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PH records 3rd case of coronavirus

Patient arrived in Cebu on Jan. 20  Pinoy onboard cruise ship infected A 60-year-old Chinese woman, who was among the patients being monitored by the Department of...

DOH to big hospitals: You can’t turn away suspected nCoV patients

Big hospitals in the country are not allowed to turn away patients who are showing symptoms of the deadly novel coronavirus (nCoV), the Department...

DOH keeps an eye on 24 patients for nCoV signs

Twenty-four patients who have traveled to Wuhan, China, are being closely monitored by the Department of Health as the death toll from the outbreak...

Public warned: No cure for n-CoV; only hygiene

Flights to/from Wuhan suspended; ports on alert Coast Guard activates medical units nationwide The Health department said Thursday there are no drugs that will work on the new...

8 killed, 265 sickened by ‘lambanog’

The Health department on Monday confirmed that the number of deaths due to methanol poisoning from drinking lambanog rose to eight from the initial...

Extra tax eyed on salty food

The Health department said Tuesday it is considering to propose an additional tax on salty products including processed food, a move similar to taxing...

Vaping teems with risks–DOH

The Health department on Wednesday called for prohibiting vaping products, citing the health risks of using electronic cigarettes and other heated tobacco products. Health Undersecretary...

Childhood cancer survival rate seen rising from 35% to 60%

Despite a scarcity of oncologists to attend to some 5,000 cases annually, the survival rate for the childhood cancer will likely improve from the...

Haze spreads; DOH readies face masks

The Health department said Thursday it is preparing to distribute protective equipment to the public should the haze from the forest fires in Indonesia...

Metro nearing dengue epidemic scale–Health

Metro Manila, the national capital region where 12,900,000 live, faces the risk of a dengue epidemic after surpassing the alert level threshold, according to...

MM, Ilocos near dengue epidemic scale, DOH says

An official of the Department of Health urged residents in Metro Manila and the Ilocos region to be more vigilant in fighting dengue as both...

Health exec warns vs. Dengvaxia use

Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo has noted that Dengvaxia cannot be used in the Philippines because it is not registered with the Food and Drug...

10 countries cause global surge of measles cases

The Philippines and nine other countries were responsible for three-quarters of a global surge in measles cases last year, the United Nations’ children’s agency...

Measles outbreak: 70 dead

The number of dengue cases is rising even as the government scrambles to deal with a measles outbreak with 70 confirmed deaths, a Health...
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