The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned the public about unsafe drug products from unauthorized sources such as medical doctors, unlicensed clinics, and other health facilities. (Photo from Unsplash) In an announcement signed by Director General Samuel Zacate, the FDA reiterated its public...
THE Taranganan Caravan of the Ako Bicol party-list provided free healthcare services for residents of San Jacinto, Ticao, Island, Masbate on Friday, May 17. (Nino N. Luces) The Philippine Coast Guard-Bicol and Philippine Navy conducted dental services and doctors from Tanchuling...
Recognizing that social good initiatives uplift populations, especially those who put healthcare last, the SM Foundation continues to prioritize preventive healthcare promotion. An elderly patient avails of free medical services at SM City Marilao's SM Foundation medical mission. For the SM...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded the administrators of hospitals owned by the provincial government of Camarines Norte to dispose of their medical wastes properly to safeguard people's health and the environment. The reminder, contained in COA's annual audit reports, was issued to...
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 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to the public regarding the purchase and use of medical devices that have not undergone its evaluation process. Photo from FDA website In an advisory on Wednesday, April 24, FDA identified eight medical devices that are not considered safe....
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,...
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 178 former rebels and their families received free wellness checks from the 802nd Infantry Brigade's Healthcare Fair and Medical Care program in Camp Downes, Ormoc City, Leyte. The health and wellness program were part of the 36th founding anniversary of the 802nd IB....
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...
