Excellence in immunization
By Teodoro B. Padilla
The city government of Carmona, Cavite is a showcase of how leadership and community participation result in the effective delivery of health services, particularly...
HealthFirst launches Williams Center health hub
HealthFirst, a multi-specialty clinic network under the RelianceUnited portfolio, launched its healthcare hub in Williams Center, Mandaluyong, on June 7.
The hub has three levels...
WHO, DAMO Academy partnership to further medical AI
DAMO Academy, Alibaba Group’s research institute, has announced its partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center on Digital Health to advance digital innovations and bring the benefits of medical artificial intelligence (AI) to more developing countries.
Democratic contraception access bill fails in US Senate
WASHINGTON - A bill to safeguard access to contraceptives failed to advance in a US Senate vote on Wednesday, after congressional Democrats forced the vote in...
Bangladeshi garment workers fall ill as temperatures soar
DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the factory where Aysha Talukder Tanisa stitches jeans and children's clothes for Western brands, the cooling system has been no...
Keep your kidneys healthy
By Teodoro B. Padilla
The number of Filipinos with chronic kidney disease (CKD) requiring dialysis is on the rise, warns the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN). A meta-analysis...
Musk’s Neuralink seeks to enroll three patients in brain implant study
Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-chip company, aims to enroll three patients to evaluate its device in a study expected to take several years to complete,...
Knowledge is key to vaccine confidence
By Teodoro B. Padilla
The public perception of the importance of vaccines for children declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in 52 out of 55 countries. This was revealed...
Cher, Demi Moore entertain guests at glamorous Cannes fundraiser for AIDS
CANNES, France - From Cher to Demi Moore and Magic Johnson, the fashion and entertainment industry's biggest names decamped to Antibes on Thursday night to raise...
GSK whistleblower claims drugmaker cheated US government over Zantac cancer risk
GSK has been sued by an independent Connecticut laboratory that accused the drugmaker of defrauding the US government and taxpayers by concealing cancer risks...
Genetic profile may predict best response to weight-loss drug Wegovy
Certain genes may identify patients with obesity who are most likely to respond strongly to Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy, researchers reported on Monday.
The...
Eliminating cervical cancer
By Teodoro B. Padilla
May is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Each year in the Philippines, 7,897 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 4,052 die from the disease....