MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is set to speed up the licensing of possible coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing laboratories, which are on the third and fourth stages of the licensing process. “We have assigned specific teams to focus on labs, which are on stage 3 and (stage) 4 of the licensing process … Read More
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that one of its senior officials tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “The lone confirmed case is a director. Contrary to circulating posts, no member of the DOH Executive Committee is positive for Covid-19,” the DOH said in its 10:30 p.m. bulletin Tuesday. Assuring that its … Read More
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have lauded the recent signing of Executive Order No. 106 by President Rodrigo Duterte which prohibits the manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of unregistered and/or adulterated Electronic Nicotine/Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS) or electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs), and other novel tobacco … Read More
MANILA — World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday called on governments, companies, and news organizations to strengthen their efforts in spreading facts about the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to combat fake news about it worldwide. “Work with us to sound the appropriate level of alarm, without fanning the flames of … Read More
BATAC CITY — The State-run Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) here continues to conduct capacity building activities to empower various health facilities around Ilocos Norte in handling persons under investigation (PUI) with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). Jhey-ar O. Mangati, Health Education and Promotions Officer of MMMH&MC, on Tuesday said the activity is … Read More
MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported that the number of persons under investigation (PUIs) for possible novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has gone up to 261. “We are seeing a rapid increase in the transmission rate of the virus globally. In response, DOH has strengthened its capacity in preparation for the possibility … Read More
MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reiterated the importance of a temporary ban covering all travelers coming from Hubei province and other places in China where the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been observed following the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte. “We still need to validate the other places as … Read More
MANILA — As the number of cases and deaths due to novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV continues to rise, the Department of Health (DOH) has met these reports with equally heightened monitoring of patients who have been suffering from “flu-like” symptoms while visiting the country. Apart from clinical tests on people suspected of carrying the virus, the … Read More
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was “too early” to declare the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). “I am not declaring a public health emergency of international concern today. As it was yesterday, the Emergency Committee was divided over whether the … Read More
MANILA — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday said the department has augmented the resources of its regional offices in response to the recent Taal Volcano eruption. “We have sent drugs, medicines such as eye drops and asthma medication, medical supplies including N95 and surgical face masks, collapsible water containers and jerry cans, water purification … Read More
CANBERRA — Australian scientists have found that higher body weight could increase the chance of beating certain cancers. In the study, a team from Flinders University revealed that an above average or high body mass index (BMI) can boost the body’s response to atezolizumab, a common treatment for non-small-lung cancer (NSCLC). They found that patients with … Read More
CHICAGO — Caffeine may offset some of the negative effects of an obesogenic diet by reducing the storage of lipids in fat cells and limiting weight gain and the production of triglycerides, according to a study in rats posted on the website of the University of Illinois (UI) this week. For four weeks, the rats in … Read More
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 7 (Central Visayas) is closely monitoring a 16-year-old girl, who is reported to be the first victim of e-cigarette or vape-associated lung injury (EVALI) case in the region. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, regional director of DOH-7, said surveillance personnel from his office are doing further examinations to … Read More
COTABATO CITY – Health authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) confirmed Tuesday a case of polio in Datu Piang, Maguindanao even as they continue validating a report of another polio case. Dr. Zulkarnain Abas, deputy minister of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the region, said a four-year-old girl from Datu … Read More
MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reiterated that African swine fever (ASF) is not a risk to human health as it allayed public fears amid recent confirmation from the Department of Agriculture (DA) that some processed pork products in the country have tested positive for ASF. “We want to emphasize again to … Read More
LEGAZPI CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here is urging Bicolanos to observe preventive measures against meningococcemia. Dr. Lulu Santiago-Ramos, Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases coordinator of the Center for Health Development-Bicol, on Wednesday reminded the region’s residents to boost their immune system by living a healthy lifestyle, including eating healthy foods, … Read More