Expert: XBB.1.5 possible to become dominant variant in PH

MANILA – The XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron, which is a mutation of the BA.2, could be a…

DOH affirms Peso devaluation, inflation have effects on maintenance medicines’ costs

A Department of Health (DOH) official has affirmed that the prices of maintenance medicines for non-communicable…

Catanduanes hospital to open dialysis center

VIRAC, Catanduanes – The  Eastern Bicol Medical Center (EBMC) in caoital town of Catanduanes will open its own dialysis…

PhilHealth: No premium contribution increase in 2023

MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said there will be no PhilHealth premium increase this year.…

Study: Experimental drug slows Alzheimer’s progression

ANKARA – The experimental drug lecanemab has the “potential” to serve as treatment at early stages of Alzheimer’s disease,…

DOH: 2 regions reach epidemic threshold for cholera

A Department of Health (DOH) official recently said cholera cases in the past four months in…

More cases of 2 Omicron subvariants logged

The Department of Health (DOH) has has detected 693 more cases of two Omicron subvariants of the Covid-19 virus, and  677 of…

NCR moderate risk for Covid-19, positivity rate now at 16.4%: DOH

MANILA – The National Capital Region (NCR) is back to moderate risk classification for Covid-19 with its…

PH logs 230% hike in Cholera cases from Jan. 1-Aug. 6

The Philippines country has also logged 2,650 cholera cases from January 1 to August 6, 230 percent higher than the…

DOH: Dengue cases up 153% from January to August

The Department of Health (DOH) said the Philippines has logged 118,526 dengue cases from January 1 to August 6…