The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, August 23, announced a continued decline in leptospirosis cases nationwide while closely monitoring dengue infections during the ongoing rainy season. From August 17 to 21, DOH said only 18 new leptospirosis cases were recorded — a sharp decrease from...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, August 13, that it has expanded its leptospirosis fast lanes to 49 hospitals nationwide. The DOH said that the initiative aligns with President Marcos’ directive to enhance rapid and efficient medical responses to leptospirosis and other...
President Marcos has stressed the need for a long-term program that would promote healthy diet among the youth in order to avoid chronic diseases. During his visit at the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) on Thursday, June 19, to formally launch the expanded benefit package for adult and...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay said she will push for a comprehensive national healthcare program that will provide free maintenance medicines, including insulin and cancer drugs, as well as better health facilities for all Filipinos nationwide. “Importante...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Heart Association-Philippine College of Cardiology has warned that cardiovascular diseases are affecting more younger people in the country. THE Philippine Heart Association-Philippine College of Cardiology during its midyear convention in Iloilo City last...
CEBU CITY – Health authorities in Central Visayas have warned the public against water-borne diseases with the onset of the rainy season. Influenza, leptospirosis, and dengue are common during the rainy season, said Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of the Department of...
Recognizing the communal benefits of vaccination, particularly its role in protecting not only individuals but also households and communities, an expert has urged medical professionals to “offer vaccines to all adults.” (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) "Even if the reason for...
DAVAO CITY – Persons suffering from cardiovascular diseases are getting younger primarily due to unhealthy lifestyle characterized by substance abuse, a medical expert of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) here said. Speaking at the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao on Monday,...
So, there’s a newly-opened drive-thru or fast-food restaurant near your area. (Pixabay) While fast food is indeed convenient, the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) on Monday, Feb. 19, warned that a significant increase in kidney disease cases was attributed to the rapid...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said that the Philippines is at the forefront of living organ donations in Asia. Huge kidney model on NKTI building (Zekinah Elize Espina / Manila Bulletin) In a press conference on Monday, February 19, NKTI Executive Director Dr. Rosemarie...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that cardiovascular diseases remain the top causes of illness, disability, and even death in the Philippines. (Pixabay) Ischemic heart disease, hypertensive disease, and stroke are among the most common cardiovascular ailments affecting Filipinos. In response to...
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...
