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Professional skills of doctors and dentists

A notice has been published on the website of the Government Legislation Center, stating that the Regulation of the Minister of Health of June 13, 2023 on the professional skills of doctors and dentists has been directed for promulgation. The document specifies the types of professional skills in...

June 16, 2023
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Agnieszka Grzybowska-Zalewska new president of Infarma

Agnieszka Grzybowska-Zalewska has been appointed CEO of INFARMA. The election of the new president follows the resignation of Nienke Feenstra, who held the position for a total of three years. The resignation of the former CEO is related to new professional plans.

June 16, 2023
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A new handout of the I Plan for a Long Life campaign. Ministry of Health will focus on cancer risk factors

- We want to complement the activities related to the implementation of the National Cancer Network with prevention. We are launching a major awareness campaign related to cancer," said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski at the launch of the new iteration of the I Plan a Long Life campaign.

June 16, 2023
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Cardiac patients appeal to prime minister to expand list of free medicines for seniors to include flosins

Following the publication of information about the Council of Ministers' plan to adopt a draft amendment to the law on publicly financed health care services and increase access to free reimbursed drugs, the All-Poland Association of Patients with Heart and Vascular Diseases" EcoSerce" appealed...

June 16, 2023
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One hundred transplanted hearts in two years at Wroclaw center

In just two years, the Wrocław transplant center has been among the top heart transplant centers in Poland. In May, the 100th heart transplant was performed at the Jan Mikulicz-Radecki University Clinical Hospital (USK) in Wroclaw. A 66-year-old man from Dzierżoniów received a new heart.

June 16, 2023
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30th Symposium of the Endourology and ESW Section of the PTU

Nearly 30 training stations using state-of-the-art urology simulators have been prepared for participants in the 30th Symposium of the Endourology and ESWL Section of the Polish Urological Association, which begins today (16.06.).

June 16, 2023
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Jolanta Meller: The coordinator should be the guardian angel of the sick woman

A conversation with Jolanta Meller, coordinator of the 1st Oncology Clinic at the National Cancer Institute in Warsaw.

June 16, 2023
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Challenges in treating heart failure with comorbidities

There are about 1.2 million people living with heart failure in Poland. Many of them struggle with other diseases in addition to this, such as kidney disease and chronic coronary syndrome. Multimorbidity is also a major problem, especially in the elderly. As a result, doctors often face...

June 15, 2023
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Information on inclusion of the organization in the list of patient organizations maintained by the Patient Ombudsman

The first 49 organizations that submitted a set of required documents for inclusion in the list of patient organizations have already been included in it by the decision of the Patient Ombudsman.

June 15, 2023
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Hospital seeks neurologists, city offers housing

The Koszalin Regional Hospital has adopted an unusual strategy in its fight against staff shortages. The city will provide housing to all those who choose to work there.

June 15, 2023
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Przemysław Marszałek: We already have modern and effective therapies for cystic fibrosis. However, some groups of patients are still waiting for access to them

An interview with Przemyslaw Marshall, secretary of the MukoKoalition.

June 15, 2023
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Is artificial intelligence capable of empathy?

It is already clear that artificial intelligence in medicine and healthcare means development on an unprecedented scale. Models based on learning algorithms can provide a lot of personalized recommendations in a very short time, help in decision-making. Nevertheless, it is still the human being...

June 15, 2023
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Parliamentary Health Committee on patient rights

Consideration of the parliamentary bill on amending the Law on Patients' Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients' Rights and some other laws.

June 14, 2023
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Parliamentary Group on Reproductive Rights

Threat to health and life of pregnant women as a result of failure to provide necessary health services - after the death of Ms. Dorothy in New Market

June 14, 2023
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Queues for imaging tests still dramatically long

The May 2023 figures are alarming. In some provinces, patients are waiting as long as 126 days for an MRI, 81 days for a CT scan and 152 days for a PET-CT in the normal course.

June 14, 2023
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The mental state of Ukrainians is bad

A large portion of the Ukrainian population shows increased levels of stress due to war, according to a recently published study by researchers at Kyiv University. In many cases, this is accompanied by PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, or depression.

June 14, 2023
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Wroclaw cancer hospital with ECIBC certificate

DCOPiH does not differ in quality and standards of breast cancer treatment from what the best oncology centers in Europe offer. These are the conclusions of a report by the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) an institution set up by the European Commission to monitor the...

June 14, 2023
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Today is World Blood Donor Day

The World Blood Donor Day, celebrated every year on June 14, is a reminder of what a priceless drug human blood is. - Every honorary donor and every drop of selflessly donated blood is worth its weight in gold! - stresses Bożena Janicka, president of the Healthcare Employers' Agreement, appealing...

June 14, 2023
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The parliament will adopt a quality package this week?

Work has begun on two "quality" projects. On Tuesday morning, the Sejm held the first reading of a draft amendment to the Law on Patients' Rights and Patients' Ombudsman, introducing a system of compensation for medical events, in the evening the Health Committee completed the first reading of a...

June 14, 2023
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EU intensifies fight against antimicrobial resistance

The Commission has welcomed the Council of the European Union's adoption of a Commission proposal to strengthen EU action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

June 14, 2023
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Researchers look for ways to prevent respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension in newborns

Risk factors for respiratory failure in newborns include preterm labor and delivery by cesarean section. Researchers at Warsaw Medical University are looking for ways to reduce the rate of pulmonary hypertension coexisting with severe respiratory distress in the youngest patients.

June 14, 2023