A total of 139 participants have so far been enrolled in the clinical trial on the use of sleep-aid supplement melatonin as adjuvant treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in patients with pneumonia, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo by James Yarema on Unsplash) The...
No adverse effects have been observed in the participants of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccines Trial (SVT) that was piloted in three hospitals in Metro Manila, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Sunday, Oct. 31. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Secretary...
The Philippines will likely start by end of this month or early November its “Mix and Match” trial or MnM study to determine the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST...
The recruitment of participants for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccines Trial (SVT) has been piloted in three hospitals in Metro Manila, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development...
The country’s clinical trials on the use of virgin coconut oil (VCO), lagundi (Chinese chaste tree) and tawa-tawa (Euphorbia hirta) as adjunct therapy, herbal medicine, and adjunctive treatment against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may benefit the country’s farmers, the Department of Science...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Saturday, Oct. 23, said the recruitment of over 1,400 participants for the eight month-long clinical Ivermectin clinical trials is expected to start in November, and that the initial results of the study may be out by end of December this year....
The Philippines’ study on the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults may start soon. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During his weekly report on Friday, Oct. 22, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) and Municipal Trial Courts (MTCs) in the province of Bulacan resumed physical operations on Monday, Oct. 18. Bulacan Provincial Capitol Building (Freddie Velez / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The resumption of the trial courts’ operations in the province was confirmed...
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccines Trial (SVT) has yet to start in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development (R&D) Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, who heads...
The Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court has granted Senator Leila de Lima’s plea to attend the online memorial service for former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman. However, Muntinlupa RTC Branch 256 presiding judge Romeo Buenaventura...
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has filed an appeal with the Muntinlupa prosecutor’s office after it dismissed a complaint she filed against a prisoner for conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading. In June, De Lima filed the complaint before the Muntinlupa prosecutor’s office against Joel Capones,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday, Sept. 7, has expressed its readiness for the conduct of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial (SVT) on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) DOST Undersecretary for...
