PhilHealth urges hospitals to join breast cancer Z benefits
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Wednesday urged capable health facilities to join its Z Benefit Package for breast cancer, aiming to expand...
mWell launches corporate wellness programs
mWell, the digital healthcare arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), launched on May 23 Wellness@Work, a suite of customizable programs created to promote...
Building healthier, resilient communities together
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Beyond delivering innovative medicines and therapies, the research-based pharmaceutical industry is deeply committed to enhancing the health and lives of Filipinos, particularly those marginalized...
Collective action against noncommunicable diseases
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Noncommunicable diseases (NCD) remain the leading cause of death worldwide, claiming at least 43 million lives in 2021 or 75% of all nonpandemic-related deaths,...
FDA approves Novavax COVID vaccine with new conditions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, but limited its use to older adults and people over the age of 12 with...
EXPLAINER: How are vaccines tested?
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to require all new vaccines be tested against a placebo in human trials, and has...
Trump to sign executive order to cut prices of medicine to match other countries
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would sign an executive order to cut prescription prices to the level paid by other high-income countries,...
Healthy youth for a healthy future
By Teodoro B. Padilla
With approximately 30 million Filipinos aged 10 to 24, young people make up 28% of the country’s population — representing the largest generation in...
Pope Francis’s popemobile set to become health clinic for Gaza children
VATICAN CITY - One of Pope Francis's popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one of his final wishes, the...
Lifelong Immunization: A cost-effective investment in public health
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions in history. Backed by extensive global and local data, the impact of vaccines on...
Quezon City reports unsafe air quality, urges residents to wear face masks
The Quezon City government reported on Monday that air quality in some areas of the city was deemed unsafe, urging residents to wear face...
A shot at a healthier nation
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Each year, World Immunization Week reminds us of a simple but profound truth: vaccines save lives. This April, however, the call is even louder...