Obstetrics & gynaecology

Polish parliament passes law regulating IVF (Update)

Poland's parliament adopted a law Thursday on in vitro fertilisation (IVF), which was previously allowed in the mostly Catholic country but remained unregulated because of opposition from the right and the Church.

Health

Poland bans junk food in schools

Poland on Thursday banned junk food in schools from January next year to trim rising rates of childhood obesity.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Poland struck by first cases of African swine fever

Poland on Tuesday said it was taking action to stop the spread of African swine fever as it confirmed its first two cases and the European Union worked to end a Russian ban on its lucrative pork exports.

Health

Poland unveils plan to fight drunk driving

Poland's government on Tuesday unveiled a plan to fight driving under the influence, after a drunk driver killed six pedestrians on New Year's Day.

Immunology

EU membership may have led to allergy increase in rural Poland

Poland's entry into the EU may have had the surprising consequence of increasing allergies in rural villages, according to a new study. Surveys show that the prevalence of atopy, a predisposition towards allergic reactions, ...

Surgery

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury (Update)

A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's ...

page 6 from 7