After noticing a steep rise in student and staff absences due to flu-like illnesses, several schools and universities across Metro Manila have issued health advisories, declared short “health breaks,” shifted to remote learning, and reinforced sanitation measures amid a surge in influenza and...
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) warns that the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) risks undermining its own mandate by excluding harm reduction as part of its tobacco control strategy ahead of the 11th Conference of...
As the world observes World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, a nationwide survey shows that more Filipinos are living under daily stress as they cope with financial, health, work, and family pressures. The Social Weather Stations (SWS) Third Quarter 2025 survey found that 34 percent of adult Filipinos...
PHOTOS BY Global-Link MP Events International Get ready for a thrilling convergence of industry and business innovation at the SMX Convention Center Manila! From October 9-11, 2025, two major events will come together under one roof: the Hotel & Foodservice Suppliers Show and Beauty + Health &...
Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Laser Center under the Department of Dermatology on September 30, 2025, with a meaningful program in collaboration with Breast Imaging Center and Department of Psychiatry at the 8F Tower 2 Auditorium. With the theme...
Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) joined hospitals nationwide in turning their façades pink on October 1, 2025, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The simultaneous pink lighting activity was organized by the Philippine College of Surgeons, highlighting unity in the fight against one of...
United States-based (US) healthcare giant Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) is expanding its operations in the Philippines with the opening of a new office aimed at scaling up the delivery of its global business services (GBS). BSMH, one of the most prominent Catholic non-profit health institutions...
Depression is a serious matter. It could even be fatal. Nutritionally speaking, depression can affect one’s appetite, the way food is digested, and how nutrients are absorbed. Whether a depressed person eats a lot or eats very little will harm the mind and body. When there is little or no...
One of my long-term patients, a gentleman in his 80s, was recently admitted with Covid-19. He has a lot of illnesses, including cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He checks all the boxes for the worst of the worst outcomes for Covid-19: elderly, immunocompromised (cancer), and...
The Healthway Cancer Care Hospital (HCCH), lit its building in pink — a powerful symbol not just of awareness, but of unwavering action and commitment to deliver world-class, comprehensive, accessible and patient-centered care. This lighting was more than a ceremony. It was a call to action — a...
St. Luke’s Medical Center proudly announces a groundbreaking achievement in Philippine healthcare: the successful completion of over 2,500 robotic surgeries, the highest number of robotic-assisted procedures performed by any hospital in the country. This achievement is officially certified by...
Asian Eye Institute (AEI) recently hosted world-renowned ophthalmologist Dr. Ike Ahmed for a research collaboration with its very own Dr. Robert Ang, head of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services and chief of Asian Eye’s Research and Training Center. Recognized as the number one most...
