NEW YORK (AP) — Sir Rod Stewart will be unable to continue his “One Last Time” farewell tour after undergoing a coronary stent procedure, his representative has confirmed. Stewart canceled his Tuesday night performance at Rocket Arena in Cleveland shortly after postponing his Sunday concert...
The Philippines has secured a bigger $750-million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expand universal health care (UHC) as higher oil prices and supply disruptions due to the prolonged war in the Middle East widen the government’s financing requirements. In a statement issued on...
Newly appointed Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Edwin Mercado said on Tuesday, Aug. 11, that his immediate priority is to ensure that the agency is fully aligned and ready to carry out President Marcos’ directives. “The President’s directives are clear, and our immediate priority is...
There has been a lot of noise anew about the origins of Covid-19, the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, and whether the pandemic was real in the first place. This was precipitated by a recent United States (US) Senate hearing where Dr. Anthony Fauci, who became the public face of the US...
Senators on Monday, August 10 expressed high hopes for the health sector as Malacañang announces Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new Department of Health (DOH) chief, Dr. Edwin Mercado. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said there’s newfound hope in Mercado’s appointment saying: “This will be a...
Optimum nutrition is vital to sustaining life. More than medications and other forms of treatment during illness, getting optimum nutrition is a major factor in the healing process. People often perish from being malnourished rather than succumbing to their illnesses. If your body is...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan has reminded the country’s future health workers that compassion is of their greatest strengths in an ever-evolving world. Libanan recently delivered a speech before graduating students and academic awardees at the University of...
President Marcos has vowed continued government action on hunger and health concerns raised by young Filipinos after his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying the administration would do what it could to address the problems brought to his attention. In a post-SONA vlog, Marcos responded...
After years largely away from the spotlight while undergoing treatment for multiple autoimmune illnesses, Kris Aquino has taken on her first new project. The longtime television host and actress, known as the "Queen of All Media," was unveiled by Netflix as its new "C.H.I.K.A." or Chief Head of...
Rice always has a place at the Filipino table. But for millions of Filipinos living with diabetes and chronic kidney disease, one of the country 's most familiar staples can also become one of its most difficult foods to navigate. The International Diabetes Federation estimates that 4.7...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday during a visit to Congo where some health workers are striking over a lack of pay. Nearly three months into the outbreak,...
Amid a complaint filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Jose “Brix” Pujalte Jr. said on Thursday, Aug. 6, that the department 's review of the proposed P3-billion procurement of tuberculosis commodities is intended to protect patients...
