- We have a very good standard of treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but it treats at most 30 percent of the population suffering from the exudative form. The rest of the patients simply go blind," says Malgorzata Pacholec, president of the Retina AMD Association of Poland,...
On March 30, the Senate rejected the Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Act. 50 senators supported the position, 44 opposed and 1 abstained.
The main goal of the new legislation is to ensure that every patient, regardless of where they live, has equal access to coordinated and comprehensive oncology care.
The President of the Medical Research Agency, Radoslaw Sierpinski, MD, has approved the ranking list containing the results of the Head-to-Head Competition for non-commercial clinical trials or research experiments.
Natalia Sauer, a fifth-year student of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Medical University of Wroclaw, has become a finalist in the "25 under 25" competition. Thus, she found herself on the prestigious list of "Forbes" magazine, which includes the names of the most talented Poles under the age of 25.
Three prizes worth a total of PLN 200,000 went to the winners of the third edition of the Huawei Startup Challenge. They are the creators of innovative solutions that have the potential to revolutionize health care. The winning projects involve monitoring sleep apnea, diagnosing damage to the...
In April, we celebrate World Health Day. This is a time when we approach the subject a little more carefully. As a rule, we focus on prevention or unpleasant symptoms, but sometimes we also struggle with those that are not among the most bothersome, but which we should definitely not ignore.
In the Department of General and Transplant Surgery at the Infant Jesus Clinical Hospital UCK WUM, on March 23, 2023, a team led by Professor Wojciech Lisik performed the first documented laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in a liver transplant patient in Poland.
The Ministry of Health has published the "Announcement of the Minister of Health on the basic monthly salary of doctors in training and dentists in training." By how much will the salary increase and from when?
A trace amount of protein in the urine of a pregnant woman is acceptable. This phenomenon can affect about 70% of women and is most often due to physiological changes occurring in the body. However, exceeding the norm of protein in the urine indicates an infection and requires further diagnosis....
The draft was submitted by the Minister of Health.
The procedure was carried out at the Department of General, Transplantation and Liver Surgery at the Medical University of Warsaw. The clinic, headed by Professor Michał Grąta, is the only center in Poland where liver fragments are harvested from living donors. Now, for the first time, a liver...
Opublikowane dzisiaj na stronach Rządowego Centrum Legislacji rozporządzenie, zakłada przedłużenie stanu zagrożenia epidemicznego do 30 kwietnia br.
The health ministry reported the latest data for the period from March 23 to 29: We have 12,538 (including 3,060 reinfections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from the provinces: Mazovia (2253), Silesia (1041), Malopolska (939), lubelski (902), Greater Poland (901), Lower Silesia (827),...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health Amending the Regulation on the Distribution of the Amount of Funds in 2023 Representing the Increase in the Total Budget for Reimbursement has been submitted for consultation.
More than 60,000 phone calls and chat contacts were received last year by operators of the Children's Helpline 800 12 12 12, reports Children's Ombudsman Nicholas Pawlak. It's bad that so many children need help, but it's good that they are seeking it, the ombudsman estimates.
An interview with Monika Pintal-Slug, newly elected president of the National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians.
The provision preventing price competition in the drug market that was included in the draft amendment to the reimbursement law needs to be modified. It blocks the entry of lower-priced drugs into reimbursement and introduces legal unpredictability, which threatens to cause companies to abandon...
Registration for participation in the XXIX. Scientific Symposium of the National Institute of Cardiology. The formula of the event provides for panel discussions and expert speeches on new directions in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases - the discussions will be complemented...
Huawei, together with Startup Academy, will announce today the results of the Huawei Startup Challenge 3. The competition was aimed at Polish startups that focus on creating medical innovations to protect and improve people's physical and mental health. We discuss the needs in this area with...
Interview with Professor Krzysztof Selmai, director of the Center for Neurology in Lodz, head of the Department of Neurology at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
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