You can still support The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC, Polish Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy, WOŚP) - the biggest, non-governmental, non-profit, charity organization in Polandmore
A number of restaurants listed on Just Eat, the biggest online food delivery app in the UK, have been found to sell food that could cause allergic reactions, an investigation has found.more
Polish blood donors were coming forward in droves on Monday in a bid to save the life of Gdansk's mayor, who needs transfusions after being stabbed in the heart and abdomen while on stage at a charity event. Doctors operated for five hours on Mayor Pawel Adamowicz, who was stabbed Sunday by an ex-convict who rushed onto the stage with a knife, carried out the attack and shouted it was political remore
The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk has been seriously injured after being stabbed on stage at the country's biggest charity event, officials say. Pawel Adamowicz, 53, was taken to hospital, where he is in a critical condition after five hours of surgery.more
The mayor of a city in Poland was in a very serious condition after he was stabbed while on stage during the finale of a large charity event, Poland's interior minister said.more
NHS leaders are preparing to risk a backlash by relaxing long-established key treatment waiting time targets, including hospitals' duty to deal with A&E patients within four hours.more
Fresh concerns over air quality on the London Underground have been raised after researchers found that the concentration of particulate pollution in tube stations was up to 30 times higher than beside busy roads in the capital.more
Arizona authorities are investigating the rape of a female patient in a vegetative state in a nursing facility. The woman stunned workers when she went into labor on Saturday because they didn't even know she was pregnant.more
Children have on average already consumed more sugar than the maximum amount recommended for an 18-year-old by the time they reach their 10th birthday, a study suggests. Public Health England (PHE) said the average 10-year-old has consumed at least 304lb (138kg) of sugar by the time they reach adulthood.more
Sainsbury's has started trialling 'wellness aisles' and 'hubs' to provide specific areas for health products. The supermarket is dedicating aisles, or sections of aisles, to wellness, health and nutritional products - similar to what you might find in Holland & Barrett.more
More than 15m appointments at GP surgeries in England are being wasted each year because of patients failing to turn up and not telling practices in advance, costing the NHS more than £216m.more
One third of Poles declares that they are making New Year's resolutions. Traditionally, the New Year begins with a healthy diet, physical activity and quitting smoking.more
Millions of British expats in Europe could be without healthcare in the event of a no deal Brexit, while EU nationals resident in the UK before 29 March will still be eligible for NHS treatment, the government has confirmed.more
According to the EU directive of 23 October 2013 on cross-border treatment, people living permanently in England - both adults and children who are entitled to free NHS treatment - also have the same right to benefit from benefits in other EU countries European, ie receiving reimbursement for treatment, e.g. in Poland.more
Over 40 percent Polish residents have different allergies. The number of patients increases at a surprisingly fast pace - experts emphasized during the Thursday press conference summarizing the activities of the Ministry of Health for social education in the field of allergic diseases and asthma.more
A coffee caravan in rural Suffolk, furniture restoration projects for men and organised rambles for the recently bereaved are among more than a hundred initiatives being backed with a £11.5m fund to tackle Britain's epidemic of loneliness.more
The NHS has set up a £300,000 fund for city centre "drunk tanks" where intoxicated and aggressive revellers can be supervised over the festive season without heaping pressure on ambulances and A&E.more
The calorie content of meals in UK restaurants is "excessive" and sit-down restaurants are unhealthier than fast-food chains, BMJ research suggests. Health experts say meals should not exceed 600 calories, but in this study they averaged 1,033 in restaurants and 751 in fast-food chains.more