(Unsplash) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has reiterated the need for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to step up its coverage for more costly ailments such as cancer treatment, heart bypass surgery, and the like. Lee was...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's Office) The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should offer unlimited coverage for costly medical procedures, such as cancer treatment and heart bypass surgery. Thus, said AGRI...
The Philippines has an alarmingly high rate of premature cancer deaths, a senior government researcher said. Photo from Unsplash “If you look at the data in the Philippines, the rate of premature deaths is too high,” said Valerie Ulep, a senior researcher of the government...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera (Rep. Herrera's office) The Marcos administration has proven its dedication to help Filipino cancer patients as far as House Deputy Minority Leader and Bagong Henerasyon...
More than 25 indigent patients benefitted from the free consultations and operations conducted by Vice Mayor Zar Candelaria in Barangay Poblacion, Calumpit, Bulacan on Wednesday, March 15. Candelaria, a surgeon, said he has been doing free consultations and minor surgeries for more than 20 years to...
Parañaque City 1st District Rep. Edwin Olivarez distributed guarantee letters for medical assistance to six constituents on Thursday, Jan. 26. Olivarez said the six city constituents who are in dire need of medical and financial assistance are currently confined at three hospitals in Metro Manila....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, January 8 welcomed the Department of Health’s (DOH) report indicating that over seven million Filipinos have become beneficiaries of the Malasakit Centers scattered around the country since it’s first center was established in February 2018. The...
THE TECHNOLOGY is being used across 11 stroke treatment networks in the NHS. (Shutterstock) LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Artificial intelligence technology has tripled the number of UK stroke patients recovering to a point where they can perform daily activities, according to new research...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should increase its coverage for outpatient hemodialysis to a maximum of 156 sessions for next year, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go noted that currently PhilHealth members and their dependents who are diagnosed with stage 5 chronic kidney...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that an assistance fund to provide support for cancer patients is now available in 31 hospitals across the country. The Cancer Assistance Fund (CAF) “shall cover outpatient and inpatient services including but not limited to diagnostics, therapeutic...
A House leader has commended the executive department’s recent move to provide additional assistance to the country’s needy hemodialysis patients. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (PNA) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo specifically hailed the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- At the age of 85, Uruguayan Olga Diaz's kidneys are failing -- she was beginning to despair at her bleak future, kept alive by 12 hours of dialysis per week. Bandoneonists Abril Farolini, 22, Ramiro Hernández, 35, and singer Paola Larrama, 37, perform at the dialysis room...
