Photo: Christopher Catbagan / Unsplash By HONEY REYES A silent epidemic in Manila's busy heart shadows the vibrant Filipino life. Mental health challenges, once secret and shameful, now affect many. Depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues can be overwhelming. They...
Monkeypox, now known as mpox, has been declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the second time. Image from Unsplash The viral disease, which has been spreading in African countries, was first declared a PHEIC in 2022. Two years...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has highlighted a Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) official’s support for his measure promoting the mental health and well-being of the country’s...
This photo supplied by MSF (Doctors Without Borders) dated May 31, 2023, shows health workers educating children on the symptoms of the mpox disease in Goma, Congo. (Augustin Mudiayi/Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières via AP) LONDON/PESHAWAR (AP) — Swedish health officials...
The Insurance Commission (IC) reported on Friday, Aug. 16, that healthcare benefits paid out by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) rose by 15.7 percent from January to June this year while their net income also increased. In a statement, the IC said HMOs paid P30.33 billion in benefits in the...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Aug. 15, underscored the importance of vigilance following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) as a "public health emergency of international concern." (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) “Palagi...
(ARNOLD QUIZOL/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Aug. 15 said the majority of leptospirosis deaths have been reported in Metro Manila, following a surge in cases caused by the widespread flooding from Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) last month....
Photo from Unsplash While no new mpox cases have been reported in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) remained on alert as Africa declared a public health emergency due to an outbreak that has spread to some of its countries. DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo said the number of...
Photo from Pixabay The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Aug. 13 observed a continued increase in dengue cases nationwide, reaching 136,161 as of Aug. 3. DOH said the current number of cases is 33 percent higher than the 102,374 cases recorded during the same period last year. Despite...
(ARNOLD QUIZOL / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reported a significant increase in leptospirosis cases following the flooding caused by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) in late July. As of Tuesday, Aug. 13, DOH data showed that 255 new...
Photo: Freepik Like our eyes, or our noses, or our hair, women’s vaginas come in different shapes and sizes. But thanks—or no thanks—to the porn industry, many of us have imagined that they all look the same way—hairless or at least neatly groomed, tight outer labia (no droopy jowls),...
Photo: Freepik For many busy bees, a day is never complete without their dose of nectar—usually comfort drinks like coffee, milk or bubble tea, matcha, or yogurt shake. They may not be usually considered as healthy, but these seemingly sinful drinks can actually be good for the body—cue huge...
