San Juan City strengthened its community spaces with the inauguration of its inclusivity hub, a multi-purpose center featuring dedicated areas for senior citizens, youth, and victim-survivors of violence against women, which provides mental health support, health and wellness services, and...
The global healthcare landscape frequently tests the endurance of its most vital professionals. For Mary Trinity Diokno, PHRN, USRN, that test spanned over a decade of profound personal and professional trials. By most standards, she had reached a point where her American Dream felt permanently out...
A 52-year-old man died from smoke inhalation while helping extinguish a fire that gutted his brother’s house in Barangay Pasong Putik, Quezon City, early Wednesday, May 13. He was rushed to a hospital by the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) but was declared dead on arrival due to...
Independent health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon has urged Filipinos to observe cleanliness, proper hygiene, and preventive health measures amid global monitoring of hantavirus developments. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hantavirus is transmitted through...
This Mother’s Day, attention turns to a quiet but powerful reality: behind every healthy and active child is a mother who consistently shows up and bravely faces life’s daily challenges in her own unique way, every single day. Across Filipino households, motherhood today takes many forms. From...
Every few years, a procedure comes along that seems to capture the imagination of patients faster than physicians can keep up. Lately, in my consultation room, the procedure is the thread lift, and more specifically, a Korean innovation called MINT. The acronym stands for Minimally Invasive...
Conceiving a child is a joy and a blessing to many women. However, a mother’s journey throughout the pregnancy and after is not a walk in the park. A mother’s physical, emotional, and mental health must never be neglected at any stage of pregnancy. Nutrition plays a huge role during the entire...
The recent report of an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship gave feelings of double déjà vu to those of us in the infectious diseases field. The first déjà vu moment is that of the Covid-19 outbreak on the cruise ship the Diamond Princess, which was the first such SARS-CoV-2 outbreak of its...
Healthcare innovation, beauty, and wellness take center stage as Asian Hospital and Medical Center presents Lumina 2026: The 9th Clinical Innovation Summit and Wellness Expo on May 29–31, 2026, at The Filinvest Tent. Carrying the theme “Illuminating Excellence in Beauty, Wellness, and...
The 11 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional healthcare cooperation and building more resilient public health systems amid growing health and pandemic threats across Southeast Asia. In the Chair’s Statement of the 48th...
The Autism Society Philippines (ASP), together with SM Cares and its partners, gathered 47,500 allies and advocates nationwide together at the ASP Angels Walk for Autism last April 26, 2026. The record-breaking attendance this year reflects the growing support for the Autism Community through...
AstraZeneca Philippines and De La Salle University (DLSU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to combine global scientific leadership with academic excellence and learner-centered approach by creating a collaborative platform where ideas can synergize from academic discovery to...
