DOH eyes price cap for COVID self-test kits
Following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of two self-administered COVID-19 antigen test kits, the Department of Health (DOH) said it was eyeing...
Laughter is good for your mind and body
By Cheryl M. Luis
There is a saying 'laughter is the best medicine. Well, it turns out there is really some medicinal merit when you...
Health care workers’ benefits to continue in 2022
In recognition of their efforts to respond to the pandemic, the provision of Covid-19 benefits to health care workers (HCWs) will continue in 2022,...
Treating kid’s worms yields long term benefits
By: Cheryl M. Luis
January and July this year are the national deworming month, declared by the Department of Health (DOH).
The goals of DOH are...
56% of over 32,000 new COVID-19 cases logged in Metro Manila
More than half of the over 30,000 new COVID-19 cases recently recorded in the country were logged in Metro Manila, a fellow of the...
Philippine healthcare benefit costs to increase by average of 14.4% in 2022 says Willis...
Employer-sponsored healthcare benefit cost trends are expected to increase by 14.4% on average in the Philippines in 2022, according to a survey of medical insurers....
Florona, is not a COVID-19 variant
By Cheryl M. Luis
In 2022, Flu season is never any fun anymore with the emergence of the coronavirus; it has only become more stressful....
DOH, WHO urge devotees to safely observe Traslacion at home
With the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) call on all devotees of the...
Why sleep is important?
By: Cheryl M. Luis
Sleeping is one habit that most of us take for granted. As a writer, I often work forgetting the time, sleep...
Surprising health benefits of wine
By: Cheryl M. Luis
Drinking wine may be expensive and ‘sosyal’ to some, but more than just being heart-healthy, wine has a lot of surprising...