Meeting your newborn for the first time is a feeling like no other. But being a new mom can also be exhausting, overwhelming, and tiring. Also called the fourth trimester, this is a time new moms adjust to caring for their baby while feeling aches and pains and having sore areas. This is why new...
There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
BACOLOD CITY – Two friends died after they were suffocated and eventually drowned in a well one of the two tried to clean at Sitio Syding, Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Saturday, April 15. RESIDENTS check the well in Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, where two...
Over the course of the 20th century, improved health outcomes such as increased child survival, reduced deaths due to infectious diseases, and longer life expectancies may be attributed through immunization. The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), in partnership with...
St. Luke's Medical Center has just opened its first outpatient care services in SM City BF Parañaque, offering a comprehensive range of bloodwork and dialysis services to the community. It is an important milestone for St. Luke’s as it marks the first step toward providing quality and accessible...
The Philippines’ pioneer of hearing care, Manila Hearing Aid, and their long-term partnership with the globally-renowned hearing aid technology provider, Phonak, launched their newest platform to upgrade their Audeo hearing aid series. This exemplifies innovation in the field of hearing care....
Water is not something we “value” on a daily basis unless we turn on the faucet and nothing drops out of it. Suddenly, we realize that having no water is not only inconvenient, but also life threatening. All our lives, water is abundant and we use it without limitations; but what if one day we...
The proposal to create mental health offices in school divisions as a way to address the emotional, psychological, and mental health needs of pupils and teachers has moved one step closer to enactment. (Anthony Tran/ Unsplash) This, after the House of Representatives unanimously passed on third and...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid is now pushing passage of a bill that seeks to strengthen the promotion and delivery of mental health services amid the rising cases of mental health issues among learners and school personnel. Lapid, in filing Senate Bill No. 1795 or the proposed “Basic Education...
The House of Representatives has passed on second reading the proposed “Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act". (MANILA BULLETIN) Approved via simple voice vote during plenary session Tuesday afternoon, Jan.24 was House Bill (HB) No. 6574. The measure is a consolidation of...
Today is Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival. It is the most important festival in China. Reports say tens of millions of people in China headed to their rural hometowns starting Friday to keep the tradition of celebrating the start of the new year with their...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan “The destiny of nations depends on what and how they eat” — Brillat-Savarin (French politician and gourmand who had a cheese named after him) It’s said that a man’s heart is through his stomach, and so it is with countries. A well-fed person has a better capacity...