A majority of Filipino families cannot afford even modest medical expenses without going into debt, a new study released by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) showed. In its nationwide study The Filipino Family, BCG found that 64 percent of households would be unable to pay a P10,000 hospital bill...
President Marcos debunked rumors that he was rushed to a hospital for sustaining an injury, tagging the claims as "completely fake." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing on the effects of Typhoon Enteng as of Sept. 4, 2024. (RTVM Screenshot) "I'm here" was Marcos'...
Parañaque City's 1st District Rep. Edwin L. Olivarez distributed over 23 guarantee letters to constituents who sought financial assistance to defray the cost of hospitalization for their relatives and loved ones on Thursday, Aug. 18. The guarantee letters were addressed to various public and...
The evident increase in the country’s Covid-19 cases is not yet a cause for “real alarm” but the public should still be vigilant against the increasing transmission of the virus, a health expert said on Monday, June 27. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP) The Department of Health (DOH) recently placed five...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A recent study by Johns Hopkins University warned that Omicron should not be underestimated as hospitalized patients with the Omicron variant required similar levels of respiratory support and intensive care to those carrying Delta. For hospitalized patients with...
PARIS, France -- Not even one in four people have completely recovered from Covid a full year after being hospitalised with the disease, a UK study indicated Sunday, warning that long Covid could become a common condition. The study involving more than 2,300 people also found that women were 33...
Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the use of antiviral drug molnupiravir for the treatment of Covid-19 patients who are at risk of hospitalization. “WHO has updated its living guidelines on Covid-19 therapeutics to include a conditional...
