Health

DOH extends measles immunization drive by 2 weeks

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said it is extending for two weeks its National Immunization Supplemental Activity to protect more children ages 6 to 59 months against the...

Group lauds Palace directives to put warnings on sugary drinks

MANILA--The Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (PSEDM) on Thursday welcomed the directive of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to place health warnings on the labels of sugar-sweetened beverages. “Front of pack...

WHO classifies gaming as a mental, addictive disorder

GENEVA — For the first time, the World Health Organization is adding Gaming disorder to the section on Mental and Addictive Disorders in its new International Classification of Diseases. The ICD provides data on...

Dengue fever cases rise 79% this year in Cavite

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite - The Provincial Health Office's (PHO) Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) disclosed on Tuesday that the number of dengue fever cases in Cavite province reached 2,403 in the...

Health workers’ group demands salary hike, equal treatment

MANILA--A group of health workers demanding for an increase in salaries and end of contractualization on Tuesday called on the government to also include them in the list of priority and...

Acute gastro, typhoid in Pangasinan drop

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Pangasinan’s provincial health office has recorded a decrease in the incidence of acute gastroenteritis and typhoid by 34 percent and 23 percent, respectively, in the first half of the...

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