In a meaningful step toward expanding access to inclusive healthcare, KonsultaMD by Metro Pacific Health Tech officially introduced its latest offering, HIV self-test kits, during a ceremonial signing with partners Faberco Life Sciences and Southstar Drug. The event marks a shared commitment to...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, August 11 called on Congress to constitute the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the provisions of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act and ensure its provisions are being implemented correctly. In a...
The azure waters of Boracay witnessed something extraordinary on Aug. 4, 2025. BTL Philippines transformed the Shangri-La into a nexus where cutting-edge neuroscience meets aesthetic medicine, marking what may be the most significant paradigm shift in Filipino beauty culture since Botox was...
Whether you labor physically the whole day or sit for long hours in a meeting, you will probably get lower back pain. If this becomes a routine, then you may experience chronic lower back pain. It can get debilitating, and it will affect your disposition too. While there may be a need to take some...
Last week, I had a bad bout of the flu to the point where I had to skip rounds since I could not stay upright for very long. My wife, also a doctor, promptly got it from me, and she had to cancel some clinics. While we were recovering, we were still answering texts and calls and participating in...
ABC Impact, the Singapore-based impact investor dedicated to Asia and backed by Temasek Trust and Temasek, is acquiring minority interest of around 16 percent in Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health). AC Health announced the landmark investment in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
A group on Saturday, August 9, urged the government to prioritize urgent psychosocial support in schools following a recent classroom shooting in Nueva Ecija, which left two students critically injured and deeply shaken the local community. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a...
To promote holistic learner development, enhance physical fitness, and help reverse pandemic-driven learning loss, the Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered the institutionalization of School Sports Clubs (SSCs) in all public elementary and secondary schools nationwide. In a statement issued...
Current food trends and nutritional misinformation are pushing many people down the unhealthy route, often without them realizing they are already on the road to pre-diabetes, or the early stages of diabetes. To address this growing health concern, the Mu Sigma Phi Sorority proudly launches Project...
Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health) and Glorious Dexa Mandaya Philippines, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Dexa Group, have forged a strategic alliance aimed at strengthening the delivery of affordable, high-quality medicines for Filipinos. In a statement, Ayala said the partnership will...
As both a skin care medical practitioner and someone deeply fascinated by the intersection of language, culture, and human health, I’ve spent almost two decades watching patients struggle with a problem that shouldn’t exist in 2025: Clothing that harms the skin it’s meant to protect. That’s...
One of the most talked about topics from the recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was the expanded rollout of no-balance billing in Department of Health (DOH) hospitals as part of universal healthcare. There was a lot of discussion on mainstream and social...
