Smile Train elevates comprehensive cleft care for Filipinos in need As the global pandemic approaches its third year, there is no denying that COVID-19 has been everyone’s paramount health concern. As many continue to live with the pandemic, Smile Train recognizes, however, that children born...
The Manila city government inaugurated the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine and Robotics Center in Sta. Ana Hospital on Monday, Jan. 17. The newest facility will focus primarily on providing physical therapy and rehabilitation to patients suffering paralysis. Screencap taken from Isko...
Using convalescent plasma transfusion as adjunctive therapy may not help prevent disease progression among hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Dec. 9. (Photo by Rodrigo ARANGUA / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Results of the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Sunday, Oct. 17, that the results of the virgin coconut oil (VCO) trial at Philippine General Hospital (PGH) which aims to determine the safety and efficacy of VCO as adjunctive therapy for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases may be out by end...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has yet to release the final results of the clinical trials on potential adjunct treatments against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Director Jaime Montoya of the DOST’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) gave updates on...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has invested P8.4 million to determine the safety and efficacy of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as adjunctive therapy for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, and to evaluate its beneficial effects for probable COVID-19 patients who are quarantined in...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) disclosed on Friday, July 23, the completion of the country’s clinical trial on the efficacy and safety of convalescent plasma transfusion as adjunctive therapy to prevent disease progression among hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza As my friend Armi puts it so eloquently, “Shopping is better than sex!” She said this as she pushed three jumbo carts filled to the brim and headed to the cashier’s at Duty Free Philippines. Money is no object, she could have added, unlike sex, which you pay for in...
And some tips on how to do it properly Due to the COVID-19 scare, face to face physical activities have been limited. But for the case of a mom and a new born baby, now more than ever, mommies are encouraged to practice touch therapy with their little ones. In an exclusive interview with Manila...
Only five patients are needed to be enrolled in a clinical trial on the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as an adjunct therapy for hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, July 2. Virgin coconut oil (Manila Bulletin...
Halfway through 2020, doctors at The Medical City (TMC) evaluated and used stem cells from the umbilical cord of newborns for the treatment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia. One year into the pandemic, cases are still rapidly rising in the Philippines. The Department of Health (DOH) on...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) is pushing for a new kind of therapy in the country called "forest bathing," which is a Japanese innovation. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I firmly believe that forest bathing can also be a...
