Health education
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Every second week of October, the country observes Health Education Week as per Proclamation 255, in recognition of the idea that the strength of...
Deadly Indonesian cough syrup was almost pure toxin, court papers show
JAKARTA - An Indonesian drugmaker whose cough syrup is among products linked to the deaths of more than 200 children last year used ingredients with toxin...
When disaster strikes
By Teodoro B. Padilla
In 2022, the Philippines was ranked the most disaster-prone country in the world. The World Risk Index (WRI) 2022 report gave the country an...
Vaccination to prevent meningitis
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Meningitis is a serious infection of the meninges, which are the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. It is a devastating disease and...
Protecting the heart
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Heart disease was the leading cause of death in the country in 2022, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) show. It is common...
Vog and health
By Teodoro B. Padilla
More than 200 people fell ill from Taal’s volcanic smog or vog, prompting the Department of Health (DoH) to put the medical community under...
Philippines approves GSK anti-shingles vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a vaccine for the prevention of shingles, a viral infection caused by the same virus that...
Elevating the voice of patients in healthcare decisions
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Evidence shows that when patients are treated as partners in their care, significant gains are made in safety, patient satisfaction, and health outcomes, said...
Doctor asks court to toss J&J lawsuit against her over cancer research
NEW YORK - A medical researcher has asked a court to throw out a lawsuit that Johnson & Johnson filed against her over her 2019 study on the links between cosmetic talc products and cancer, saying that her research is sound...
Mosquito-borne dengue grows deadlier in South Asia as planet warms
DHAKA/KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mosquito-borne dengue fever is taking a heavy toll on South Asian nations this year as Bangladesh grapples with record deaths and...
Moderna, Pfizer say updated COVID shots generate strong response vs newer variant
Moderna and rival Pfizer on Wednesday said their updated COVID-19 vaccines generated strong responses in testing against the highly mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus that has raised fears of a resurgence...
Georgia can resume ban on hormone treatment for transgender youth, judge says
A US judge on Tuesday allowed the state of Georgia to resume enforcing a new Republican-backed ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under age 18, after a federal appeals court allowed a similar law in...