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Pharmacy-based immunization: An essential health strategy to curb the threat of deadly diseases like pneumonia

Treating disease is a key part of healthcare, but preventing infection is perhaps even more important—and beneficial to our society. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown...

Pneumonia claims Japanese cannibal

Tokyo—Issei Sagawa, a Japanese murderer known as the “Kobe Cannibal” who killed and ate a Dutch student but was never jailed, has died aged...

Tingog solon, a registered nurse, leads free vax drive

Tingog Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez on Wednesday administered freepneumococcal polyvalent vaccine (PPV) to some of the 520 beneficiaries in Quezon City as part...

Senator Revilla hospitalized for pneumonia

Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., who tested positive for COVID-19 10 days ago, was rushed to a hospital on Tuesday due to pneumonia, his...

‘PCV 13 reduces infection, deaths’

The Philippines needs to keep using a cost-effective and broad-spectrum vaccine against pneumonia, especially now that COVID-19 remains a deadly threat to the population,...

‘Cheaper pneumonia vaccine may cost PH more’

A leading health expert in South America has warned the government against downgrading its pneumococcal vaccine from PCV 13 to PCV 10, and disputed...

Ito Curata dies of pneumonia

One of the pillars of Filipino fashion, Ito Curata on March 26 died of pneumonia complications arising from coronavirus disease. He was 60.  The designer,...

Ormoc leads pneumonia vaccination of seniors

“Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines along with cancer, heart disease, and stroke,” said Dr. Niño Jessielito Doydora,...

Pneumonia forces Elton John to cut gig

Wellington"•Elton John has tearfully apologized to fans after cutting short a concert in New Zealand due to illness, with the British superstar saying he...

Pneumonia still PH’s top killer – health expert

As health authorities are focusing on averting the spread of the 2019 coronavirus, a health expert however reminded the public not to forget pneumonia,...

Protecting the elderly from 3rd top disease killer

The Department of Health launches an intervention program that seeks to alleviate the burden of pneumonia on Filipino elderly, as part of its mandate...

Gabino ‘Gaby’ Tabunar Jr., FOCAP founder, 94

Gabino Tabunar Jr., “Gaby” to us all and one of the country’s most respected journalists, passed away at 1:59 p.m. today at the Makati...

One more reason not to pick your nose 

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Palace wishes Erap ‘speedy and full recovery’

MALACAÑANG has expressed concern over the condition of former President Joseph Estrada, 79, who was admitted to and confined at the Cardinal Santos Medical...
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