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Poland’s largest charity fundraiser breaks records with staggering €32.7 million

Bus drivers in Gliwice put on an impressive display in support of the charity by creating an enormous red heart with their taillights. Mosquidron/ Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej w Gliwicach

The 31st Great Orchestra of Christmas charity (WOSP) finale in Warsaw brought to an end several weeks of countrywide fund-raising by WOSP volunteers, who collected donations for specialized medical equipment, mainly for children's hospitals.

Baby heart professor awarded prestigious international distinction for her outstanding work

Warsaw-based Professor Marzena Dębska, who has carried out over 140 operations on babies in the womb diagnosed with complex heart defects, received the 2022 Research “for her inspiring work on fetal cardiac interventions” from the Holm Schneider Foundation for Prenatal Therapy in Erlangen, Germany.

Doctors save five-year-old boy’s life after lawnmower fires metal wire into his heart

The child named Przemek had been watching his mum cutting grass at the family home in the town of Opoczno when the lawnmower hit what appeared to be a stone.

Genetics professor calls for ‘genetic tests’ to confirm cause of Chopin's death

Professor Michał Witt from the Institute of Human Genetics PAS in  Poznań said that despite the composer’s death certificate putting tuberculosis as cause of death, there was still room for doubt.

Gran-tastic! Retired grannies turn old socks into cuddly toys for sick children

Beginning their venture with stuffed monkeys, the retirees have now expanded their oeuvre to include among other things cuddly cats, dogs and owls for the University Centre of Paediatrics Central Clinical Hospital in Łódź.

Delightful heart-shaped ‘trees of love’ found in empty field

VIDEO: The stunning natural formation has now become a hit with photographers, tourists and romantics looking to propose.

We LAKE this a lot!

A beautiful heart-shaped lake has been spotted hidden deep in the forest in Międzyrzecz County.

Loving husband plants enormous heart to honour promise in memory of his late wife

When the love of his life tragically died, Maria's grief-stricken husband created the giant heart on the slopes of a hill overlooking the village of Solina in the Bieszczady Mountains where they had planned their life.

Chopin’s wandering heart

We all like a bit of Chopin, and to coincide with his 210th birthday we take a look at his heart.

Home is where the heart lies: the amazing story of Chopin’s heart

Cut from the famed composer, the heart is a focal point of Polish history and culture.

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