Lung cancer patients and health advocates have launched a nationwide petition urging the government to institutionalize a PhilHealth Z Benefit Package for lung cancer, saying thousands of Filipino families continue to face delayed diagnosis and costly treatment due to the absence of a dedicated...
YouTube sensation Mark Fischback, more popularly known through his online moniker "Markiplier," has made waves after his independent film "Iron Lung" hit theaters worldwide over the weekend. It has already made back its $3 million (₱176M) budget from merely presales alone, selling for over $6M...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not mince words when it warned the Philippines of consequences following the reported visit of Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung to Manila this week. In a statement, the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that it has lodged “serious...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay — The Department of Health (DOH)-Bicol has cautioned the public against Paragonimiasis, also known as lung fluke disease, and urged residents to avoid eating raw or undercooked crabs, crayfish, and shellfish. In a press conference Monday, DOH-Bicol medical officer Dr. Xavier...
Taiwan has extended the visa-free privileges for Filipino tourists for one more year, or until 2026, Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung said. He made the announcement during the celebration of the Philippine Independence Day hosted by the Manila Economic and Cultural Office...
ILOILO CITY – The Heart and Lung Center at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in this city is set to serve patients beginning next month. THE newly-inaugurated Heart and Lung Center at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Iloilo City. (Office of Iloilo City...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Tuesday, January 23 reaffirmed the Senate’s commitment to fund the country’s first lung transplant program. Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. graces the 42 nd founding anniversary of the...
With respiratory problems still among the top causes of illnesses in the country, President Marcos on Tuesday, Jan. 23, launched the Philippines first lung transplant at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) The official,...
The Lung Transplant Program—a partnership between the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) and National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)—can be a model for other hospitals in the country to pool their resources to improve the country's healthcare system. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
The administration of President Marcos plans to establish 179 specialty centers and rehabilitate the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) Annex building by the end of his term. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) This was...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez Leyte-based Tingog Party-list plans to tap P3 million from their medical assistance fund to cover the biopsy test cost of 200 patients in a bid to expand lung cancer screening access in the Philippines. ...
From the presentaion of Dr. Pan-Chyr Yang, chair professor of the National Taiwan University’s College of Medicine SINGAPORE—Lung cancer kills more people in Asia than anywhere else in the world, but a consensus reached by 19 experts from across Asia suggests that deaths from the disease could...
