Senators have misgivings on the planned abolition of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), an attached agency of the Department of Health (DOH),...
The Department of Health (DOH) has developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect possible monkeypox virus cases in the country.
In an...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. on Monday said the government should allocate more funds for medical research, which has become significantly necessary during...
The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) will not be abolished with the creation of a national virology institute, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire...
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said Monday at least 50,000 expired RT-PCR testing kits for COVID-19 had been distributed by the Research Institute for...
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Thursday approved the proposed P4.5 trillion national budget for 2021 on third and final reading.
Senate finance committee chairperson Senator...
Disinfectant brand Lysol reaffirms its commitment to the Philippine Red Cross by breaking down the chain of infections and ensuring everybody is protected from...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Tuesday rejected anew the proposal to auction off the Philippine properties in Japan “for any reason” and...
The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is studying the use of saliva test for COVID-19, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Friday.
“As...
Medical experts confirmed Tuesday the presence of an even more infectious variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, after it was seen in...
COVID-19 testing firm LabX Corp. has donated the first Food and Drug Administration-approved antigen test Sofia 2 SARS Antigen Fluorescent Immunoassay analyzer machine to...
"These trying times are meant for introspection and self-examination."
This week, the entire country is placed under less stringent quarantine as more areas transition into...
