Health and Lifestyle

DOH reminds public to be responsible pet owners

DOH reminds public to be responsible pet owners

March 6, 2019, 11:24 am

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has reminded the public about responsible pet ownership with the launch of its anti-rabies campaign, in celebration of the Rabies Awareness Month. “Prevention is key in eliminating the rabies disease, 99% of all rabies transmissions to humans are from… Read More

Groups push to end leprosy stigma, discrimination

Groups push to end leprosy stigma, discrimination

March 3, 2019, 7:37 pm

MANILA -- Organizations advocating for the care of people affected by leprosy gathered on Sunday for a regional assembly, aiming to put an end to the social stigma and discrimination and to push for their inclusivity. In his speech, Culion Sanitarium and General Hospital chief, Dr. Arturo Cunanan… Read More

DOH to pay, hire health workers upon 2019 GAA release

DOH to pay, hire health workers upon 2019 GAA release

March 1, 2019, 2:39 pm

MANILA -- More health workers will be hired and salaries paid once the 2019 budget is released, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. In a statement, the DOH said around 26,000 rural health doctors, public health nurses, rural health midwives, dentists, medical technologists, pharmacists,… Read More

DOH lauds 'Expanded Maternity Leave' Act passage

DOH lauds 'Expanded Maternity Leave' Act passage

February 28, 2019, 8:37 pm

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday commended the passage of Republic Act 11210 or the Expanded Maternity Leave (EML) Act. In a statement, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the enactment of the bill is timely for the celebration of the Women's Health Month. The EML Act,… Read More

PhilHealth assures 100% coverage under UHC law

PhilHealth assures 100% coverage under UHC law

February 28, 2019, 6:05 pm

MANILA -- With the recent enactment of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law, all Filipinos now have immediate eligibility and access to preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative care. In a recent press briefing, PhilHealth acting president Roy Ferrer said UHC assures 100… Read More

Device developed to detect cancer faster with a drop of blood

Device developed to detect cancer faster with a drop of blood

February 26, 2019, 9:07 pm

WASHINGTON -- Researchers at the University of Kansas invented a sensitive device that may detect cancer and other diseases quickly from a droplet of blood. The study published on Monday in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering reported the "lab-on-a-chip" device that could detect the tumor… Read More

PhilHealth ready to implement universal health care law

PhilHealth ready to implement universal health care law

February 26, 2019, 7:45 pm

MANILA -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Tuesday said it is ready to fully implement the Universal Health Care (UHC) law, adding that it has adequate funds to sustain its financial obligations to all its members. In a press briefing, PhilHealth executive vice president… Read More

Save the Future: A campaign to beat vaccination hesitancy

Save the Future: A campaign to beat vaccination hesitancy

February 25, 2019, 1:59 pm

MANILA -- Loraine Ocampo, a mother of three kids, says her trust in vaccines has never wavered amid the issues hounding the now-aborted Dengvaxia program because she believes that vaccines work. "Bilang isang nurse, napag-aralan namin kung para saan ang vaccine. Hinahanda ang katawan mo sa mga… Read More

Tree nuts help cut heart disease risks for people with diabetes

Tree nuts help cut heart disease risks for people with diabetes

February 22, 2019, 4:54 pm

WASHINGTON -- A new study showed that eating more tree nuts could reduce the risk of heart diseases among people with diabetes. The study published on Tuesday in Circulation Research, an American Heart Association journal, showed that eating five servings (28-gram per serving) of nuts per week… Read More

More benefits for patients under integrated cancer law: DOH

More benefits for patients under integrated cancer law: DOH

February 22, 2019, 2:56 pm

MANILA -- The public could expect extensive cancer care services with the recent enactment of the National Integrated Cancer Control Act, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. "Right now, palalawigin natin dahil libre ang gamot natin sa (we will expand [the benefits] because… Read More

Use longer maternity leave to vaccinate babies: Duque

Use longer maternity leave to vaccinate babies: Duque

February 22, 2019, 2:02 pm

MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday urged mothers to use their expanded maternity leave in having their newborns immunized. "So, wala nang rason ang mga nanay na hindi magpabakuna ng kanilang mga anak dahil mayroon na silang mas mahabang maternity leave na (There's no more… Read More

DOH chief lauds enactment of UHC law

DOH chief lauds enactment of UHC law

February 21, 2019, 7:49 pm

MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday lauded the signing of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act by President Rodrigo Duterte into law. "The UHC law demonstrates the result of a strong political will that places the welfare of our countrymen above all else. Indeed, together we… Read More

Advocacy group hails signing of UHC Act into law

Advocacy group hails signing of UHC Act into law

February 21, 2019, 6:39 pm

MANILA -- A health advocacy group on Thursday lauded the signing of the Universal Health Care Act into law. In a statement, the Health Justice PH said President Rodrigo Duterte and Congress have translated into reality the national dream to make health care equitable and accessible to all.… Read More

DOH rolls out JE vaccination in CAR, 3 other regions

DOH rolls out JE vaccination in CAR, 3 other regions

February 20, 2019, 1:14 pm

BAGUIO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has started to administer Japanese Encephalitis vaccines to children in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), one of the four pilot regions in the country. "We will be conducting a house-to-house immunization for Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus… Read More

Health centers open for measles vaccination on weekends: DOH

Health centers open for measles vaccination on weekends: DOH

February 16, 2019, 6:34 pm

CURBING MEASLES. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III reiterates that the Department of Health provides vaccines which are free and proven safe and effective in protecting children against measles, rubella, mumps, hemophilia, diptheria, tetanus and polio (Photo by: Ma. Teresa Montemayor)MANILA… Read More

Experts warn public vs. measles complications

Experts warn public vs. measles complications

February 13, 2019, 7:29 pm

MANILA -- If left untreated, serious complications from measles could be life-threatening, medical experts said on Wednesday. Dr. Mario Panaligan, Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases president, said measles-stricken children and adults could suffer from serious… Read More

Vaccination key to preventing measles spread: experts

Vaccination key to preventing measles spread: experts

February 13, 2019, 4:47 pm

MANILA -- Medical experts on Wednesday stressed the importance of vaccination in combatting the spread of measles virus in some regions of the country. Dr. Mario Panaligan, president of the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, said children and adults can easily contract… Read More

PhilHealth urged anew to support heart attack patients

PhilHealth urged anew to support heart attack patients

February 12, 2019, 9:23 pm

MANILA -- A group of medical experts is again calling on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to subsidize the treatment of heart attack patients. "Philhealth creates packages where they provide support to those with serious diseases, like the coronary artery bypass, but the one that… Read More

Experts raise public awareness of heart attack

Experts raise public awareness of heart attack

February 12, 2019, 6:54 pm

Philippine Heart Association Vice President Dr. Aurelia Leus encourages public to have their hearts checked at least once a year to avoid killer cardiovascular diseases. (Photo by Ma. Teresa Montemayor)MANILA -- Medical experts on Tuesday underscored the importance of taking care of one’s heart… Read More

Measles outbreak due to vaccine hesitancy: DOH

Measles outbreak due to vaccine hesitancy: DOH

February 11, 2019, 4:59 pm

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday identified vaccine hesitancy of the public as one of the reasons for the recent measles outbreak in some regions of the country. In a statement, DOH defined vaccine hesitancy as the delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability… Read More