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Office of the Patient Rights Ombudsman

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Digital health misinformation and pseudomedical scams

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Latest: Social media health warnings and misinformation impact user awareness

The digital landscape is seeing a rise in health misinformation, a phenomenon the World Health Organization (WHO) describes as an ‘infodemic’. This trend is driven by social media algorithms that favor sensationalist con

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Poland health queues, Lex Szarlatan & screening expansion

54 clusters · 118 sources · last updated

Latest: Medical services and specialist consultations announced in Poland

Since May 2026, tighter NFZ reimbursement rules have produced record-long queues for diagnostics. The Health Ministry has responded with hospital consolidation grants, reduced co-payments, bonuses for clinics, and a pilo