MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) urged parents or guardians on Wednesday to bring their nine- to 10- year-old girls to the nearest health centers...
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta.—A researcher has started tracking the health of firefighters helping battle the massive wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta. Nicola Cherry, an occupational epidemiologist at...
MANILA – Every Filipino citizen can help and make a big difference in eradicating or reducing the number of mosquitoes in the country capable of transmitting...
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has started efforts addressing the so-called “maldistribution” of healthcare professionals in tertiary hospitals in urban areas as a way...
SEOUL—The fifth case of Zika virus infection in South Korea has been found in a 39-year-old man who recently came back from a business trip to...
WASHINGTON – The Canadian government has allocated USD785 million to support the Global Fund, which finances the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, Canada’s Prime Minister...
ILOILO CITY – Five years ago, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were considered as main carrier of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but is currently overtaken by...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has reported seven heat-related deaths in the province as the El Niño...
TORONTO—Ontario’s Health Minister has pledged to increase access to stem cell transplants for cancer patients. Eric Hoskins said in a news release that “there are additional...
MANILA – Allergists from the Philippine Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Inc. (PSAAI) created awareness on Friday about allergies in line with the celebration of...