In the last two weeks, I’ve had three elderly patients end up in the hospital with severe pneumonia. This isn’t uncommon in my infectious diseases practice since I help take care of very sick patients with lung infections. What is unusual about these cases is that they were not caused by the...
BACOLOD CITY - A nine-month-old baby boy died in an evacuation center for displaced residents of Kanlaon Volcano in La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Dr. Girlie Pinongan, provincial health officer, said that the baby from Barangay Cabagnaan, La Castellana succumbed to septic shock due to sepsis...
Former first lady Imelda Marcos, who is still hospitalized due to pneumonia, "is feeling much better," President Marcos disclosed. File photo of President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., former first lady Imelda Marcos, and Senator Imee Marcos taken outside the Comelec in Manila during Imee's...
Former first lady Imelda Marcos "is in good spirits" and has no difficulty in breathing, following her hospitalization due to pneumonia, President Marcos said. In a statement, Marcos, who is currently in Melbourne, Australia, confirmed that his mother is suffering from slight pneumonia. He said he...
DAVAO CITY – A representative from the Department of Internal Medicine of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) here said there is no surge in atypical or walking pneumonia within the hospital. Walking pneumonia is a lung ailment caused by mycoplasma pneumonia. It gained attention...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) reassured the public on Wednesday, Dec. 13 that the admission of Covid-19 patients at the hospital is still not at “alarming” level. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from University of the Philippines) "Hindi naman ito alarming. Sa ngayon, mayroon kaming...
The Department of Health (DOH) clarified that the four cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae or “walking pneumonia” in the Philippines are not indicative of a new outbreak. (Pixabay) In a statement released late Wednesday, Dec. 6, DOH said the four cases have already recovered. “Only four (0.08...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Dec. 6, officially confirmed the presence of four cases of mycoplasma pneumoniae commonly known as "walking pneumonia" among reported Influenza-like Illness (ILI) cases. Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin DOH pointed out that the affected individuals were...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Monday, Dec. 4, that there were currently no reported local cases of "walking pneumonia" in the Philippines, as the illness continues to spread in China and other countries. (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) "The good news is we are not able to report any...
An independent health reform advocate said on Monday, Dec. 4 that antibiotics may not be an effective remedy for individuals with “walking pneumonia.” (Unsplash) "May isang grupo lamang ng antibiotics ang tumatalab sa walking pneumonia at ang pangalan ay azithromycin or macrolides (Only a...
The Department of Health (DOH) has intensified monitoring efforts in response to a surge in respiratory illnesses in China linked to the increased relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions and the onset of winter. (Unsplash) The China National Health Commission reported that among the affected...
Government and advocates urge senior citizens to get Pneumococcal vaccination FIGHT AGAINST PNEUMONIA Speakers during the recently held Pandesal Forum (from left) Gerald John A. Paz, DOH senior health program officer; Dr. Allandale Nacino, DOH medical officer IV Dr. Arthur Dessi E. Roman, RITM...
