Photo from Unsplash While no new mpox cases have been reported in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) remained on alert as Africa declared a public health emergency due to an outbreak that has spread to some of its countries. DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo said the number of...
Photo from Pixabay The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Aug. 13 observed a continued increase in dengue cases nationwide, reaching 136,161 as of Aug. 3. DOH said the current number of cases is 33 percent higher than the 102,374 cases recorded during the same period last year. Despite...
(ARNOLD QUIZOL / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reported a significant increase in leptospirosis cases following the flooding caused by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) in late July. As of Tuesday, Aug. 13, DOH data showed that 255 new...
Photo: Freepik Like our eyes, or our noses, or our hair, women’s vaginas come in different shapes and sizes. But thanks—or no thanks—to the porn industry, many of us have imagined that they all look the same way—hairless or at least neatly groomed, tight outer labia (no droopy jowls),...
Photo: Freepik For many busy bees, a day is never complete without their dose of nectar—usually comfort drinks like coffee, milk or bubble tea, matcha, or yogurt shake. They may not be usually considered as healthy, but these seemingly sinful drinks can actually be good for the body—cue huge...
Photo: Freepik The city of Ormoc has just been placed under State of Calamity due to a dengue outbreak. The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas has been ringing the alarm on dengue deaths and illnesses in the province. There has been 13 deaths and 5,730 cases recorded from January to July this...
HEALTHY EVER AFTER Exercise is medicine. Unfortunately, for one too many reasons, a lot of us don’t get to benefit from this important aspect in our lifestyle. Are you a couch potato? Perhaps you want to start exercising but you have no idea how to begin. Are you on a tight budget and...
SKINVESTING Teoxane Laboratories, a Swiss company renowned for its cutting-edge research and development in aesthetic medicine, has just introduced the Teoxane Glowing Lift. This innovative treatment aims to restore youthful radiance and lift the facial contours without the need for invasive...
CLINICAL MATTERS The terrible bullying that Olympic boxer Imane Khelif endured due to misconceptions about her sex during the Olympics is a clear indication that our understanding of human sexuality is imperfect and continues to evolve. To begin with, many people continue to use gender and sex...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) must treat the rise in leptospirosis cases as a wake-up call and a reason to get its act together. Thus, said House Deputy Majority...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (PPAB) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo is prodding the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to establish online consultations, otherwise known as “TeleKonsulta”, as a response to the...
(Unsplash) The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) told a House of Representatives panel that it has identified five allied healthcare professions that will face “supply and demand” challenges in terms of manpower. During the budget deliberations of the agency before the...
