MANILA – There would be delays with the bivalent Covid-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility which are expected to arrive this month, a health official said Tuesday.“’Yung bivalent vaccines, medyo nagkakaroon lang tayo ng konting delays because alam naman ng ating mga kababayan,... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has reported 86 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among adolescents and children in January.In its latest data registry released on Monday, the agency noted the tally is part of the 1,454 individuals who were confirmed with HIV during the... Read More
GENEVA – A World Health Organization (WHO) global report on sodium intake reduction shows that the planet is off-track to achieve its worldwide target of reducing by 30 percent consumption of the nutrient by 2025.Sodium is an essential nutrient but increases the risk of heart disease, stroke... Read More
MANILA – Filipinos may avail of permanent contraception procedures under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).In a news release on Sunday, PhilHealth acting president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. reminded its members and their dependents that several... Read More
MANILA – The best treatment for mental health conditions is a combination of medication and therapy, a health expert said Friday.During an online media "Kapihan" forum, National Center for Mental Health medical specialist Rodney Boncajes said therapy helps in the full recovery of individuals... Read More
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) is targeting a total of 2,460,994 residents of the region for health assessment through the Philippine Package for Essential Non-Communicable Diseases Interventions (PhilPEN) from March 1-31.In a Zoom conference on Monday, Dr. Monrey... Read More
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – More than 400 residents, mostly children in Central Luzon have been infected with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).The Department of Health Central Luzon Center for Health Development (DOH CLCHD) said 408 HFMD cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to Feb. 4 with... Read More
MANILA – The positivity rate or the number of people tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased to 1.7 percent as of Feb. 18.Over Twitter, OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday the increase is... Read More
DUMAGUETE CITY – The number of dengue cases in Negros Oriental continues to rise although no deaths have so far been reported.Acting Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion said Friday the latest morbidity report showed 161 cases from Jan. 1 to Feb. 11.This is 96 percent higher compared... Read More
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported on Friday one new death and more cases of suspected acute gastroenteritis in the province’s northernmost town of Vallehermoso amid efforts to contain the water-borne and food-borne disease.Acting Provincial... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is aiming to reduce malaria cases in Palawan to zero by 2026.“We want to focus our programs in Palawan, which is a province with remaining active cases, so in 2026, we would like Palawan to reduce its malaria cases to zero,” DOH Standards and... Read More
MANILA – The XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron, which is a mutation of the BA.2, could be a dominant variant in the country, a health official said Thursday. “I think it will be especially now that during the first month of January, the WHO [World Health Organization] reports that the top... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has detected 924 new cases of the highly-transmissible Omicron subvariants.In its latest Covid-19 biosurveillance report, the agency noted that there were 1,078 samples sequenced by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine and the University of the... Read More
MANILA – The country is expected to receive over 300,000 doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines apart from the COVAX Facility’s donation of one million doses.“Meron pang isang bansa (There is another country) which we could not name for now because the agreements are being finalized... Read More
MANILA-- The Department of Health (DOH) is studying how it can manage cases and collect data about patients who experience "long Covid", a health official said Tuesday.In a media briefing, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the agency recognizes the presence of long Covid -- described... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported that all provinces in the country have achieved malaria-free status except for Palawan.The department aims to achieve the malaria-free status by 2030.“Just this 2022, meron tayong apat na bagong areas na dineclare na... Read More
MANILA–The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has decreased by 16 percent from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday.In its latest case bulletin, the DOH noted the daily infections decreased to 145 in the recent week from... Read More
MANILA–The National Capital Region (NCR) logged 17 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Feb. 5, the lowest since March 20, 2020.“This is the lowest in the NCR since March 20, 2020. The 7-day average dipped to 46 cases per day,” said OCTA Research Group fellow, Dr.... Read More
COMPOSTELA, Davao de Oro – Residents in this town as well as in neighboring municipalities will soon enjoy free and better services as officials broke ground for Davao de Oro’s third "super health center" (SHC) in Barangay Maparat here on Saturday afternoon.Dr. Anabelle Yumang,... Read More
MANILA – Smoking increases a person’s risk of having coronary heart disease and sudden death, health experts said Friday.“Smoking associated with two to four-fold increase in the risk of coronary heart disease, a greater than 70 percent excess rate of death from coronary heart... Read More
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