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Prof. Brigid Kwiatkowska on access to treatment for lupus erythematosus patients.

Interdisciplinary cooperation is essential. The patient should not have to go from specialist to specialist," believes Professor Brigid Kwiatkowska, national consultant in rheumatology.

May 10, 2023
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Lekarze rodzinni apelują: odwołujcie wizyty, jeśli nie możecie ich zrealizować

W 2022 r. polscy pacjenci nie przyszli na łącznie 1,380 mln wizyt w przychodniach i szpitalach, na które wcześniej byli zarejestrowani - dane mogą szokować, biorąc pod uwagę problemy z "dostaniem się" do lekarza.

May 10, 2023
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A brief analysis of the causes of the creeping demographic disaster

The starting point of the Demographic Strategy 2040 adopted by the government is a statistic. "We are facing a creeping demographic catastrophe in many parts of the country, and some trends may be very difficult to curb." By 2020, Poland's population has fallen by 117,600 to 38.3 million people....

May 9, 2023
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Polish women and pregnancy: Anxiety and unpredictability

Pregnancy needs comfort and tranquility. With many unfavorable factors and a very turbulent world situation, it is hard to provide her with such conditions. Marta Szajnik, MD, says who today's mothers are and what they fear.

May 9, 2023
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Polish women and pregnancy: What step to enter motherhood?

In our conversation, Professor Jacek Holowka tries to disenchant loneliness and the perception of single people. A woman who does not take on the role of a mother has very different reasons. None of them makes her inferior.

May 9, 2023
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Polish women and pregnancy: Why so late?

Women are increasingly postponing, the decision to get pregnant. Why is this the case? What is the reason for this and what influences the increasingly late appearance of children in Polish families? Dr. Jacek Tulimowski, M.D., indicated where the reasons for this may lie.

May 8, 2023
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The MPC has started cooperation with the Supreme Bar Council and the National Council of Legal Advisers

The following announcement was published today on the Patient Ombudsman's website:One important area prioritized by the Patient Ombudsman is the improvement of the situation of psychiatric patients, including those who are incapacitated and their caregivers, who often do not know either who their...

May 8, 2023
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A new medical aid center for refugees has been established

The Military Medical Institute - National Research Institute has begun piloting a humanitarian aid program implemented by the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Jordan.

May 8, 2023
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Today is the European Day against Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities

May 5 marks the European Day against Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities and the Day of Dignity for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. This is an opportunity to draw public attention to the problems and challenges faced by people with disabilities in their daily lives and work.

May 5, 2023
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The number of people evading mandatory vaccinations for children is increasing dramatically

Over the past five years, the number of mandatory vaccination evasions has doubled, and since 2010, it has increased more than 21 times. - When I was learning the profession I was told that we would only read about diseases like measles in textbooks. This is not true, because measles happens more...

May 4, 2023
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Strange fatigue on May Day? Time to do some research...

The long May weekend is underway. Plans abound - only ... Well, that's it - condition after winter poor. Many people feel weakness, lack of appetite, sleepiness or insomnia, trouble concentrating. And this has been going on for a long time. This could be spring solstice, but also chronic fatigue...

May 2, 2023
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Parkinson's disease

Orderly pricing, coordinated care and shortened path to diagnosis and treatment

- There is a need to identify neurology clinics profiled for specific disease groups, such as Parkinson's disease, among others. Today, the patient pathway is very complicated," said Prof. Konrad Rejdak, president of the Polish Neurological Society, at the Patient Empowerment Congress, during a...

April 27, 2023
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What do Poles know about vaccinations?

As part of European Vaccination Week, in cooperation with the Alliance for Good Vaccination Practices, we conducted a street poll to learn about Poles' knowledge of vaccinations. We asked passersby about current vaccination recommendations, their safety and effectiveness in preventing infectious...

April 26, 2023
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Futile therapy: Guarding the dignity of the patient

A Working Group of the Society of Internal Medicine has prepared guidelines for preventing futile therapy in adult patients dying in the hospital. The medical association is speaking out on the issue.

April 26, 2023
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MZ extends pilot of treatment program for computer-dependent children

The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on the pilot program of therapeutic interventions aimed at children and adolescents with problematic use of new digital technologies and their families has been submitted for consultation.

April 26, 2023
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PATIENT WEEK

"My life with cystic fibrosis", or how the youngest see their everyday life

On the eve of World Rare Diseases Day, which is traditionally celebrated on February 28, a meeting of the Parliamentary Group for Rare Diseases was held in the Polish Parliament, accompanied by the opening of an exhibition prepared by the MukoKoalition entitled "My Life with Cystic Fibrosis. "My...

April 24, 2023
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PATIENT WEEK

Living with cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is a severe, multisystem and life-shortening rare genetic disease, which manifests itself primarily through progressive and irreversible changes in the respiratory system and impaired pancreatic and gastrointestinal function. Dr. Maciej Urlik, M.D., and Anna Korzowska, mother of...

April 24, 2023
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Special Editor of Medexpress: Joanna Baczul

Today's special editor of Medexpress is Joanna Baczul of the Polish Cystic Fibrosis Society.

April 24, 2023
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How do you explain the specifics of an autoimmune disease to a patient?

Lupus erythematosus affects about 250,000 people in Europe. Mostly women suffer from it. In a special edition of Medexpress hosted by Violetta Zajk, president of the 3mmy się Razem Association, we host Dr. Katarzyna Romanowska-Próchnicka from the National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and...

April 21, 2023
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Lupus diagnosis and treatment. The patient must be a specialist in his own disease?

What is the diagnosis of an autoimmune disease such as lupus in Poland and abroad? Using her experience as an example, Klaudia Kępa, in an interview with Medexpress special editor Violetta Zajk, talks about the differences in the patient path in Poland and the Netherlands.

April 21, 2023
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Medexpress Special Editor: Violetta Zajk

Today's special editor in Medexpress in Patient Week is Violetta Zajk, president of the 3 Let's Stay Together Association. In the editorial board, we discuss, among other things, the needs of rheumatology patients, challenges in the area of diagnosis and early implementation of innovative...

April 21, 2023
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Special Editor of Medexpress: Marek Lichota

Patient Week in Medexpress is underway. Today's special editor is Marek Lichota, president of the Appetite for Life Association. In an editorial meeting, we discuss the most important needs of IBD patients.

April 20, 2023
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OnkoCafe Foundation and HematoKoalition: 2023 should be the year of lymphoma

- In recent years, a number of new molecules have been introduced in hematooncology, which has greatly increased the possibilities for modern treatment of many blood cancers. In some areas, however, we are still waiting for urgent medical needs and access to new therapies to be met. We are...

April 19, 2023
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Special Editor of Medexpress: Anna Kupiecka

We begin another day of patient week. Live at 9:00 a.m. editorial board with Anna Kupiecka, welcome!

April 19, 2023
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Intimacy and dignity with the doctor. About communication like from a movie and patient rights

One of the patient's rights concerns respect for intimacy and dignity. It is essentially the right to respect the word "no." We talk about whether we know how to say and hear it, what intimacy is in interpersonal communication and how procedures can enhance the sense of safety in the doctor's...

April 19, 2023
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Tuberculosis: a new-old public health threat?

In an interview with Tatiana Makarevich, refugee health project coordinator of the WHO Country Office in Poland, Urszula Jaworska, special publisher of Medexpress, addresses the topic of health security and whether tuberculosis is a real threat to us today.

April 18, 2023
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Long-term care: it affects you too! What changes does the system need?

In Patient Week, Urszula Jaworska speaks with Anna Koziel - Senior Health Specialist in the Global Health, Nutrition and Population Practice at the World Bank.

April 18, 2023
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Special Editor of Medexpress: Urszula Jaworska

We begin the preceding VII Patient Empowerment Congress - Patient Empowerment Week in Medexpress, i.e. meetings with leaders of patient organizations who take on the role of special editors of the service. In this morning's editorial board, we host Urszula Jaworska, president of the Urszula...

April 18, 2023
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SOCIAL SECURITY: The number of sick leaves is increasing

According to the Social Insurance Institution, 5.1 million medical certificates of temporary inability to work were registered in the first two months of 2023. What was the most common cause of sickness absences?

April 17, 2023
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Parkinson's disease

We await the results of studies on neuromodulatory therapies

Clear paths in the system, the ability to find care in reference centers throughout Poland, and to remain active and functional for as long as possible, wishes patients with Parkinson's disease to Prof. Jaroslaw Slawek, head of the Neurological and Stroke Unit, St. Adalbert Hospital in Gdansk.

April 11, 2023