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...
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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...
Physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. It’s also associated with chronic illness and disability. Recent research estimates that the world could see...
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,...
Valentine’s Day shouldn’t be celebrated only for one day. Love should be celebrated everyday. Valentine’s Day, when expanded beyond romance,...
Like many others, I couldn’t resist joining the 2016 throwback trend. It was all over social media, with everyone sharing...
Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer June 16, 2026 CANADA – On June 15, 2026, Minister of Women and Gender Equality...
By Nash Villena, Philippine Canadian Inquirer April 5, 2026 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A year after the tragedy, the Philippine...
By Nash Villena, Philippine Canadian Inquirer April 5, 2026 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Alliance Philippines openly invites Filipino-Canadian families...
Philippine Canadian Inquirer March 27, 2026 VANCOUVER, Canada – The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver held a talk entitled “Filipino...
Philippine Canadian Inquirer March 14, 2026 VANCOUVER, Canada – On March 12, 2026, the Lapu-Lapu Day team and Filipino...