In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Solons led by ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has filed a resolution urging the adoption and subsequent expansion of Phililippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)...
As heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines, a health expert on Wednesday, June 19, shared some tips on preventing this condition. Photo from Pixabay During PTV's Bagong Pilipinas public briefing, Philippine Heart Association president Dr. Rodney Jimenez cited the...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has advised public hospitals to avail of additional funding from the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) so they may...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Rep. Rillo's office) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has trumpeted a newly-signed agreement that will guarantee underprivileged patients of chronic kidney disease (CKD) an uninterrupted...
Every hour, approximately 13 Filipinos lose their lives to heart-related diseases, making it the leading cause of death in the country, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA's 2023 Causes of Death in the Philippines report revealed that ischaemic heart diseases were...
Due to the proliferation of short message service (SMS) scams, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Monday, May 6, that the "22566345" is "not a scam" number but for the third non-communicable disease (NCD) mobile phone survey. Photo from Unsplash "This survey is NOT A SCAM and is completely...
The Department of Education (DepEd) clarified on Tuesday, April 23, that the reported deaths of two teachers in Iloilo were not related to heat stroke but due to other illnesses. (DepEd file photo) “According to the Schools Division Office concerned, no teachers died from heatstroke,” DepEd...
In a recent discussion hosted by the Philippine Heart Association (PHA), experts emphasized the critical importance of understanding menopause as a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among women. Photo from the Philippine Heart Association Titled "Biyaheng Menopause ng Pusong...
An infectious disease specialist reiterated the safety and effectiveness of vaccines used today. Dr. Rontgene Solante during the Philippine College of Physicians' pre-vaccine summit press conference on Tuesday, March 19 (Zekinah Elize Espina / Manila Bulletin) "If you look at the data on most...
ILOILO CITY – A contagious respiratory disease has killed a baby and infected another in Iloilo province. Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO), confirmed two cases of pertussis or whooping cough in Iloilo. The first fatality was a month-old...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that cardiovascular diseases remain the top causes of illness, disability, and even death in the Philippines. (Pixabay) Ischemic heart disease, hypertensive disease, and stroke are among the most common cardiovascular ailments affecting Filipinos. In response to...
