Biophilia: Why Do We Need Nature in Our Cities?
Biophilia, or the instinctive positive reaction to contact with nature, causes humans, even living and working in cities, to seek green surroundings. This has...
Poland’s home mechanical ventilation services under pressure due to limited funding
Currently in Poland, there are approximately 10-12 thousand patients who are using ventilators at home, and the queue for such services is continuously growing....
Drastic decline in the mental health of Polish workers
Almost ⅔ of employees have noticed a deterioration in mental health in the last 3 years. One in five working Poles used psychological support...
25.62 PLN is too little to improve the quality of hospital meals
"The problem has been correctly diagnosed: the image of hospital meals sometimes causes a grimace of embarrassment. Patients deserve nutritious, tasty and aesthetically served...
Mental Health at Work – How to Alleviate Employees’ Fears and Phobias?
The demand for the care of psychologists and psychiatrists has been steadily increasing since the onset of the pandemic. Data from the Health Insurance...
Poland needs to raise awareness of organ donation to save lives, experts say
The strengths of Polish transplantology are experience, highly educated medical staff and modern equipment. However, the problem remains the insufficient number of donors and...
Russian hackers attacked hospitals worldwide. The target was confidential patient data and ransom.
The United States and the United Kingdom have arrested and charged 11 Russians for running a cybercrime network that targeted hospitals.
According to Check...
Polish children are gaining weight the fastest in Europe. The cause is improper diet...
According to the Polish Society for Obesity Treatment, in Poland, overweight or obesity occurs in 12% of preschool boys and 10% of preschool girls,...
Polish Social Care Homes Face Staffing Crisis as Nurses Flee to Higher-Paying Jobs
Social care homes are grappling with increasing staffing problems. The drastic differences in wages, sometimes even double, between nurses working in the healthcare system...
Polish Company Developing Innovative Cancer Treatment Platform Using siRNA Technology
The Polish company BS Biotechna is developing a cancer treatment platform using short interfering RNA (siRNA) technology, which is designed to block the genes...
War-Torn Ukraine Sees Surge in Drug-Resistant Hospital Infections
A growing number of patients in Ukrainian hospitals, dominated by soldiers and civilians injured during Russian attacks, are becoming infected with bacteria showing extremely...
Protest in Warsaw is parents’ response to withdrawal of treatment for children with achondroplasia
In August 2023, the Ministry of Health removed Voxzogo, a drug used under the Emergency Access to Drug Technologies (RDTL) procedure, from the list...
Anesthesiologists Work to Improve Patient Safety in the Perioperative Period
Thanks to the high standards developed over the past decades, anesthesiology is today one of the safest fields of medicine. Nevertheless, the problem of...
Dieticians Recommend Incorporating Margarine into Daily Menu for Health Prevention
Fats are a crucial nutritional component, as they provide necessary energy and aid in the absorption of vitamins A, D, and E. In our...
Polish companies becoming increasingly aware of cyber threats associated with AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used both for cyberattacks and for defending against them. According to a study by EY - "How Polish Companies...
Polish industrial market 2023 overview and outlook for 2024
Poland's industrial sector slowed in 2023, but the market hopes to rebound in 2024. After the peak of take-up and supply in the so-called...
Data center market: No energy, no data
The Warsaw region is currently the largest data centre market in Poland. The capital is home to more than 50 server facilities and a...