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What does “gut health” really mean? Our researcher co-authors a consensus
An international team of experts, including Prof. Hanna Szajewska, head of the Department of Pediatrics at UCK WUM, has published a consensus in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology defining the concept of “gut health.”
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New method for treating advanced heart failure with conduction disorders
A team from the 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology performed one of the first implantations in Poland of a modern cardioverter-defibrillator with cardiac resynchronization therapy. The device enables physiological stimulation of the heart’s conduction system, a network of muscle cells responsible for generating and conducting electrical impulses and coordinating cardiac contractions. The procedure was performed on a 70-year-old man with severe heart failure of ischemic origin, who had also developed a conduction disorder (left bundle branch block) as a result of the disease.
Prof. Jakub Piwowarski, a young man posing for a photo in a dark blazer and a light-colored shirt.
Our scientist will investigate how compounds from Psilocybe mushrooms may affect the brain through the gut microbiota
Prof. Jakub Piwowarski, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Bioanalysis, has just received funding of PLN 4,986,198 from the National Science Centre (NCN) under the SONATA BIS competition for his project titled PsiloBiota. The project is based on the assumption that the fruiting bodies of mushrooms from the Psilocybe genus contain many previously undescribed substances that may influence the brain through the gut-microbiota-brain axis, a network of interactions between the intestines, microorganisms, and the nervous system that is important, among other things, for mood and cognitive functions.
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ERN RARE-LIVER 2026 Meeting with participation of the Department of Hepatology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine at UCK WUM
The international meeting of the European Reference Network RARE-LIVER (ERN RARE-LIVER) is one of the most important events dedicated to rare liver diseases, bringing together experts from across Europe. It serves as a platform for exchanging experience and developing standards of care for patients. This year’s meeting, held in February in Prague, was attended by representatives of the Department of Hepatology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine of the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw (UCK WUM).
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The Renaissance person and medicine
Jakub Kosma Rokicki, MD, from the First Chair and Department of Cardiology at the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw (WUM), spoke to students of the Nicolaus Copernicus 33 High School in Warsaw about a Renaissance person and the benefits of becoming one when you want to help others.
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About nursing on social media
“A large 2024 meta-analysis shows that social media activity by scientists and professionals does, in fact, work; however, it is not unconditional. It works if we engage in thoughtful and consistent activity,” said Prof. Mariusz Panczyk from the Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences at the Medical University of Warsaw (WUM) during the symposium “About Nursing in Social Media.”
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Science: polyphenols and postbiotics versus C. difficile
The number of Clostridioides difficile infections is increasing, and current treatment often fails to produce satisfactory results. Therefore, new and more effective methods are needed. MSc Eng. Piotr Lalowski, a PhD candidate from the Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology at the Medical University of Warsaw (WUM), will investigate in his project whether polyphenols and postbiotics can weaken C. difficile and help restore a healthy gut microbiota. If so, these substances may become a practical support in preventing disease recurrence. This is particularly important for patients with intestinal diseases, whose disrupted microbiota predisposes them to frequent and severe infections.
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First pediatric impedance planimetry workshop in Poland
Impedance planimetry (EndoFLIP) is an important procedure used to measure the distensibility of the esophageal wall and assess its motility. The method can be used for a number of indications, including motility disorders and esophageal strictures. It is particularly useful in children, in whom traditional diagnostic methods may be difficult or impossible, since the procedure can be performed under general anesthesia.
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Prof.Health security of Poles as the subject of a MUW conference
The event was organized by the Polish Society for Health Economics. The Rector of our university embraced the honorary patronage over the event. Experts invited to speak discussed important issues concerning drug safety, AI implementation and modern therapeutic technologies for health care, or improving its availability and quality.
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EMPOWERED project kick-off meeting
The EMPOWERED project, led by the MUW, aims to strengthen medical education in the field of interpersonal, digital and AI-assisted communication. On February 5, a kick-off meeting was held at the MUW, attended by the representatives of our university, headed by the Vice Rector for International Relations, Promotion and Development, Prof. Michał Grąt and representatives of partner universities from: Ireland, Hungary and Romania.

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