DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) assured employees of the Research Institute...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo The practice of modern medicine is very much truth-based in terms of the science behind it. Medical literature gives us an abundance of information, which we use to treat patients. The science is robust and evidence-based. Besides being peer-reviewed and...
Prepare for those face-to-face meetings, Instagrammable travels, and catch-up sessions with friends by having glowing and youthful skin with the help of safe, trusted, and proven beauty science. The latest trends in aesthetics point to a natural-looking and subtle ‘glow-up’ as they call it on...
The Department of Health-Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) issued Certificates of Proficiency for 2022 to all 14 Philippine Red Cross (PRC) molecular laboratories across the country. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS FACEBOOK) According to a statement released by PRC on Monday, July 4, all 14...
Valeria Doctors aims to redefine the landscape of Dentistry and Aesthetic Medicine in the Philippines. Owned by three young and promising professionals, Dr. Patricia Diana Suiza, Dr. Lieth Momani and Dr. Brian Punzal, Valeria is set to leave footprints in the global industry as they venture not...
The Quezon City (QC) government resumed its free maintenance medicines program for all senior citizens on Tuesday, April 5. The pilot run for the relaunch was held on Tuesday in key areas in the city’s six districts - Toro Hills Covered Court in Barangay Bahay Toro for District 1; Barangay...
All senior citizens in Quezon City will get monthly maintenance medicines for free through the city's Senior Citizen Maintenance Medicine Program. The free maintenance medicines are for hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol. Under the program, each indigent senior citizen with the said...
The Pasig City local government signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with One Meralco Foundation (OMF) and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH) for the grant of medical scholarship to aspiring medical students in the city on Tuesday, March 1. The medical scholarship offers an...
President Duterte has ordered to give the "widest publicity" for the list of accredited online sellers of medicines to educate the public. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing that was aired on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) During a...
The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) and UP College of Medicine-Philippine General Hospital (PGH) raised concern for the safety of arrested UPM alumna Dr. Natividad "Naty" Castro. Dr. Naty Castro (Photo courtesy of Castro's family) In a statement, UP Manila expressed concern that Navaro,...
It can even create and adjust based on client's preferences "Filipinos have become more watchful of their health and safety than ever before," says Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy (AIP) Chief Executive Officer Richard Lista. "We, at AIP, want to offer a wider range of solutions to help every...
