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Exposure to pollution levels

YEAR after year, health experts have warned that air pollution in Metro Manila, a global megacity, has worsened from an environmental problem to a...

Climate change impacts human health

"Climate change has become the biggest health threat facing humanity" CLIMATE change, admittedly a challenge confronting today’s world leaders, is seen as the single biggest...

DOE unveils plans to install solar power in four Lanao del Sur hospitals

The Department of Energy said Thursday four public health facilities in Lanao del Sur will be equipped with rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and...

Hike funds for zero balance billing in LGU hospitals, brgy execs’ pay

Senators have pushed for higher allocation for social protection services such as the expansion of zero balance billing in LGU hospitals in the proposed...

Raffy Tulfo calls out FDA for ‘incompetence’

SENATOR Raffy Tulfo on Monday accused the Food and Drug Administration of incompetence thereby enabling corruption and endangers public health. For her part, Senator Risa...

Trouble at the Health Front

Members of the Health Alliance for Democracy hold a protest at the Department of Health headquarters in Manila, calling for the resignation of Health...

Vaccines do not cause autism—WHO

Geneva, Switzerland—A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism—contrary to theories being propagated in the United...

New study suggests best way to stop taking antidepressants

Paris, France—The best way for people with depression to stop taking antidepressants once their condition improves is to slowly taper off the medication while also...

Return of P60b PhilHealth fund to boost DOH zero billing program

Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said the return of P60 billion in excess funds to Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) could bolster...

Japan eyes legal ban, penalties on implanting gene-edited human embryos

A Japanese government expert panel agreed Thursday to legally ban and penalize research or medical practices that genetically modify human embryos to implant into...

Scientific report: E-cigarettes outperform NRT in helping smokers quit

An internationally-respected network of health researchers, Cochrane, has published a comprehensive systematic review providing strong evidence that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes effectively help adult smokers quit...

HPV vaccine cuts cervical cancer risk by 80% for girls under 16—study

An international team of researchers said Monday that receiving the human papillomavirus vaccine by age 16 reduces the risk of developing cervical cancer by...

Developing nations decry ‘philanthro-colonialism’ in WHO tobacco policy

Experts, consumer advocates and regulators at the "Good COP 2.0" conference in Geneva cautioned that prohibitionist approaches targeting tobacco harm reduction (THR), often backed...

US health agency edits website to reflect anti-vax views

Washington, United States—The US health agency has updated its official website to reflect the vaccine skepticism of a senior Trump official, a move that medical...
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