 tasks. About three-fourths of them are completed on time, which I think is a very good popandemic result," assessed...

July 7, 2023
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A chance to increase the availability of biological treatment in Poland

There is a chance that chronically ill patients who have to report to the hospital for biologic drug administration will be able to receive therapy from a specialist at an outpatient clinic. This will also increase the availability of such treatment, as outpatient clinics are able to accept more...

July 7, 2023
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Parliamentary Health Committee - public health law - broadcast

The first reading of the parliamentary bill to amend the Law on Public Health, substantiates MP Kamil Bortniczuk.

July 7, 2023
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FDA acknowledged evidence of efficacy of lecanemab-irmb drug

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has changed the registration status of the drug lecanemab-irmb from accelerated approval to traditional approval. This was made possible by positive results from the Phase III 301 randomized controlled clinical trial (CLARITY AD).

July 7, 2023
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Parliamentary Committee on Health - National Oncology Strategy - live

Consideration of the government's document "National Oncology Strategy - 2022 Report". - is presented by the Minister of Health.

July 7, 2023
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Adam Niedzielski: it takes ten years to educate a specialist

- In a moment, the mechanisms in which we have invested a great deal will begin to work," said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski in an interview with Polsat News television, when asked about the still unresolved problem of long queues to specialists. As he added, the queues are the result of staff...

July 7, 2023
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Bayer with new head of Consumer Health division in Central and Eastern Europe

- At the beginning of July, Christian Sarto took over as director of Bayer's Consumer Health division in Central and Eastern Europe. From Warsaw, he will manage a team of employees in 16 countries: Poland, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Kosovo,...

July 7, 2023
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AOTMiT: Transparency Council on depression, infertility and coronavirus, among others

On Monday, July 10, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

July 7, 2023
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Standing subcommittee on mental health - live

Consideration of information on new therapeutic technologies in mental health care - status, needs and projects - presented by the Minister of Health.

July 6, 2023
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Continuation of prescription limits issue. Health minister asks if NIL is acting in the interest of prescribers

"Of the 302 doctors who wanted to issue prescriptions over the limit, nearly 100 percent were entities that conduct prescription business online, not POZ," Health Minister Adam Niedzielski wrote on Twitter. "Almost all does not mean all. Imposing an unsupported legal limit will not solve the...

July 6, 2023
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The annual prescription, however, remains. The health minister has made a decision

- I have decided to leave the annual prescription in the reimbursement law, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski wrote on Twitter. Originally, the draft of a major amendment to the Reimbursement Law adopted today by the Parliamentary Health Committee included provisions that meant the elimination of...

July 6, 2023
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Presidential bill on special geriatric care after first reading in committees. Opposition: the bill is an indictment of the Health Ministry's activities over the past 8 years

Wednesday's meeting of the Sejm's Senior Policy and Health Committee featured the first reading of a bill presented by the President of the Republic of Poland on special geriatric care. Among other things, the bill envisages supplementing the health care system with 75+ health centers. According...

July 6, 2023
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Skin cancers kill all too often

According to the latest data from the National Cancer Registry, melanoma in Poland in 2020 more than 3,270 people will develop the disease, and nearly 10,800 will be diagnosed with other skin malignancies, including basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas [1]. Experts are sounding the alarm:...

July 6, 2023
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Feet on vacation

Beautiful sunny days encourage summer styling, and in them it is often the "uncovered" shoes that play the main role. And this inevitably attracts the eye to the feet... Which will make the feet always look like after a pedicure treatment, even if to the salon, literally, not at all on our way.

July 6, 2023
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WUM helps Kiev University

The O. Bohomoltsia National Medical University has received efficient backup power supplies. They will enable health care units affiliated with the Kiev university to operate regardless of power outages. This is another step in WUM's activities in support of Ukraine.

July 6, 2023
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XIII International Scientific and Training Conference of the Polish Society of Vascular Surgery

During the 3-day event, there will be an opportunity to participate in scientific sessions during which leading Polish experts and invited guests from Europe and the World will present the latest reports on vascular surgery, with particular emphasis on diagnosis, treatment as well as...

July 6, 2023
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Parliamentary Health Committee - NFZ financial plan - broadcast

To give an opinion on the draft financial plan of the National Health Fund for 2024.

July 6, 2023
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How to diagnose and treat NMOSD: Polish expert recommendations have emerged

An expert panel of the Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Section of the Polish Neurological Society has developed principles for the management of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders). These recommendations are based on the results of the...

July 6, 2023
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Maciej Miłkowski: We are changing the logic of reimbursement. DNUR bill approved at the Parliamentary Health Committee

The Parliamentary Health Committee approved the government's draft of a major amendment to the Reimbursement Law (DNUR) after the first reading. Most of the proposed amendments submitted by the opposition were not voted on. The committee's meeting was spread over two days. Twenty-eight deputies...

July 6, 2023
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Recruitment for members of the Appeals Committee for Benefits from the Clinical Research Compensation Fund

The Ministry of Health has opened a call for candidates for members of the Appeals Committee for Clinical Research Compensation Fund benefits. Applications can be sent until July 19.

July 6, 2023