NKTI facade (FILE PHOTO) The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) announced that its Emergency Room (ER) already reached full capacity, urging patients to go to other health facilities for the time being. In an advisory, the NKTI said that most of their patients being managed at their...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) said Wednesday, July 6, that seven trainees have been taken to the hospital for acute kidney injury. Fire Chief Supt. Rodolfo Denaga, BFP-Region 8 director, disclosed that aside from muscle pain, they initially...
Miss International 2013 Bea Santiago took to social media on Wednesday to open up about her recent kidney transplant. Note that prior, Binibining Pilipinas World 2007 Maggie Wilson made it public via a post. In her own post, Bea shared photos as with a video of her at Toronto General Hospital. She...
Maggie Wilson took to social media recently to announce that Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago finally had a kidney transplant. She didn't share details. Maggie wrote, "Got a call from @bea.santiago and received The BEST news! My strong, bad ass, queen finally got her kidney transplant...
Still, no regrets! She's happy now with current beau Going viral earlier this month was a TikTok video posted by 30-year-old Fil-Vietnamese Colleen Le where she remembers that one of her kidneys is in her ex-boyfriend's body already. That post had over 1.5 million views, along with her January post...
3.5 percent of deaths in the PH is related to kidney disease One out of 10 adults has Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) worldwide. To make matters worse, mortality rate due to kidney disease is increasing annually. It is projected to be the fifth leading cause of death by 2040. In an effort to reduce...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has turned over new hospital facilities in Quezon City and Mandaluyong City amid the continuous rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. The department has turned over a total of 178 beds to be added to the available healthcare...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said Tuesday, Jan. 4, that it will temporarily close its outpatient services (OPS) amid the rise in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Metro Manila. (MB FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, NKTI said it will be closing its OPS on...
Healthcare workers at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City were among the first to get the booster shots provided by the national government as “early Christmas gifts” to them after its administration was officially launched on Wednesday, Nov. 17. A healthcare...
Two senators on Wednesday, Oct. 13 expressed hope that the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) and the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) would finally return to normal operations as a specialized hospital despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During the hearing of the proposed budget of the...
Four specialty hospitals put up by government in Quezon City will suffer nearly P1 billion total cuts in their 2022 budget amid the continued onslaught of the COVID-19. Hospital scene COVID-19 QC Second District Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo lamented the government decision to slash the 2022...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) announced that it will suspend the dispensing of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drugs remdesivir and tocilizumab after reaching "critical stock level." (MB FILE PHOTO) In an interview with CNN Philippines, NKTI Executive Director Dr. Rose Marie...
