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Piotr Gałecki

Prof. Piotr Galecki: Poland is at the forefront of countries where esketamine is available in the drug program

An interview with Prof. Piotr Galecki, national consultant in psychiatry.

June 29, 2023
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Teaching hospital. New idea for internships and placements for medical students

Practical training for medical studies is immanent to the process of training young doctors. With the increasing number of medical students and faculty, it is becoming increasingly difficult to implement. Gaining clinical experience requires not only financial outlay, but also the openness of...

June 29, 2023
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Smallpox takes its toll

As many as 132 thousand people have contracted chickenpox since the beginning of the year, according to data from the National Institute of Public Health of the National Institute of Public Health - PIB. This is 95 thousand more than last year. This is the result of a compensatory epidemic after...

June 29, 2023
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Hypophosphatasia: patients need regular, comprehensive and professional care

Congenital hypophosphatasia is an ultra-rare inborn metabolic defect that is caused by a deficiency in the activity of an important enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, says Jolanta Sykut-Cegielska, MD, IMiD professor, head of the Department of Inborn Metabolic Defects and Pediatrics at the Mother and...

June 29, 2023
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Krakow: First lung transplantation in Małopolska center

In mid-June, a lung transplant was performed for the first time at Krakow's St. John Paul II Specialized Hospital . This is the first lung transplant center in Malopolska.

June 28, 2023
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Two simultaneous heart and lung transplants in Gdansk

A team of transplant specialists from the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University Clinical Center performed simultaneous heart and lung transplant operations on two patients. Anesthesia during the surgery and post-operative care were co-managed by doctors from the UCK Department of...

June 28, 2023
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Coronavirus: End of epidemic emergency, no more weekly reports

The health ministry reported data for the period from June 22-28: we have 149 (including 31 reinfections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from the provinces: mazowieckie (20), warmińsko-mazurskie (16), zachodniopomorskie (16), śląskie (13), kujawsko-pomorskie (12), łódzkie (12),...

June 28, 2023
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No modern oncology without genetic testing

Interview with Andrzej Tysarowski, MD, head of the Department of Genetic and Molecular Cancer Diagnostics at the National Cancer Institute in Warsaw, coordinator of genetic diagnostic guidelines within the National Cancer Strategy.

June 28, 2023
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Clinical Research Compensation Fund. What about the Appeals Committee?

The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health on Determining the Regulations of the Appeals Commission for Benefits from the Clinical Research Compensation Fund and the Remuneration of its Members has been submitted for consultation.

June 28, 2023
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From July to the sanatorium only with e-referral

The transition period is coming to an end - as of July 1, referrals to sanatoriums in Poland will already be issued only in electronic form. The change is expected to facilitate the use of spa treatment services.

June 28, 2023
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Irritable bowel syndrome drug halted from marketing

What was the reason for the decision?

June 28, 2023
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Good Manufacturing Practice requirements. Regulatory change

The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on Good Manufacturing Practice requirements has been submitted for consultation.

June 28, 2023
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How to take care of the proper water content in the body?

If you happen to feel a sense of heaviness, have problems with swollen legs, abdomen or face - you may have a problem with water retention in the body.

June 28, 2023
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Crystal Feathers 2023

What have the top medical journalists reported on in the past year?

This year's edition of the Crystal Feathers competition for journalists has been decided. Six journalists received the first prize and a statuette, while the jury also awarded 17 honorable mentions. This year, as many as 334 materials were submitted to the competition in four categories, among...

June 27, 2023
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Diagnostic needs of plasmocytic myeloma patients and new approaches to Hodgkin's Lymphoma therapy

Interview with Prof. Tomasz Wróble, head of the Department of Hematology, Blood Tumors and Bone Marrow Transplantation of the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Education of the Piast of Silesia Medical University in Wroclaw.

June 27, 2023
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When mental illness reveals itself on summer vacation

The vacations are a sensitive period during which the rate of mental disorders increases. Why? We asked Dr. Piotr Wierzbinski, MD, a member of the Polish Psychiatric Association and the International Society of Sports Psychiatry, to explain this phenomenon.

June 27, 2023
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Lung cancer - behind every percentage is a person

Despite the fact that lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer deaths in Poland, we can talk about a real breakthrough that has been made in recent years. Thanks to immunotherapy, molecularly targeted drugs and precise diagnostics, lung cancer is becoming a chronic disease.

June 27, 2023
Leszek Borkowski

Why seniors need phlazine in chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease is easy to diagnose but leads to premature death in 95% of patients. 80,000 patients die annually. Approximately 4 - 4.5 million Polish women and men suffer from this condition in Poland. 11% of adults have already lost more than half of their active kidney parenchyma and...

June 27, 2023
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Medical Rationale: Value - Health

The health of Poles as a shared value was the topic of the Medical Rationale of State, held on June 22 this year. Experts stressed that the state's achievements in health promotion and protection are of value to every resident. Representatives of patient organizations recalled that the government...

June 27, 2023
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Medical devices on prescription: From January 1, 2024, big changes for patients

A Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on the list of medical devices issued on prescription has been submitted for consultation.

June 27, 2023
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AOTMiT: Transparency Council, among others, on treatment of retinal diseases and Pompe disease

On Monday, July 3, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

June 27, 2023