56 years ago the first successful kidney transplant took place. On the anniversary of this event a campaign under the name "Give life", prepared by the local government of the Mazovian Voivodeship, is launched. It is supported by the experts from MUW.

Nine and a half liters of blood collected from 21 donors is the result of another blood donation campaign organized on the initiative of students associated in the IFMSA-Poland Warsaw Branch. - Blood is a life-saving substance that, despite advances in technology, cannot yet be synthetically produced. It is essential in such life-threatening conditions as massive hemorrhages, accidents, anemia or even cancer. The campaign is a response to the ever growing need for blood - stresses Piotr Kucharczyk, "Stream of Life" coordinator from the IFMSA-Poland Warsaw Branch.

The 30th Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) will take place on Sunday, January 30. This year’s aim of the collection under the slogan "Open your eyes" is to buy specialist equipment which will ensure the highest standards in diagnostics and treatment of children's eyesight. Our university also joined the action, offering, among other things, over 30 auctions to bid on.

Vascular anastomosis (bypass) using a specialized simulator is a task that medical students participating in the 9th edition of the practical cardiac surgery course had to perform on their own.

Twelve MUW students were awarded rector's prizes for preparing or participating in the preparation of outstanding scientific works. Today, during a meeting of the University Senate, ten of them received congratulatory diplomas from the hands of the Rector - Prof. Zbigniew Gaciong.

Piotr Bromber, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health, came to present the diploma to Mariusz Tomaniak, MD, PhD, from the 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology. Our researcher received the Minister of Health award for the university teachers. The ceremony was held in the rectorate. Professor Zbigniew Gaciong, Rector of MUW, also took part in the event.

The tradition of meetings at Powązki Cemetery has continued since the death of Professor Zdzislaw Askanas, the founder and the first head of the 4th Department of Internal Medicine, currently the 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology. Every year on January 17 the employees of the Department together with the invited guests lay flowers on the professor’s grave. This year, despite the snowstorm, they also went to the Powazki and the cemetery in Pyry. They laid flowers on the graves of Prof. Askanas and his students - Prof. Leszek Ceremużyński, Prof. Tadeusz Kraska and Prof. Jerzy Kuch.

The disease does not have to ruin dreams of medals. Dr. Piotr Lodzinski from the 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology at UCC MUW has performed ablation procedures in many athletes with arrhythmias. This allowed them to continue their careers. Our specialist together with Paweł Balsam, MD, PhD, performed the ablation, among others, on wrestler Tomasz Michalik, who later returned to training and won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The surgery was performed on a 17-year-old patient with Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic connective tissue disorder affecting one in 10,000 people. The procedure consisted of simultaneous correction of an aortic aneurysm, emphysematous bullae and funnel chest deformity. Performing these procedures simultaneously minimized the perioperative risk and number of complications and also significantly reduced the patient's total hospital stay. The boy was discharged home in good condition.

Can a person escape existential loneliness? What is love and what is a dream? MUW students and graduates from the Academic Magic Theatre try to answer these and other questions in their latest performance, inspired by the novels of Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The premiere of the show took place last Friday "on the boards" of the ballroom of the legendary Medics Clubhouse. The show can also be seen on January 14 at 7 p.m. We are also planning to perform in February, which we will be sure to announce on our social media.