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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Provincial Health Office has reported a decrease in the number of influenza, dengue fever, typhoid fever, and acute gastroenteritis cases in this province from January 1 to 22 compared to the same period last year. Despite this downtrend, the PHO reminded the...

The House Committee on Health on Thursday, Nov. 10, approved the consolidated substitute bill that would establish the Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control, which was at the core of the health industry’s concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic. A general view of the Centers for...

The public can expect the launch of newly developed diagnostic test kits for other communicable diseases such as leptospirosis, tuberculosis, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by the end of 2022 to 2023. (Photo by JC Gellidon on Unsplash) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said...

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) vowed Friday, Nov. 5, to make diagnostic kits for both communicable and non-communicable diseases affordable and accessible to many Filipinos. (Photo by JC Gellidon on Unsplash) DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)...

The country’s indigenous berries as potential functional foods against non-communicable diseases is now being explored under the two projects supported by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD). DOST Secretary Fortunato...