Health and Lifestyle
PH employees want to get inoculated vs. Covid-19: study
October 5, 2021, 6:06 pm
MANILA – A recent study done by a health maintenance organization (HMO) showed that most Filipino employees want to get inoculated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Only 7.6 percent of the 2021 PhilCare Wellness Index's 1,500 respondents from across the country said they did not… Read More
RDC-7 wants PhilHealth breast cancer benefit package amended
September 28, 2021, 5:11 pm
CEBU CITY – The Central Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) is requesting the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to amend its guidelines for the Type Z Benefit Package particularly for early-stage breast cancer patients. The package is being offered to PhilHealth members to… Read More
BARMM turns over 3 barangay health stations in Marawi
September 28, 2021, 1:23 pm
COTABATO CITY – Health authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) turned over Tuesday three barangay health stations (BHS) amounting to PHP9.9 million in Marawi City to better respond to the people’s health needs. Dr. Bashary Latiph, BARMM health minister, said… Read More
San Fernando among most improved LGUs in environmental health
September 24, 2021, 6:45 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – This city is one of the three local government units (LGUs) in Central Luzon that were recognized as among the country’s most improved in terms of environmental health services. The announcement was made through a digital conference hosted by the Department of… Read More
QC quarantine facilities occupancy rate shrinks to 51%
September 23, 2021, 7:25 pm
MANILA – The occupancy rate in Quezon City’s Hope community caring facilities used as quarantine and isolation sites for asymptomatic, mild and moderate coronavirus disease (Covid-19) positive patients are now down to 51.01 percent. As of September 22, only 884 of the city’s 1,733 Covid-19… Read More
RT-PCR test still 'gold standard' of Covid-19 testing: DOH
September 21, 2021, 6:33 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reiterated its stand against the use of rapid antigen tests as confirmatory tests for Covid-19, saying this should not be used in settings with low prevalence of the disease or population with no known exposure. In a text message to reporters,… Read More
Reducing indoor CO2 level to help safely reopen economy: experts
September 21, 2021, 3:04 pm
CEBU CITY – Healthcare professionals in Cebu are working with the government in ensuring that indoor settings will become safe by reducing virus transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a statement on Tuesday, the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas said it… Read More
DOH says Covid-19 spread slows down; PH still high risk
September 20, 2021, 1:36 pm
MANILA – The increase in coronavirus infections appear to be slowing but the country's health systems capacity remains at high risk, a health official said Monday. Speaking at an online media forum, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said cases may still continue to increase in the… Read More
Health officials support FDA panel decision on booster shots
September 20, 2021, 11:42 am
NEW YORK – Health officials on Sunday voiced their support for the recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel that Covid-19 booster vaccines be limited to those 65 years and older and individuals at high risk, with some hoping for broader use of booster shots at a… Read More
Shelf-life requirements for test kits not disregarded: DOH
September 18, 2021, 9:54 am
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday clarified that it did not disregard the six months shelf life of SARS-CoV-2 real-time reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kits procured through the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management. In a… Read More
NegOr residents warned vs. dengue this rainy season
September 15, 2021, 6:29 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial chief of the Department of Health in Negros Oriental on Wednesday called on the public to be mindful of the dengue fever this rainy season despite the current lower number of cases compared to last year. Dr. Socrates Villamor, in an interview, noted that even… Read More
Recruitment of PH ivermectin trial participants to start Oct. 15
September 13, 2021, 7:26 pm
MANILA – Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Peña on Monday said recruitment of participants for the clinical trials on the use of ivermectin in the Philippines will start on Oct. 15.De la Pena made this clarification after he erroneously indicated in his… Read More
PH detects 640 more Delta variant cases
September 13, 2021, 11:50 am
MANILA – Health authorities have detected 640 more cases of the more transmissible Delta, the dominant variant in the country, for a total tally of 2,708, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday. In a statement, the DOH said aside from the Delta variant, also detected were cases of… Read More
BARMM still low risk among Mindanao regions: exec
August 31, 2021, 7:53 pm
MANILA – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) remains at low risk category for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among the regions in Mindanao. In a televised public briefing Tuesday, BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim said the region has a total of 10,410 Covid-19… Read More
PH Covid-19 recovered cases reach 1,734,551
August 26, 2021, 4:24 pm
MANILA – An additional 9,659 patients have beaten the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the country’s overall recovery count to 1,734,551 as of Thursday. The Department of Health (DOH), in its latest Covid-19 bulletin, said recoveries account for 91.3 percent of the total 1,899,200… Read More
More new peaks expected in coming weeks as Covid cases rise: DOH
August 26, 2021, 1:44 pm
MANILA – An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said more wave peaks are expected in the coming weeks as Covid-19 cases increase. DOH Epidemiology Bureau OIC-Director Alethea de Guzman said the new peak from August 19 to 25 had surpassed the previous peak recorded from August… Read More
PH, Italian institutions ink partnership on liver research
August 19, 2021, 7:06 pm
MANILA – Institutions from the Philippines and Italy inked a memorandum of understanding for scientific and technological cooperation on liver research. The signing among the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), University of… Read More
DOH, USAID form family planning programs in 146 gov’t hospitals
August 18, 2021, 8:13 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) through its partners including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) established Family Planning programs in least 146 government hospitals nationwide in 2020. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said despite the Covid-19… Read More
0.0035% of vaccinated persons contract Covid-19: FDA
August 13, 2021, 5:25 pm
MANILA – Only 0.0035 percent, or seven out of 2,000 people who are partially and fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), have contracted the disease, the chief of the country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday. In a Zoom presser, FDA Director-General… Read More
PH Covid-19 recoveries reach 1,560,106
August 9, 2021, 6:12 pm
MANILA – The nation's overall tally of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients who beat the disease have reached 1,560,106 as 7,937 new recoveries were recorded as of Monday. The Department of Health (DOH) said the figure is equivalent to a 93.5-percent recovery rate from a total of… Read More
