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“Care despite the distance” is the thrust of Asistensi — a global digital healthcare company which offers accessible digital end-to-end healthcare plans — that just launched in the Philippines. With a focus on providing healthcare coverage to families of migrant [...]
The Philippines has recorded its first case of monkeypox, a Department of Health (DOH) official bared on Friday. At a briefing in Malacañang, Health Undersecretary Dr. Beverly Ho said the patient is 31 years old. She declined to divulge more [...]
THIRTY-ONE people have died in Central Visayas after dengue cases breached the 3,000 mark in just over four months this year. From January to May 7 this year, the number of dengue cases reached 3,177, with Cebu City accounting for [...]
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported the first two deaths from the highly infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which health authorities believe to be the cause of the current surge in cases. One of the fatalities is [...]
The World Health Organization approved two new COVID-19 treatments on Friday, growing the arsenal of tools along with vaccines to stave off severe illness and death from the virus. The news comes as Omicron cases fill hospitals around the world [...]
A ring shimmers on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this is no mere piece of jewelry — it’s packed with sensors capable of detecting body temperature, respiration and much more. Startups at the annual gadget extravaganza in Las [...]
In a bid to provide Filipinos access to affordable quality medicines, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order (EO) that will regulate the prices of drugs used to address the leading causes of morbidity in the country. Acting Palace [...]
We see more cars on the road every day. The assumption is that if roads are filled with cars, more roads are needed to accommodate the growing number of motor vehicles. This is unfortunately a flawed prescription, leading to greater [...]
The Tuklas Lunas program of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) remains in full swing as one of its projects is set for completion soon. The clinical trial, which costs nearly P12 million and is being implemented by Pharmalytics [...]
The Philippines hit its biggest single-day increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 17,231 new cases on Friday, Aug. 20. The number surpassed the previous high of 15,310 on April 2, 2021— wherein the [...]
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