DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council approved on third and final reading major health ordinances aimed at improving nutritional standards, increasing transparency in food products, and promoting healthier dietary choices here. Councilor Rachel Zozobrado, chairperson of the Committee on Migrant...
NEUILLY-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — Therapy donkeys are helping patients with mental health conditions recover in a psychiatric hospital unit outside Paris that 's unique to France. The 19th century farm buildings and wooded surroundings are a haven within the Ville-Evrard hospital complex in...
By Julian Mengual, Chief Executive Officer, MediCard Philippines For many Filipinos, seeking healthcare begins only when discomfort becomes impossible to ignore. A headache may be dismissed as puyat (lack of sleep). Chest discomfort becomes “baka acid reflux lang” (just acid reflux). Before...
By mid-morning at Townsite Elementary School in Mariveles, Bataan, the classrooms had changed their rhythm. Where lessons usually rise in the singsong of children reciting, hospital beds had been wheeled in, folding tables turned into triage stations, and a soft hum of Tagalog and English wove...
The Quezon City government has created a Heat Action Team (QC‑HAT) to boost its response to extreme weather and safeguard residents from rising climate risks. Quezon City has recorded heat index levels reaching 42 to 44 degrees Celsius in 2024 and 2025, raising concerns over health impacts,...
Asian Hospital and Medical Center launched the 9th Annual Clinical Innovation Summit: Lumina 2026 at the Filinvest Tent, bringing together healthcare professionals, wellness advocates, industry experts, and innovators for meaningful discussions and collaborative learning focused on advancing...
Improving health outcomes in Mandaluyong City requires more than making medical services accessible — it also means encouraging residents to become more proactive about their health. Health prioritization was emphasized by Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos and City Health Officer Dr. Arnold...
Public health advocates and lawmakers renewed calls for the immediate passage of the proposed Smoke-Free and Vape-Free Environment Bill amid concerns over increasing tobacco and vape use among Filipino youth. The appeal was made during a gathering in Quezon City in line with World No Tobacco Day...
Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) reshapes the Philippine Operating Room (OR) landscape with its acquisition of a new state-of-the-art multi-port robotics system that is affordable. Consistent with its thrust to close the gap between innovative medicine and patient accessibility, the...
The Quezon City government, through the Quezon City Health Department (QCHD) in partnership with SHAPE Asia, is advancing efforts to promote healthier food environments through a workshop with retail stakeholders in support of a proposed Healthy Food Retail Ordinance. SHAPE Asia is a regional...
Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. is betting on the growing local appetite for Japanese consumer goods, partnering with Nagoya-based Sugi Holdings Co. to launch a new chain of wellness-focused pharmacies in the Philippines. The healthcare arm of Ayala Corp., through its retail unit AC Health Pharma...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo 's Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak. "Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day...
