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Who from MUW was among the 50 most influential women in health care
This exceptional group included Prof. Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk, Head of the Chair and Department of Neurology, Justyna Mieszalska, CEO of the Medical Center, and Magdalena Skarżyńska, MD, PhD, from the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Care. Woman in the Health Market 2024 awards were given to them for their work and activities that contribute to the development of medicine and health care in Poland.
List of One Hundred black banner
This is a prestigious plebiscite of "Puls Medycyny", covering one hundred of the most influential people in Polish medicine and one hundred in the Polish health care system. Yesterday we learned the results of the 2023 edition.
The 9th “Warsaw Health Promotion Days” are behind us
The leading topic of this year’s edition was mental health. During the two-day symposium 22 experts discussed the most important issues related to the protection and strengthening of mental health, as well as the use of artificial intelligence in this area. The event was organized by the Public Health Department of the Medical University of Warsaw and the Students’ Public Health Studies Club operating within the organization.
Almost PLN 38 million in funding from Medical Research Agency for two projects of the Medical University of Warsaw
The Medical Research Agency has finalized a competition for the implementation of epidemiological research on multi-morbidity. Two projects of the Medical University of Warsaw are among the 10 ones that have qualified for co-financing. One concerns the significance of allergic inflammatory processes on the occurrence of multi-morbidities, the other – multi-morbidities among premature newborns.
Specialists and patients about rare diseases
Despite the term, these diseases are not that rare. They affect approximately 2.5 million people in Poland and approximately 350 million in the world. Specialists say that no less than one in four patients, and perhaps as many as 40% of patients, suffer from a rare disease. Doctors, patients and their organizations and families talked about them during a conference organized by the Center of Excellence for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases of the Medical University of Warsaw in cooperation with the “We Have Hit the Wall” Foundation. The Deputy Minister of Health, prof. Urszula Demkow, accepted invitation to the event from the Rector, prof. Zbigniew Gaciong.
A doctor who has transplanted hearts into children. He sits at his desk, telescope glasses in his hand
New life was given to two girls and a boy. Two of them have already been discharged home. The third child developed complications, which he fortunately coped with and will probably leave the hospital soon.
Meeting of the Rector with the representatives of the Kosciuszko Foundation
On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, Rector Prof. Zbigniew Gaciong hosted Grażyna Czetwertyńska, PhD, Prof. UW - President of Kosciuszko Foundation Poland and Mr. Marek Skulimowski - President of The Kosciuszko Foundation, Inc. in New York.
Five projects of our university funded by the Medical Research Agency
The Medical Research Agency has published a ranking list after taking into account the appeals procedure, including the results of the second round of the Head-to-Head Research Competition for non-commercial clinical trials or research experiments. Twenty-two projects were recommended for funding, including three following the appeals procedure.