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Cordillera FDA heightens drive vs. fake medicines

By Liza Agoot/Philippine News Agency BAGUIO CITY -- An official of the Food and Drugs Administration in the Cordillera Administrative Region (FDA-CAR) reiterated on Friday a call to the public to only buy...

US Measles Cases Pass 1,000 Mark for 2019

VOA News The number of measles cases confirmed in the United States in 2019 has reached 1,001, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said this week. As of last week, the...

Exec: PhilHealth not neglecting ‘ghost’ kidney treatment cases

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- An official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday belied news reports claiming the agency's negligence on the "ghost" kidney patients’ issue. In...

WHO: Fighting Air Pollution Key to Living Longer

Lisa Schlein | VOA NEWS GENEVA — Activists marking World Environment day are calling for action to tackle air pollution, which researchers say kills millions of people every year and impoverishes societies struggling...

Ilocos hospital recognized for anti-microbial resistance efforts

By Michael Mugas/Philippine News Agency BATAC CITY — The Department of Health-Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (DOH-RITM) gave two awards to the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMHMC) for its successful...

Tobacco tax hike bill to save lives of 200K Filipinos

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Wednesday the approval of a bill raising the tobacco excise tax would save the lives of 200,000 Filipinos...

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