When used responsibly, social media has the power to inspire positive change and amplify support for meaningful causes. Christopher Diwata, widely recognized for his standout performance on a popular noontime show where he portrayed Taylor Lautner’s Twilight character Jacob, became a viral...
Sound healing is having a moment in Manila’s wellness scene, from singing bowl sessions in Makati spas to kulintang meditation circles in cultural centers. But does this ancient practice actually work, or is it just expensive noise therapy? The surprising answer is both more complex and more...
In a landmark move to raise the bar in surgical training and innovation, Mount Grace Hospitals, Inc. (MGHI), a member of the UNILAB Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with IRCAD Taiwan, one of Asia’s premier institutions for minimally invasive and robotic surgery education. The...
Modern lifestyle has become so hectic and at the same time more and more sedentary. With almost everything accessible with just one click, we are not required to move as much as we should to accomplish tasks. Lack of movement is not only related to overall decline in health and wellbeing, but it is...
Shortly after another Covid-19 scare, fake news posts emerged about an impending lockdown due to mpox. Mpox is the disease that used to be called monkeypox. There are many reasons for the name change, including decreasing misconceptions regarding the origins of the virus, fighting the stigma...
As part of the healthcare institutions’ ongoing efforts to prevent cardiovascular diseases, Asian Hospital and Medical Center, in partnership with the Department of Health, has launched a public health campaign against atherosclerosis, smoking, and vaping—leading contributors to heart attacks,...
Health Secretary Ted Herbosa on Tuesday, June 3, warned that the number of Filipinos living with HIV could exceed 400,000 if urgent and aggressive action is not taken to curb the country’s rapidly rising infection rate. “Kapag hindi po natin napigilan ang pagdami ng HIV, aabot tayo sa lampas...
Twenty-seven out of every 1,000 deaths in the Philippines are attributed to liver diseases, a silent but deadly health crisis in the country. While liver diseases are often linked to adults and lifestyle-related factors, many Filipino children also suffer from congenital and hereditary liver...
CEBU CITY – Six suspected cases of monkeypox are being monitored in Central Visayas. The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Monday, June 2, said three cases are in Cebu City, one in Mandaue City, one in Talisay City, and one in Lapu-Lapu City. DOH-7 Director Joshua Brillantes...
Economic advocacy group Action for Economic Reforms (AER) backs the Department of Finance’s (DOF) stance to retain Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (Philhealth) five-percent premium rate, warning that any reduction would have catastrophic consequences for the country’s health financing...
Face masks are not necessary to prevent monkeypox (Mpox) transmission, as the virus spreads through close and intimate contact, not through the air like Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, June 1. “Sa airborne illness ‘yun kagaya ng Covid, pero sa sakit na ito na...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa has urged President Marcos to declare a national public health emergency over Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), warning that the Philippines now records the highest increase in new HIV cases in the world. “Fifty-seven new cases a day. 500...
