In mid-June 2021 Voivodship Departments of the National Health Fund began accepting applications from pharmacies that want to join the National Vaccination Program. Pharmacists will vaccinate against COVID-19 In mid-June 2021, pharmacies wishing to participate in the National Immunization Program can submit their applications electronically to the Provincial Branches of the National Health Insurance…
At the end of May, in the Voivodship Hospital No. 1 in Chopina Street in Rzeszow, the first two operations in the region using the da Vinci surgical robot were performed. Podkarpackie Robotic Surgery Centre is already the 15th authorised centre using the da Vinci robot in Poland. More da Vinci robots = more procedures…
The epidemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus reached Poland in early March 2020. Taking into account its development, the measures taken to limit the spread of the virus and the effects of COVID-19, as well as the very awareness of the threat among the public, Anna Rulkiewicz, CEO of the LUX MED Group, in an…
Global surgical robotics leader Intuitive Surgical has reported that the company delivered 298 da Vinci surgical systems in the first quarter of 2021, an increase, up 26% compared to the same period in 2020. The number of robots installed worldwide thus increased to 6,142. The global number of procedures using the da Vinci robot also…
Digitalisation of the healthcare sector allows not only for the simplification and acceleration of existing processes, but also opens up the possibility of building new, innovative services. Therefore, Asseco Poland – one of the leaders in the IT industry both in Poland and in Central and Eastern Europe – together with the company Chmura Krajowa…
According to the announcement, by the end of August, every willing Polish citizen is to receive the vaccination for COVID-19. In the second half of April, the vaccine for COVID-19 of the fourth company – Johnson & Johnson (J&J) – will come to Poland. This is to greatly facilitate the implementation of the National Vaccination…
Biocam, a Wroclaw-based start-up, intends to develop a capsule to examine the digestive system. It is planning to lobby investors for €1m for clinical trials and certification in the EU and the USA, according to Puls Biznesu. Scale of use of capsule endoscopy Capsule endoscopy, i.e. diagnosis of the digestive tract through a swallowed capsule which…
Pfizer is launching a phase 1 trial of a new oral antiviral drug against SARS-COV-2. The drug for COVID-19 in a tablet, named PF-07321332, was developed in the US. Candidate for an effective drug to prevent COVID-19 Pfizer, which launched the first approved COVID-19 vaccine in the US, is now conducting a clinical trial of…
Yesterday’s conference was quite eventful. Especially a few hours after the end of the conference, the Internet was full of comments. What exactly was said at the conference and is this really the case? The private healthcare sector responds. Third wave of COVID-19 in Poland On Thursday 25 March, a record number of 34,000 new…
Persons undertaking paid studies in the Polish language in the field of medicine will soon be able to take out a loan to cover the costs of their studies under a draft bill proposed by the Health Ministry. And this is not the only change prepared by the Ministry of Health (MoH). Loan for medical…
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