Chest pain is one of the most common reasons patients present to the hospital. For the patient, it means fear and uncertainty. Meanwhile, the physician faces a rapid decision: are we dealing with a myocardial infarction, a life-threatening condition, or another, often much less dangerous, cause of the symptoms? The problem is that in the early stages, the symptoms can be very similar. And in myocardial infarction, time works against us. That is why in our project we are searching for a new warning signal, writes Ewelina Błażejowska, MD, a PhD candidate at the 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology, UCK WUM.

On January 15, 2026, the Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rare Diseases in Pediatric and Adult Nephrology at MUW organized a symposium with the participation of speakers of the following specialties: genetics, nephrology, pediatrics, diagnostics, pathology to enable the exchange of knowledge, presentation of current research and discussion on the practical aspects of the clinical management of patients with rare kidney diseases.

Tomasz Szostek, a PhD student from the Chair and Department of Biochemistry at the Medical University of Warsaw, is a co-author of a review article published in the prestigious international journal Drug Discovery Today.

This was the second edition of the event organized by the Department of Nursing Propedeutics at MUW, the Department of Geriatric Nursing at MUW and the National Medical Institute in Ivano-Frankivsk. A total of 16 students of first-cycle studies in Nursing competed in the finals. The second place on the podium went to our student Piotr Adamczyk.

The Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG) promotes, implements, and upholds the Declaration of Istanbul to combat organ trafficking, transplant tourism, and the commercialization of transplantation. It also encourages the adoption of effective and ethical transplant practices worldwide. Our scientist, who serves as Head of the Chair and Department of Nephrology, Dialysis Therapy and Internal Medicine at the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw, is the only Polish member of the DICG. She has now also taken on the role of member of the DICG Executive Committee.

Professor Leszek Czupryniak, Head of the Department of Diabetology and Internal Medicine, WUM UCC, gave a funny, honest, and passionate account of what studying medicine involved, what kind of doctor you could be, and how interesting and important diabetology was. Scheduled to take one hour, the meeting lasted two, and was greatly enjoyed by the students of the high schools under the WUM patronage.

Sixteen individuals participated in the farewell ceremony for employees who are moving into retirement, which took place on December 10. Some of them had worked at WUM for more than 40 years. “With all my heart, I would like to wish you health, joy, and time that you can devote to everything you’d been putting off «until later». May you enjoy the time with your family, pursuing your passions, going for walks, traveling, and a bit of doing-nothing,” the Rector, Professor Rafał Krenke, told the retirees.

Specialists from the Chair and Department of Orthopedics and Locomotor Traumatology, WUM UCC, have performed two innovative procedures: a reconstruction of the tibia using a vascularized graft and microscopic surgery, and a reconstruction of knee cartilage with the use of 3D technology and a personalized implant, Episurf.

The National Science Centre (Narodowe Centrum Nauki, NCN) has announced the results of the PRELUDIUM 24, OPUS 29, JPND Call 2025, and MINIATURA competitions. Eleven researchers from WUM received funding for their projects.

The Student Scientific Society operating at the Clinic of Infectious, Tropical, and Hepatological Diseases carried out another edition of an informational campaign dedicated to HIV prevention. This year’s event, organized on the occasion of World AIDS Day, was aimed at the community of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH).