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...
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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Prof. Jan Styczynski, national consultant in pediatric oncology and hematology:Patients with neurofibromatosis require systematic care.Pediatric oncology and hematology are mainly rare diseases.Each patient may be the one, special one, and we want to provide them with treatment to the highest...
The law on the National Oncology Network has been signed by the President. 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. As Andrzej Duda pointed out, work on issues related to...
- Piloting comprehensive care for patients with early arthritis will help ensure coordinated care, secure the consultation of necessary specialists and facilitate safe management in the system, Prof. Brygida Kwiatkowska, national consultant in rheumatology, head of the Early Arthritis Clinic,...
- 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,...
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
- Atezolizumab contributes to prolonging disease-free time. The efficacy of this treatment was significantly associated with an assessment of the expression of the receptor for programmed death, PD-L1. The immunotherapy trial found that patients responded better the higher the expression, Dr....
We discuss the usefulness of harm reduction methods in treating nicotine addiction with Professor Piotr Galecki, national consultant in psychiatry.
Iwona Schymalla's guest is MP Barbara Dziuk, one of the most active people in politics in the area of health.
We discuss the new recommendations of the European Society of Clinical Oncology on the management of venous thromboembolism in oncology patients with Prof. Lucjan Wyrwicz of the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy at the National Cancer Institute, National Research Institute in Warsaw.
Organized by the Live Healthy Foundation and the Polish-American Cancer Foundation, the second WOMEN'S HEALTH CONGRESS was held on March 8, 2023, under the theme: mindfulness, fitness, health.
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