MANILA – The soon-to-rise Philippine Cancer Center could prevent the death of thousands of Filipinos due to the dreaded disease. To be built on a 5,000-square-meter lot...
A recent study of US veterans found that 10% of those diagnosed with dementia actually had a liver condition called hepatic encephalopathy (HE) – a treatable...
Any dog owners reading this will know the joy of getting home and being greeted with utter delight by their pet – tail wagging wildly before...
MANILA – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said 20 additional medicines for cancer, hypertension and mental illness are now exempted from value-added tax (VAT). In...
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday opened the first Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) center in the Philippines in Sto. Tomas,...
MANILA – A bill filed in the House of Representatives would entitle every Filipino to a free annual medical checkup and ensure access to preventive healthcare....
Globally, 4 out of 5 people who need hearing aids don’t wear them, leaving an estimated 344 million people missing out on the sounds of life,...
There’s no calming the buzz around energy drinks. And it’s not just because of their notoriously high caffeine content. In the first few weeks of 2024,...
Being overweight is linked to many health issues, including cancer. Studies have shown that obesity is associated with at least 13 types of cancer. And in...
By September 2020, just six months after COVID-19 triggered shutdowns across the U.S., it was clear that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, had mutated from...