More than PLN 1.8 billion will be allocated in 2023 to standardize the employment of psychologists, educators, speech therapists, pedagogical therapists and special educators in mainstream schools, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced during a press conference at the School and...
“This year has started with very good news for us. This is what we have been striving for for many years. The Ministry of Health has lifted restrictions on the duration of biological therapy. Until now, patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease could receive treatment for one or two...
– This year will go down in the history of Polish diabetology as a breakthrough year. Lots of good things happened. We are experiencing a revolution when it comes to the concept of treatment and access to new drugs. From May to September, the Ministry of Health made decisions extending the...
We discuss the advantages of FUS treatment of tremors with Prof. Miroslaw Ząbek, head of the CMKP Department of Neurosurgery, coordinator of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Mazovian Bródno Hospital, and director of the Gamma Knife Center in Warsaw.
- 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...
A conversation with psychologist Joanna Grochowska, vice president of the Synapsis Foundation.
- Modern technologies, in addition to allowing procedures to be performed faster, more efficiently and more safely, make it possible, above all, to offer therapies to those to whom we could not offer anything before, Prof. Przemysław Mitkowski, president of the PTK.
Conference attended by Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska and NFZ President Filip Nowak.
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...
Interview with Prof. Marcin Gruchała, rector of the Medical University of Gdansk and chairman of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Medical Universities, conducted during the conference "Modern medical education as an answer to society's health needs" in Wroclaw.
Today's special editor of Medexpress is Joanna Baczul of the Polish Cystic Fibrosis Society.
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...
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.
The conference "Modern medical education as an answer to society's health needs", organized by the Conference of Rectors of Academic Medical Universities, began in the building of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Piastów Śląskich Medical University in Wroclaw.
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...
W Tygodniu Pacjenckim rozmawiamy z prof. Przemysławem Matrasem, prezesem Polskiego Towarzystwa Żywienia Klinicznego.
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.
In Patient Week, Anna Kupiecka speaks with Dr. Catherine Pogoda of the National Cancer Institute.
Do medical secretaries even exist? The problems of the lack of regulation of the medical secretarial profession and its uncertain place on the salary grid of the Minimum Wage Law in health care. How will doctors cope with the exodus of secretaries?
We begin another day of patient week. Live at 9:00 a.m. editorial board with Anna Kupiecka, welcome!
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.
In Patient Week, Urszula Jaworska speaks with Anna Koziel - Senior Health Specialist in the Global Health, Nutrition and Population Practice at the World Bank.
– Roboty to przyszłość medycyny. Cieszę się, że idziemy w kierunku, w którym dbamy o bezpieczeństwo naszych pacjentów i o to, by byli leczeni nowymi technologiami, dzięki którym będą mogli szybko wracać do zdrowia – powiedziała Anna Rulkiewicz, prezes grupy LUX MED podczas otwarcia Centrum...
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...
Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. With the aging population, the number of patients will increase. Is the Polish health system ready for this? Dr. Malgorzata Galazka-Sobotka and Wojciech Machajek tell the story.
The sooner the better - that's the thought that may come to mind after listening to an interview with today's guest. Rehabilitation can prolong our lives and support the body in resisting the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, Adam Siger argues in our interview.
DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) is an extremely advanced procedure, but patients with implanted pacemakers can encounter some difficulties in post-operative care. Dr. Dariusz Koziorowski, MD, told us how we can remedy them.
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.
The Residents' Agreement is preparing a petition to President Andrzej Duda to veto the "Law on Quality in Health Care and Patient Safety." - We have been trying to fix this law, but it has met with firm resistance from the authors," comments Sebastian Goncerz, chairman of the Residents'...
- We want to introduce a support benefit for people with disabilities, regardless of age and income. It's up to PLN 3176.88 for those who have the greatest difficulty functioning independently, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced. Caregivers of people with disabilities will be able to...
An interview with Milena Stasiak, president of the Polish Association of Speech Therapists.
Already within the next month, the Health Ministry wants to introduce a regulation that will restrict the activities of so-called "prescribers." It is likely that certain groups of drugs will not be allowed to be prescribed in this way. Doctors will also be subject to limits on their...
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