NKTI dialysis center partially resumes operations

MANILA — The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) outpatient hemodialysis center partially resumed operations on Monday after being shut down last week due to 44...

Telemedicine gaining wider use across rural America

WAGNER, S.D.—Fifty years in farming had given Tom Soukup a few brushes with his own mortality, but after a cow pinned him against a wall, death...

NKTI bares temporary closure of its Out-Patient HD Center

MANILA — The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) management in Quezon City appealed on Wednesday to the general public for an understanding on its decision...

Poe submits bill strengthen Dangerous Drugs Law for plenary approval

MANILA — Sen. Grace Poe on Wednesday pushed for the passage of a bill amending Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act to strengthen...

Making embryos from 3 people doesn’t look unsafe

LONDON — Britain’s fertility regulator says controversial techniques to create embryos from the DNA of three people “do not appear to be unsafe” even though no...

Saudi review finds over 100 more MERS infections

Patient advocacy group worries Conservatives would merge, close hospitals

TORONTO — A patient’s advocacy group is worried the health policies of the three main political parties aren’t getting much attention in the Ontario election campaign,...

Doctors use immune therapy against cervical cancer

CHICAGO — Doctors are reporting their first success using immune therapy against cervical cancer, a disease caused by the virus HPV. In a pilot study at...

Gov’t still addressing malnutrition through CCT — Palace

MANILA — Malacanang on Sunday assured that the government was strengthening its programs to combat malnutrition among children. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr....

1 in 10 Australians turning to Internet for cheaper drugs

CANBERRA — More than one in 10 Australians aged between 18 and 34 had bought prescription drugs online in a bid to save money, a new...