Earlier this month, on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2025, scientists published a paper in the journal “Nature” detailing the seventh case of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cure. While HIV is currently treatable with potent antiretrovirals (ARVs), which enable people with HIV to live long lives...
To strengthen sexual health education and prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV, and AIDS among young people, the Puerto Princesa City Health Office (CHO), through its Social Hygiene Clinic, partnered with Roots of Health (Ugat ng Kalusugan) for a three-day...
A total of 200 senior citizens living in Manila City received free dentures courtesy of the city government through the Manila Health Department (MHD) and San Andres Kagawad Jason Yu at the San Andres Sports Complex on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The program, entitled "Balik Ngiti for Senior Citizens,"...
Last week, I was asked to present our work on HIV at the Paul Galkin Global Health Grand Rounds at the William Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University. Brown University, located in Providence, Rhode Island, is one of the eight storied Ivy League universities, which includes Harvard, Yale,...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has issued enhanced guidelines to boost Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) advocacy, education, and protection across all government offices. In a statement released on Thursday, June 26, CSC announced the...
Nearly half of the new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections reported in the Philippines last year were among the youth, according to the Department of Health (DOH). (DOH) DOH Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Albert Domingo, during the joint committee hearing on the rising number of...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Jan. 11, addressed circulating "false claims" regarding individuals conducting blood sugar tests with needles contaminated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (DOH / Manila Bulletin) In an advisory, the DOH warned the public about a "circulating...
CLINICAL MATTERS Almost every December, I am the adult infectious diseases supervising consultant assigned to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at the Philippine General Hospital. I personally prefer doing charity MICU instead of the ward service because it means that I can concentrate on...
FACING A SILENT EPIDEMIC Students from the San Jose National High School participated in a World AIDS Day program headed by the City Health Office and the Local AIDS Council of Puerto Princesa City The City Health Office, in collaboration with the Local AIDS Council of Puerto Princesa City,...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office-Reproductive Health and Wellness Center reported that this city has 211 confirmed Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS) cases as of November. Ghay Hope Alangsab, CHSO HIV-AIDS program co-manager, said patients...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Oct. 11, emphasized the increasing incidence of newly diagnosed cases of Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) in the country and highlighted the critical need for early testing. (DOH) During the 16th Plenary Meeting of the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC), the...
Phonak Slim Lumity, the company's top product Responding to unclear conversations by nodding mindlessly and forcing a smile may indicate early signs of hearing loss, which we tend to ignore. In a startling projection for 2050, the World Health Organization anticipates disabling hearing loss,...
