Why they are so valuable, where they are found, how they are used - the high school students were introduced to the world of stem cells by Professor Magdalena Kucia, Head of the Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine MUW.

Today, the specialists from the Department of Ophthalmology MUW performed nine minimally invasive MIMS micro sclerostomy procedures on patients with glaucoma. The operations took place at the Independent Public Clinical Ophthalmology Hospital in Warsaw.

On Friday, March 8, there was an unusual concert by the university's Music Based Medicine band. Extraordinary because of the occasion, Women's Day, and because it was the last performance by young artists from MUW.

Specialists from the Department of General, Oncological and Functional Urology UCC MUW performed the first sacral neuromodulation procedure in Poland using a new generation pacemaker. The patient was a woman with multiple sclerosis suffering from mixed urinary incontinence. As emphasized by Professor Piotr Radziszewski, Head of the Department, who performed the procedure with his team, in patients suffering from neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction, this technique has a high success rate of up to 80%. And thanks to new-generation devices, patients will have a good quality of life for up to 15 years.

Dr. Stanisław Szlufik from the Department of Neurology of the Faculty of Health Sciences MUW has become one of the few medical scientists to win the NAWA Bekker grant to travel to Prof. Andres Lozano's team in Toronto. There he will engage in a novel research study entitled "Decision support system for the evaluation of brain connectome supported by artificial intelligence methods".

Stanisława Leszczyńska is the patron saint of Polish midwives. To honor this remarkable figure, a chamber sculpture depicting her is to be erected at the Duchess Anna Mazowiecka Hospital in Warsaw. Members of the Social Committee Commemorating the Character of Stanisława Leszczyńska asked the First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda to support this initiative. The visit to the Presidential Palace took place on March 5, 2024.

Tuesday's meeting, which discussed, among other things, amendments to the Pharmaceutical Law and the Law on the National Oncology Network, was attended by nursing students accompanied by Artur Białoszewski from the Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazard, Allergology and Immunology UCC MUW, who organized the visit to the Senate. The group met with Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna and committee chairwoman Beata Małecka-Libera.

The International Symposium on Orthopaedic Oncology (BOOM) was held in Birmingham. Scientists met to develop the first consensus on the treatment of chondrosarcoma and strategies for treating peri-prosthetic infection after resection of bone tumors. Paweł Łęgosz, MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Locomotion System UCC MUW, was invited to join the Scientific Committee.

It was conducted by Dr. Antonina Doroszewska, Head of the Department of Medical Communication MUW, where classes on communication with patients have been held for many years for students at our university. Some of the classes have an interactive form and involve a so-called simulated patient. And although the situations during the classes are faked, the emotions are very real. Dr. Doroszewska argued that properly conducted communication can change a lot in the doctor-patient relationship.

Prof. Renata Górska holds the position of a professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine MUW, and is also a national consultant in periodontology. She will serve as a Chairwoman of the Council for the Development of Dentistry - an auxiliary and advisory body to the Minister of Health - from March 16, 2024.