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Cavite town slates month-long anti-measles immunization

By Dennis Abrina/PNA NOVELETA, Cavite -- As the spread of the contagious measles disease placed rural health units (RHUs) in the Calabarzon region on heightened alert and monitoring, this smallest Cavite town...

More moms now bring kids for vaccination: DOH official

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said there had been an improvement in the vaccine hesitancy among parents during the agency's continuous immunization...

Measles vaccination in Batangas City to push through

by Maroe T. Genosa/PNA BATANGAS CITY -- The City Health Office (CHO) said that its vaccination program against measles will go on, whether or not anyone has been found to be infected with...

DOH-8 reports 204 new HIV/AIDS cases in 2018

By Sarwell Meniano/PNA PALO, Leyte -- The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 204 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Eastern Visayas in 2018, which accounts...

More Than 1 Billion People Risk Hearing Loss from Loud Music

by Lisa Schlein/Voice of America GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — U.N. agencies warn that more than 1 billion people ages 12 to 35 risk losing their hearing from listening to loud music on their audio devices....

Measles Cases Surge Globally Putting Many Lives at Risk

by Lisa Schlein/Voice of America GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) says that measles outbreaks and deaths are surging globally, putting years of progress made in reducing the killer disease at risk. The...

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