Health

Number of Babies Born With Syphilis in US Doubles in Four Years

The number of babies born infected with syphilis in the United States has more than doubled since 2013, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a report released...

Dagupan health exec urges parents to have their children vaccinated

DAGUPAN CITY -- The City Health Office has appealed to parents of public school students here to support the school-based immunization program of the Department of Health (DOH), stressing the importance of...

Improving healthcare, top priority of Duterte gov’t: SAP Go

DUMAGUETE CITY -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Saturday said improving the healthcare system in the country remains a top priority of the Duterte administration. “Priority natin...

DOH cautions public vs. flu

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public against influenza saying its can lead to serious complications and even death. In a television interview on Friday, DOH Undersecretary Eric Domingo...

WHO: Progress Made Containing Ebola in Eastern DRC

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) reports substantial progress is being made in containing the spread of the Ebola virus in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It warns, however,...

UNICEF: DRC Ebola Orphans Stigmatized

GENEVA — The U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports a growing number of children in eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in the region are at...

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