Kim Atienza is someone who knows that health is indeed wealth. The husband and dad, athlete, and TV personality have previously opened up about health issues that he faced. “There was a time in my life when I was so busy that I neglected my diet. I didn’t do any physical activity beyond getting...
The Department of Health (DOH) has detected and isolated the country's fourth confirmed case of monkeypox, it said on Monday, Aug. 22. Monkeypox (Photo courtesy of openwho.org) In a statement, DOH mentioned that the fourth case is a 25-year-old Filipino national with no documented travel history to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. welcomed the resumption of face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22, with a reminder for teachers and students to keep on observing health protocols against Covid 19. SANITIZE! —Students at Andres Bonifacio Elementary School in Manila queue to...
Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo "Along" Malapitan personally checked if Covid-19 health and safety protocols are being observed in public schools all over the city as face-to-face classes resumed on Monday, Aug. 22. Malapitan visited the Bagong Barrio Elementary School where he issued and...
DOH Metro Manila is still under the Alert Level 1 status until the end of August, while six more areas were also placed under the lowest Covid-19 risk classification, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, Aug. 20. "The National Capital Region shall remain under Alert Level 1," until...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Nine regions of the country have shown a continuous increase in dengue cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “‘Our cases for dengue (are) continuously increasing in nine out of the 17 regions in the country,” said DOH Officer-in-Charge...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still far from reaching its target of administering 23 million Covid-19 vaccine booster shots under the “PinasLakas”...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it observed an increase in deaths due to Covid-19 in July and mid-August, noting that the majority of these recorded deaths were unvaccinated individuals. “There is this observed increase in the number of deaths over these past...
Mayor Honey Lacuna said public schools in Manila will fully comply with the minimum public health and safety protocols as the city prepares for the resumption of face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22. Three days before the formal opening of the 2022-2023 school year, Lakan Dula Elementary School...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
The Ayala Group has consolidated its three market-leading digital health apps to help address consumers’ pain points on a greater scale. During the media launch of the KonsultaMD superapp, the group said the consolidation will allow them to deliver even more digital solutions to address...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay announced on Friday, Aug. 19, that the Department of Health (DOH) has recognized one of its barangay health centers as a primary care facility after passing the standards set under the Universal Health Care Act. Binay said the Palanan Health Center, located in Barangay...
