MANILA — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called on the public not to be misled by false information circulating in social media that canned food...
MANILA — The Department of Health’s (DOH) office in Mimaropa has identified 74 people in the region who had received the anti-dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, and two of...
CHICAGO — Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that cervical tumors that don’t respond to radiation may be vulnerable to therapies that...
WASHINGTON — Small molecules that specifically restrain a selenium-containing enzyme in the human body may be a tool to fight cancer, a study published in a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar issued Executive Order No. BC-333-2018, declaring a measles outbreak in this city. Salazar’s order came after the City Health...
MANILA — A health expert on Tuesday cited the contribution of immunization to the reduction in antibiotic use and, hence, in addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In...
MANILA —The number of Filipinos found to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – positive jumped from 9,264 in 2016 to 11,103 last year, with the daily...
ZAMBOANGA CITY –Local health officials here assured the public, especially the parents, that the vaccines they use in all the immunization programs are safe. Dr. Dulce...
MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) plans to team up with the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) for a deeper investigation...
MANILA — HealthJustice Philippines has expressed hope that newly confirmed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III would focus on preventive health care in his second stint as head...