Medical University of Warsaw

Radiation- and Radical-Induced Graft Copolymers for Environmental Remediation and Separation Technologies

Modern separation and purification technologies increasingly require materials that combine high selectivity, chemical robustness, and long-term operational stability without compromising mechanical performance. Radiation- and radical-induced graft copolymerization addresses this...

Recommendations of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Section of the Polish Neurological Society and the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians for family planning and pregnancy management in women with multiple sclerosis: an update

INTRODUCTION: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of the Central Nervous System that most commonly affects females of reproductive age. Therefore, the issue of family planning is relevant in this population, especially in the context of starting a...

Rosavin, but not its combination with salidroside, lowers total β-catenin in human osteoblast cultures: an exploratory in vitro study under mineralizing conditions

Abstract Osteoblast dysfunction and altered Wnt/β-catenin-dependent responses accompany bone-remodeling imbalance in rheumatic and degenerative joint disease. Rosavin and salidroside are constituents of Rhodiola rosea preparations used without prescription, and are always encount...

An Orbicularis Oculi-Related Band as a Potential Modifier of Tear-Trough Visibility: A Hypothesis-Generating Observation of a Layered Boundary in a Patient

Background/Objectives: A surface feature first noticed after aesthetic treatment may be misclassified as treatment-created. This single-patient observation examined a stable medial tear-trough contour noticed after midface volumization. The aims were to map its clinically continu...

Optimizing safety and efficacy of asparaginase and blinatumomab therapy in frontline acute lymphoblastic leukemia regimens in diverse health care settings—international expert consensus

Frontline blinatumomab combined with chemotherapy has resulted in improved outcomes in both pediatric and adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is considered the new cornerstone of acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment. The role of asparaginase in this new landsca...

Appropriateness over Numbers: Pharmacological Burden and Scalable Medication Review in Older Adults

Polypharmacy in older adults is common, rising and inconsistently defined, and it is widely treated as a problem of how many medicines a person takes. This non-systematic narrative review argues that its harm depends more on the appropriateness of the regimen and the pharmacologi...

Percentiles for crying, regurgitation, stool consistency, and CoMiSSTM in presumed healthy infants

Parents frequently consult health care professionals because of infant regurgitation, crying and stool consistency. The Cow’s Milk-related Symptom Score (CoMiSS TM ) is an awareness tool for cow’s milk allergy. We aimed to characterize the distribution of CoMiSS items in presumed...

Can ChatGPT pass the polish national medical specialization examination in orthopedics and traumatology?

INTRODUCTION: Artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved rapidly in recent years and is becoming increasingly integrated into many areas of medicine. In the medical field, these systems have attracted considerable attention because of their potential applications in clinical decisi...

Vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) vs. optical coherence tomography in chronic coronary syndromes (VISION-FFR)

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is the gold standard for evaluating the functional significance of coronary stenosis. With advances in methods based on computational fluid dynamics and three-dimensional vessel reconstructions, non-invasive assessment using indices such as vessel FF...

Crisis Resource Management and Non-Technical Skills Training in Anesthesia: A Narrative Review

Adverse medical events remain a serious concern worldwide; deficiencies in human factors contribute to a large proportion of medical incidents and preventable patient harm.In anesthesiology, where high-risk and complex clinical events are routine, non-technical skills (NTS)-inclu...

Efficacy and tolerability of venetoclax plus rituximab in relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia – real-world analysis of Polish adult leukemia study group

We collected clinical data on 363 patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (RR-CLL) treated with venetoclax-rituximab (VR) in a real-world setting. The median age was 69.5 years (range, 32.5–91.6 years), and the median number of prior lines of therapy was 2...

A Practical Perspective on Confronting the Obesity Epidemic: Public-Health Strategies

Obesity is currently recognized as a global epidemic and contributes to numerous health complications. It is strongly associated with poor dietary habits, including the widespread availability and consumption of high-calorie foods. We conducted a narrative review of publications...

Challenging creation of a hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in a patient with high division of the radial artery

The radial artery (RA), a branch of the brachial artery, is frequently utilized in a variety of medical procedures: by cardiologists for cardiac catheterization, by nephrologists for arteriovenous fistula creation, by interventional radiologists, and by plastic surgeons for free...

Emotional distress in patients before first-time and redo catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is frequently accompanied by anxiety and depressive symptoms, which may affect quality of life. While catheter ablation (CA) is an established therapy for AF, data comparing emotional distress burden pri...

Microbiota Dynamics and Listeria monocytogenes Inhibition in Vacuum-Packed Brown Bear Meat Treated with β-Cyclodextrin-Encapsulated Essential Oil

Abstract This study evaluated the microbiological quality and microbiota dynamics of brown bear ( Ursus arctos ) meat treated with β-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes of Origanum vulgare essential oil (OVEO/β-CD) and Illicium verum essential oil (IVEO/β-CD) during 21 days of refri...

Obinutuzumab Induces Histological Remission and Deep Kidney Parenchymal B-Cell Depletion in Patients with Lupus Nephritis: Exploratory Analyses of the Phase III REGENCY Trial

Objectives The REGENCY trial ( NCT04221477 ) demonstrated superiority of obinutuzumab (OBI) plus standard therapy (+ST) vs placebo (PBO) +ST in achieving complete renal response (CRR) at Week 76 (W76) in adults with active lupus nephritis (LN). These exploratory analyses aimed to...