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As this is still February, the Month of Love, let’s give importance to the central figure of it all, which is equally significant as your hopes, dreams, and feelings — your heart. The heart is the physical organ that needs no introduction, as science has not discovered any alternative for it....

A coalition of health and patient organizations on Tuesday, Feb. 14, told the public to “destroy years of unhealthy eating,” reiterating that diet matters when it comes to heart health. The Healthy Philippines Alliance (HPA) on Tuesday has joined other medical professionals and health experts...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), an emergency procedure performed when a patient’s heart stops beating, may sound intimidating and intricate, but an expert from the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) shared ways on how this life-saving procedure may be conducted even by the untrained. PCP...

In time for the celebration of the Philippine Heart Month, a Filipino health expert enumerated fundamental ways on how one can lessen the risk of having cardiovascular diseases. Pursuant to Proclamation No. 1096 s. 1973, Philippine Heart Month is observed annually in February. This seeks to address...