The Makati Medical Center saw an increase in Covid-19 cases as reflected in both its Covid occupancy and incidence of cases among healthcare workers. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “There has been a slight increase in Covid-19 cases - reflected in both our Covid occupancy in the...
A revolutionary technology in digital imaging for detection and treatment of cancer is finally coming to the Philippines very soon. Makati Life Medical Center is the first to bring the uMI 550 Digital positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (PET/CT) system within this year following a...
ILOILO CITY – The Heart and Lung Center at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in this city is set to serve patients beginning next month. THE newly-inaugurated Heart and Lung Center at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Iloilo City. (Office of Iloilo City...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) next to First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos during the groundbreaking ceremony of the West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSUMC) expansion project (Speaker's Office) Another enduring legacy of the Marcos...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, April 24, celebrated another milestone in pediatric healthcare with the successful liver transplant of a three-year-old child named Baby Gianna. Photo from DOH DOH said the child was diagnosed with biliary atresia and underwent surgery on Feb. 22. Health...
A specialist from the Makati Medical Center's (MakatiMed) dermatology department warned of acne or pimple breakouts in some people due to increased sweating during the summer. Makati Medical Center dermatologist Lucia Castro-Flores during an interview with PTV Rise and Shine Pilipinas on Monday,...
On the 82nd commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan, President Marcos visited the Renal Dialysis Center of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) and donated P150 million for the procurement of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visits t the Renal...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, April 4, extended its congratulations to the Rizal Medical Center’s (RMC) Dermatology Department for clinching the coveted Specialty Clinic of the Year title at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2024. Photo from DOH DOH said RMC’s Dermatology Department...
The officers from PhilHealth formally awarded the Z-Benefit Package for Kidney Transplantation contract to Capitol Medical Center, Inc (CMCI). Photo shows (L-R): CMC Medical Director, Dr. Jorge T. Logarta, PhilHealth Vice President, Regional Office NCR, Dr. Bernadette C. Lico, Dr. Janice Gem P....
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,...
St. Luke's Medical Center has been the leading hospital in the country in utilizing the advanced da Vinci Si Robotic Surgical System for more than a decade and has performed more than 2,000 robotic procedures. Now, St. Luke’s Medical Center will be the first in the Philippines to acquire its...
Dr. Dennis P. Serrano, St. Luke’s President and CEO; Mrs. Lenora A. Cabili, St. Luke’s Board Member; Atty. Cirilo P. Noel, St. Luke’s 1st Vice Chairman; Mr. Amando M. Tetangco, Jr., St. Luke’s Board Member; Dr. Fabio Enrique Posas, Head of St. Luke’s Center for Structural...
