MANILA – Smoking increases a person’s risk of having coronary heart disease and sudden death, health experts said Friday. “Smoking associated with two to four-fold increase in...
ATHENS / ROME – Pharmacists in Greece and Italy have pinpointed two main reasons for the persisting drug shortage in the two countries. The first is the...
MANILA – The specialty hospitals operated by the Department of Health (DOH) all received higher budgets this year to allow them to serve more patients who require...
The XBB.1.5 subvariant, known informally as “Kraken”, is the latest in a menagerie of Omicron subvariants to dominate the headlines, following increasing detection in the United...
As we enter the fourth year of living with COVID, we are all asking the predictable question: when will the pandemic be over? To answer this...
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is finalizing the guidelines on the use of the bivalent vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a Viber...
MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has proposed to implement steady incremental increases in its premium contribution schedule to give its members time to...
An estimated 1-5% of the world’s population suffer from an eating disorder that few people are even aware exists. Known as avoidant restrictive food intake disorder,...
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has detected 613 new cases of the highly-transmissible Omicron subvariants. In its latest Covid-19 biosurveillance report, the agency noted that...
Most people who contract COVID recover within a few weeks. But for some people, symptoms can develop later, or persist for a long time after the...
Birthdays have a way of making us pause—not to count the years we’ve lived, but to appreciate the countless blessings...
Recently, I experienced the painful reality of losing someone through others. One friend lost her fiancé to death, while another...
Growing old brings a sobering reality: time is finite. You watch your body slow down, see your parents age, and...
Celebrating Dr. David Suzuki’s 90th birthday on Friday, May 22 was a true privilege and a great pleasure! My husband,...
Did you know that a mother’s cells can live in her child’s body for their entire lives? This fascinating phenomenon...
At 25, I imagined life at 50 would mean I’d be past my prime and grumpy. Little did I know,...
Spring has sprung! This season is perfect for spring cleaning, but why stop at our homes? We can also rejuvenate...
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a woman who wants her happily ever after. I certainly did. After 21 years...
Margaret Atwood aptly captured this dynamic with the phrase, “Old money whispers, new money shouts.” Let me elaborate on this...
Love in later life—the 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond—is a thriving, fulfilling reality. It offers companionship, improved well-being, and joy,...
Mikaela Ariar, Philippine Canadian Inquirer July 5, 2026 CANADA – Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. concluded his visit to...
Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer July 3, 2026 CANADA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived on Canadian soil on July...
Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer July 1, 2026 PHILIPPINES – On Tuesday, June 30, the unannounced rally by the members...
Mikaela Ariar, Philippine Canadian Inquirer June 28, 2026 CANADA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to visit Vancouver,...
Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer June 25, 2026 OTTAWA, Canada – On June 20, 2026, the Philippine Independence Committee of...