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SELF-TEST Antigen test kits provide faster results than the RT-PCR tests, considered the gold-standard in COVID-19 testing.

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 workers in a vaccination facility in Ilocos Sur province prepare to administer COVID-19 vaccines. While the DOH said it has released some P9 billion for the special risk allowance and hazard pay of health workers, many frontliners said they still have not received the benefits promised under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2. VIGAN CITY GOVERNMENT

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...
A healthcare worker prepares a coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine prior to inoculation in Barangay M.V. Hechanova, Jaro, Iloilo City. The city COVID team attributes the decline in coronavirus cases in the metropolis to its high vaccination rate. CMO PHOTO

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...