MANILA -- The Department of Education (DepEd) is collaborating with the Department of Health (DOH) in integrating rabies education in the national curriculum to achieve a zero-rabies Philippines by 2020."We in DepEd are very happy that we have this integration of rabies education in our curriculum.... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday it agrees with the House of Representatives Health Committee’s approval of the bill that seeks to legalize and regulate the medical use of cannabis or marijuana."We agree to making it available for restricted and highly regulated... Read More
MANILA – Health Secretary Dr. Paulyn Ubial on Tuesday announced the launch of the Manual of Operations on Adolescent Health and Development Program to help manage the numerous challenges confronting adolescents in the country.The manual, which was launched in Iloilo City, is a guide on... Read More
MANILA – The country incurs PHP34 billion in economic losses annually due to the high prevalence of teenage pregnancy, former health secretary, Dr. Esperanza Cabral, said.Since these teenage girls become pregnant early, they are unable to complete their secondary education and thus cannot... Read More
TACLOBAN CITY-- The Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) is addressing the shortage of doctors working in the state-run hospital by recruiting specialists from other regions.“We need people to help us even at the regional level, we are short in population to doctor ratio,”... Read More
TACLOBAN CITY-- A regional blood center will soon rise at the new Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) complex, the Department of Health (DOH) here confirmed on Monday.DOH Regional Director Minerva Molon said in an interview that the government-funded project will be situated at the... Read More
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The municipality of Quezon in southern Palawan is now under a “state of emergency” due to the diarrhea outbreak brought about by contaminated drinking water sources.Dr. Allan Paciones, of the Quezon Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office... Read More
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan-- The Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation (RTNMC) and the Coral Bay Nickel Corporation (CBNC) recently a community-based tuberculosis (TB) awareness advocacy activity in the southern town of Bataraza.Hilaria Venus, Tuberculosis Program Coordinator, said Thursday that the... Read More
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Key health officials gathered Thursday in the southern Palawan town of Quezon to investigate a suspected outbreak of diarrhea that affected 727 residents since July and allegedly caused the death of four people.Dr. Allan Paciones of the Municipal Risk Reduction and... Read More
MANILA – Health Secretary Dr. Paulyn Ubial said her department would fully respect the right of health workers to air grievances if they join the rally in Luneta Park during the National Day of Protest on Thursday."That's their right. We just hope they will promote peace," Ubial said in her... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,194 cases of leptospirosis from Jan. 1 to Sept. 2 this year, 37.7 percent higher than the 867 reported in the same period last year.In its latest report, made available Thursday, the DOH Epidemiology Bureau also recorded 119 deaths over the... Read More
WASHINGTON -- A cocktail of two or three antibodies could be more effective than a single one in preventing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission, according to results released Wednesday from two separate monkey studies.In a study published in the US journal Science, researchers combined... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has enlisted the commitment of mayors to help avert the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the country.Health Secretary Dr. Paulyn Ubial and Metro Manila mayors and representatives recently... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has put all public hospitals in Metro Manila on Code Red Alert on Thursday, Sept. 21, in anticipation of demonstrations during the National Day of Protest."All hospitals of DOH in Metro Manila are on red alert tomorrow," Health Secretary Dr. Paulyn Ubial said... Read More
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday urged governments worldwide to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with "bolder political actions" to save millions of people from premature deaths.The NCDs, primarily cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases, cancers and diabetes,... Read More
WASHINGTON--People living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), who adhere to antiretroviral therapy but smoke cigarettes, are about 10 times, more likely to die of lung cancer than from the AIDS virus itself, a new study said Monday."Smoking and HIV are a particularly bad combination when it... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) is looking at the possibility of providing poor households covered under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) with quality cooking stoves to address indoor pollution and its ill-effects to the poor.Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial on Monday said they... Read More
WASHINGTON -- Your mother was right. The condition of your teeth depends on your dietary and oral hygiene habits, not your genes, according to a new study out Wednesday that looked at the role that genes and the oral microbiome play in the formation of cavities."Limiting sugar consumption and acid... Read More
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite --The number of dengue cases in Cavite province during the first eight months of 2017 dropped by 20 percent as compared to the same period last year, the Provincial Health Office’s Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) said Thursday. In an interview,... Read More
WASHINGTON -- Taking hormone therapy to treat menopausal symptoms like hot flashes does not increase a woman's risk of early death, according to a long-term follow-up of trials that were stopped early due to health concerns.The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) research completely changed the... Read More
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