(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has asked Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa to help push for the legalization of medical cannabis or marijuana. This, Villafuerte learned this straight from Herbosa during the...
TB OR NOT TB? Some cases of Tuberculosis need a skin or blood test to be spotted (Photo Freepik) Covid-19 isn’t the only highly infectious disease on the rise. Tuberculosis (TB), a disease that also attacks the lungs, has seen a spike in cases too—from 263,000 in 2020 to 311,000 in 2021,...
The Medical City together with IHH Healthcare Singapore. From left: Mr. Edwin Ronald Salonga, Director, IHH Healthcare Philippines; Mr. Vincent Lai, Country Manager, IHH Healthcare Singapore; Dr. Eugenio Jose F. Ramos, President and Group CEO, The Medical City; Mr. Jeffrey Law, Chief Commercial...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The National Commission on Senior Citizens (NCSC) and SM City-Lucena conducted a medical mission for senior citizens in line with National Elderly Week on Thursday, October 5, at the SM City-Lucena Event Center here. THE National Commission on Senior Citizens hold a medical...
The Philippines’ premier hospital, Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed), recently signed another global partnership for the continuous advancement of its medical services, and ultimately, its patient care. This time, it is with Parkway Hospitals Singapore — a healthcare network...
Inauguration of Multispecialty Center. Photo shows (L to R): Dr. Jorge T. Logarta, Medical Director; Victoria Lorelie M. Tan, President; Dr. Realiza G. Henson, Board Director, QC Hall Representatives, District 4, Action Officer Alberto Flores and Dr. Dave Anthony A. Vergara, QC Chief...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Sunday, September 24 said the passage of the bills creating five additional medical schools will help the country mitigate the shortage of doctors and address future health needs of Filipinos especially in the regions. Villanueva, principal sponsor...
BUTUAN CITY – SM Foundation's medical missions continue to provide free and accessible healthcare services to underserved communities. A RESIDENT receives free vitamins and medicines at SM Foundation’s medical mission in SM City Butuan. With its commitment to healthcare, it recently held...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, Sept. 19 issued a warning regarding the purchase and use of “unnotified, unregistered, and banned” medical device products. In an advisory, the FDA named 10 medical device products that are deemed "unsafe for use.” Among these medical device...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a strong advisory to the public, alerting them to the risks associated with purchasing and using nine medical device products that have not undergone the agency's rigorous evaluation process. As of Sept. 18, the FDA has identified seven...
In the ancient days, long before most modern luxuries were even conceptualized, it was common practice to drill holes into one’s skull should one start acting abnormally. Experts at the time thought this process, referred to as trepanation, would help lead evil spirits out of the body. Even as...
BACOLOD CITY – Two-hundred persons benefitted from the eye and ear screening and consultation organized by the Silay City Police Station in Negros Occidental at Kansilayan Gymnasium in Silay City on Thursday, August 25. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, said...
