The Philippines is hosting the 18th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-Retina Society (APVRS) from Dec. 12 to 14, 2025, bringing together global vision health...
At first glance, many Filipinos may appear healthy. They lead active lives, juggling work, family meals, and endless errands across the day. But health...
Mercury Drug Corporation, in collaboration with Novo Nordisk, marked World Diabetes Day with free diabetes and obesity risk screenings for the first 100 customers...
Manila, Philippines, November 12, 2025—Marking World Diabetes Day this year, the Philippine College of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (PCEDM), together with fellow medical societies,...
Paris, France—Malnutrition can cause its own form of diabetes, health experts said Thursday, calling for "type 5 diabetes" to be recognized globally to help fight...
Paris, France—The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended a range of blockbuster weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity globally for the first time on Friday,...
As type 2 diabetes climbs to become the fifth-leading cause of death in the Philippines, Sanofi Philippines medical head doctor Gian Tenorio on Tuesday...
Medical experts are raising alarms about diabetes, often called a “silent killer,” due to its ability to cause severe damage throughout the body before...
More than eight out of 10 Filipinos with diabetes, or 84.6 percent, experience vision-related problems, the highest rate among eight Asia Pacific (APAC) countries...
The percentage of adults suffering from diabetes across the world has doubled over the past three decades, the biggest rises coming in developing countries,...
“Richard Gomez challenges the soda industry”
As diabetes and obesity rates surge across the Philippines, one lawmaker is leading an unexpected charge against a familiar...
THE Makati City government has begun distributing specialized monitoring kits for diabetes and hypertension to local residents and city employees.
Mayor Abigail Binay said this...
