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Beware ‘deepfakes’ of famous doctors promoting scams: experts

Paris, France — Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle...

DSWD guarantee letters for medicine assistance accepted in select pharmacies

Filipinos in need of financial assistance to buy medicine can now use guarantee letters (GL) issued by the Department of Social Welfare and Development...

Many dementia cases could be prevented, but far from all—study

Paris, France—Millions of cases of dementia could be prevented or delayed by reducing a range of risk factors such as smoking or air pollution, according...

Cured HIV patients ‘living proof’ of hope in fight against virus

Munich, Germany—Three people effectively cured of HIV have spoken about how a risky transplant procedure saved their lives, with one saying they are "living proof"...

Seventh person likely ‘cured’ of HIV, doctors announce

Paris, France—A 60-year-old German man is likely the seventh person to be effectively cured from HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant, doctors announced on...

Unilab lauds measures against fake drugs

Unilab Inc., the country’s leading pharmaceutical and health care company, lauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking proactive measures to protect the...

WHO holds first traditional medicine summit

The World Health Organization holds its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday, with warnings that treatments rooted in natural products can be effective...

SWS: Nearly all Filipinos agree govt should provide free meds

Nearly all Filipinos agreed that the government must provide free medicines for the people. This was shown in a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted...

Drug price control to cost government P28B

The government stands to lose P28 billion in revenues as a result of price controls on medicine earlier recommended by the Department of Health...

Wellness center offers integrative medicine

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Duque: ‘Limited benefits’ from drug firms’ offer of price cuts

An offer by multinational drug companies to cut their retail prices would bring limited benefits, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Friday. READ: Drug makers vow price cuts The...

Drug makers vow price cuts

Some 18 multinational pharmaceutical companies operating in the Philippines are offering to reduce their medicine prices substantially to help the public cope with rising...

Killer rooster

Beware of animals, even if they are domesticated. Take the case of an elderly woman from southern Australia who was collecting eggs on her farm,...

Exempting medicine from VAT

"This is a real shot in the arm. "   We hail the Duterte administration for implementing the value-added tax exemption on medication for diabetics, patients with...
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