(FILES) In this file photo Medical workers load syringes with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to be administered by nurses at a vaccination site at Kedren Community Health Center, in South Central Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2021. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH)...
DOH/MB The country has recorded 13,827 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Aug. 31. The Department of Health’s (DOH) latest bulletin showed that the active cases nationwide increased to 145,562 while the country's running tally of confirmed infections rose to 1,989,857. The DOH...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently facing challenges in sourcing anti-inflammatory drug tocilizumab which is being used in treating coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. “For tocilizumab we're having challenges sa ngayon (right now),” said DOH Undersecretary Maria...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) After recording the highest single-day coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tally since the pandemic began, the Department of Health (DOH) said that COVID-19 cases in the Philippines are still expected to go higher in the coming weeks. “Cases may continue to increase in...
Health workers deserve a raise in their special risk allowances (SRA) and hazard pay in the 2022 national budget, Senator Joel Villanueva said. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, said...
Everything you need to know about bariatric surgery to treat obesity Globally, the prevalence of obesity is worrisome. By 2025, The World Obesity Federation predicts the global obesity prevalence to reach 18 percent in male and 21 percent in female populations, respectively. One third of obesity...
Is rice your favorite food? You are not alone. It’s our staple food as Filipinos. But did you know that a frighteningly large portion of the calories and sugar we eat comes from rice? Yikes! Making major changes to your diet, however, can sometimes seem very overwhelming. But don’t...
Health workers from the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) marked National Heroes' Day by staging a protest over the Department of Health's (DOH) failure to provide overdue benefits to medical frontliners. (Photo from AHW) In his National Heroes' Day message, President Duterte called...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) apprehended 23 violators of health measures during the conduct of an operation dubbed “Oplan Magdalena'' at restobars in Quezon City on August 27. During the operation, 13 females and 11 males were arrested by combined operatives of the District Special...
The Philippines registered 22,366 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, Aug. 30—the highest number of new infections recorded on a single day since the start of the pandemic. Medical frontliners assist an elderly going out of the ambulance in Manila (Ali Vicoy) This latest count...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reported 18,528 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, Aug. 29 -- the new record for the second highest single-day case tally. The biggest single-day tally was recorded on Saturday, Aug 28, with 19,441, while the third highest tally was on Aug. 23,...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, August 29, said there is “no excuse” for government delay in releasing health workers’ special risk allowance (SRA), among other benefits, for battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “Ngayon, walang excuse kung bakit...
