Influenza-like cases in Ilocos up by 56% in Jan-Sept

 The Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) 1 (Ilocos Region) has recorded a 56 percent year-on-year increase in influenza-like cases to 6,834 from January to September from 4,369 in the same period last year. DOH-CHD-1 medical…

No hospital under lockdown – DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said all of its hospitals are fully operational denying a message claiming the lockdown of a DOH hospital due to a patient with coronavirus. “This message is false. No DOH hospital is currently implementing a…

Junta shells school in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, injuring 18 kids

At least 18 children were injured and receiving medical care after junta troops fired artillery shells on a village in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing region during the middle of the school day, according to residents.The incident was the latest example of…

TIMELY INTERVENTIONS INCREASE CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE SURVIVAL RATE

The survival rate of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) has seen a dramatic increase in the past 50 years and they are more likely to survive into adulthood following surgery with timely interventions due to advancements in diagnostic techniq…

HEART DISEASE AMONG LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN MALAYSIA

Heart-related diseases are among the leading causes of death in Malaysia and they contributed 17 per cent of the 18,515 recorded deaths in 2020, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan.He said expenses due to heart-related disea…

Spike in fever cases in N. Mindanao not linked to Nipah

Officials of the Department of Health in Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) on Wednesday said the spike in fever cases in the region is not linked to the Nipah virus. DOH-10 director Dr. Ellenietta Gamolo said from Jan. 1 to Sept. 26 this year, a total of 18,…

Tingog Party-list, AstraZeneca to expand lung cancer screening access

The Tingog Partylist and AstraZeneca Philippines on Wednesday formally signed a memorandum of understanding symbolizing their shared commitment for early detection of lung cancer and give patients the fighting chance they deserve against the devastati…