What comes after an individual gets diagnosed with the dreaded big C? A person diagnosed with cancer is reduced to being a patient. One who has to undergo a series of medical treatments from surgery to chemotherapy, radiation, and a cocktail of medications. Your world turns...
We’ve all heard someone say it before: “I get headaches from MSG” or “Chinese food makes me feel weird.” For years, MSG—monosodium glutamate—has been blamed for everything from migraines to heart palpitations. Some people swear they react to it, while others believe the whole...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to recognize and reward the loyalty of long-term PhilHealth contributors. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No.2964, Legarda aims to address long-standing grievances about inequities in the national health insurance system. Legarda's proposed measure...
Ever notice how some mornings just feel sluggish? Well, it might all come down to what DIDN'T go down in the bathroom: POOP. Even everyone’s favorite comedian Melai Cantiveros finds one thing that is not a laughing matter: starting her good morning routine with one good poop. In the latest...
If the government is able to roll out a financial amelioration program nationwide, then the state can also give a better compensation package for barangay health workers (BHW), Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Thursday, January 30. Ejercito, chairman of the Senate Committee...
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...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Department of Education (DepEd) should revert to the implementation of the mandated Reproductive Health (RH) education while currently reviewing its policy on comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian Gatchalian made the call following a...
With the Covid-19 pandemic no longer a health issue, what would the government do with the 243 units of ultra-low temperature freezers (ULTFs) which were bought for P152 million to store the vaccines in various cold storage facilities in the country? In its audit report, the Commission on Audit...
Dr. Jennifer Justice Manzano Head, Asian Brain Institute Asian Hospital and Medical Center Back when I was in med school late 1990s, the chance of a person getting a stroke or brain attack in their lifetime was 1 in 8. When I was in neurology training, it became 1 in 6. Today, it’s...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that...
The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office dismissed for lack of evidence the direct assault, disobedience, and grave coercion complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security detail by Dr. Van Jason Villamor of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Health Service. Vice...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, January 27 said the controversial Senate Bill No. 1979 or the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill will strengthen the provisions of the country’s Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law. Hontiveros made the remark...
