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Organ donation from brain-dead persons pushed

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging families to consider organ donation of deceased relatives, including those who have been declared legally and medically brain-dead, to help others in...

Body heat converted into electricity powers health sensors

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — There has been an increasing number of wearable technologies that have health sensors as medical tools to track a person’s well-being. Many of these devices need to be...

Zamboanga CHO urges health facilities to report HFMD cases

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The City Health Office (CHO) has urged health facilities here to report cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) to prevent the spread of the disease in the...

UHC bill passage to improve health service delivery: DOH

MANILA -- The passage of the universal health care (UHC) bill would correct the inefficiencies in the current health system as it will empower community health units in the provision of quality...

Legarda hails P1.16-B budget approval for dengue patients

MANILA --Senator Loren Legarda hailed the Senate's approval of the proposed PHP1.16 billion supplemental budget to fund the medical assistance programs for dengue patients. The measure was passed on third and final...

DOH can ‘more confidently’ aid Dengvaxia recipients now: Duque

MANILA -- Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday welcomed the Senate’s passage of the PHP1.16-billion supplemental budget to help recipients of the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine, saying they can...

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