Modern lifestyle has become so hectic and at the same time more and more sedentary. With almost everything accessible with just one click, we are not required to move as much as we should to accomplish tasks. Lack of movement is not only related to overall decline in health and wellbeing, but it is...
Shortly after another Covid-19 scare, fake news posts emerged about an impending lockdown due to mpox. Mpox is the disease that used to be called monkeypox. There are many reasons for the name change, including decreasing misconceptions regarding the origins of the virus, fighting the stigma...
As part of the healthcare institutions’ ongoing efforts to prevent cardiovascular diseases, Asian Hospital and Medical Center, in partnership with the Department of Health, has launched a public health campaign against atherosclerosis, smoking, and vaping—leading contributors to heart attacks,...
Twenty-seven out of every 1,000 deaths in the Philippines are attributed to liver diseases, a silent but deadly health crisis in the country. While liver diseases are often linked to adults and lifestyle-related factors, many Filipino children also suffer from congenital and hereditary liver...
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the health and wellness caravan of the city government will continue to visit residents who have no access to regular health services. Photo from Las Piñas PIO Aguilar said the caravan project, led by the City Health Office (CHO) under Dra....
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 30, reiterated its continued support for the program of Nestlé Philippines aimed at nurturing future champions through nutrition education. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara said the partnership between DepEd and...
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos led the inauguration of the JKQ Medical and Wellness Center here on Friday, Oct. 18. FIRST Lady Liza Marcos inaugurates a new hospital in Bayambang, Pangasinan. The First Lady was accompanied by former Mayor Cezar Quiambao, Mayor Niña...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, August 4 raised the call for more doctors that would venture into mental, neurological and developmental health to address the growing number of cases in these fields. Hontiveros made the call during her keynote address at the...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay on Thursday, July 11, urged the Senate to be vigilant against resource persons who would use mental health problems as a convenient excuse to avoid congressional inquiries and investigations. Binay made the call after the Senate committee on women and...
An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, July 2, confirmed the proposal by Secretary Teodoro Herbosa to rename the agency but clarified that it is still under further study. (Photo from DOH) “The proposal to rename the Department is a sound idea floated by the Secretary,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has advised the public against dealing with Reveal Beauty and Wellness Digital Marketing, and Camacho Packaging Supplies OPC as they are soliciting investments without the necessary license from SEC. In an advisory, the SEC said Reveal is engaged in an...
Sarah Mateo, President Emeritus and owner of SPD Jobs, Inc., President Emeritus of PCCI-QC, Dr. Nilo C. de los Santos, VP for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer of De Los Santos Medical Center, Serafin Barretto, Undersecretary of Public Safety-DILG, June Cheryl Cabal-Revilla, Chief Finance...
