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THROWBACK: Fish to prevent spread of dengue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 11:04 AM

Dr. Westly Rosario explains to "Salamat Dok" how the dispersal of mosquito fish — locally known as "kataba" or "itar" — can help fight dengue. Read more »

Zambales beauty drops out of Miss Universe PH pageant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 09:02 AM

One of the delegates of the Miss Universe Philippines 2021 is dropping out of the competition after she caught the Dengue fever early this week. Read more »

ALAMIN: Paano makakaiwas sa 'WILD' diseases ngayong tag-ulan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 03:45 PM

Ayon kay Dr. Eric Tayag, dapat bantayan ngayong tag-ulan ang 'WILD' diseases. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 1, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:20 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Frontliners against urban decay

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 04:26 PM

Workers from various government agencies join forces during an Anti-Dengue, Clearing Operations and Estero Clean-up at the Estero Tripa de Gallina in San Andres Bukid, Manila. Read more »

Over 100,000 Filipinos availed of GCash's GInsure products in 2020, says company

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 11:42 AM

More than 100,000 Filipinos were insured in 2020 by GCash's GInsure, the company said Wednesday. Read more »

DOST reaches Phase 2 clinical trial on candidate drug vs dengue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 10:08 PM

Science Sec. Fortunato Dela Peña said the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development’s Phase 2 clinical trial has at least 600 volunteers. Read more »

Dengvaxia scare extends to COVID-19 jabs, says Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 03:09 PM

Public fear over a controversial vaccine against dengue might be eroding people's trust in jabs to prevent COVID-19, Malacañang said on Tuesday.        Read more »

Duterte rejects cut in PAO forensic lab budget

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 12:22 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a provision in the 2021 national budget that would have slashed the funds of the forensics laboratory of the Public Attorney's Office (PAO), which a lawmaker earlier said was unauthorized and a duplication.  Read more »

Garin denies arrest warrant issued against her over Dengvaxia case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 09:11 AM

Former health secretary and now lawmaker Janette Garin on Saturday denied she was facing arrest in relation to the deaths of children administered with the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. Read more »

Unbreakable? After malaria and COVID-19, man survives cobra bite in India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 12:09 AM

A British charity worker who survived coronavirus, dengue and malaria was recovering after a potentially deadly snake bite in western India's Rajasthan state.    Read more »

DOH warns vs dengue, influenza-like illnesses after typhoons ravage some PH provinces

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 07:12 PM

 The Department of Health (DOH) Thursday warned against the possible outbreak of dengue, leptospirosis, and other waterborne, influenza-like illnesses (WILD) following the onslaught of typhoons in recent weeks.  Read more »

Patients suffering from 'long COVID' no longer contagious: expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 12:03 PM

MANILA - Patients who complain of lingering symptoms of COVID-19 infection even after being discharged from the hospital may be experiencing remnants of the virus' symptoms but are no longer contagious, an infectious disease expert said Monday. Read more »

Low-cost COVID-19 test developer among 11 Filipinos in top 100 Asian scientists

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 04:30 AM

The scientist behind the Philippines' first locally developed testing kit for COVID-19 is one of 11 other Filipinos recognized as part of Asia's "most outstanding researchers" for the year by a regional science magazine. Read more »

Pagbabantay vs COVID-19 maaaring nakatulong sa pagsadsad ng dengue cases: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 12:35 PM

MAYNILA - Maaaring nakatulong ang pagsunod ng mga tao sa distancing at hygeine protocols ngayong may coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa pagsadsad ng bilang ng mga nagkaroon ng dengue, ayon sa Department of Health. Read more »

'As cheap as a haircut': 'Paperless' insurance to help consumers amid pandemic

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 10:30 AM

Consumers seeking the help of digital tools during the COVID-19 pandemic can now use their mobile phones to buy select insurance products that are as cheap as a haircut or for just P30 per month, as GCash and insurer Singlife launch their partnership on Friday.  Read more »

DOH: Dengue cases in PH drop by 76% in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 07:13 PM

The Department of Health on Friday said dengue cases in the Philippines dropped by 76% in 2020 compared to the same period last year. Read more »

Fighting mosquito-borne diseases... with mosquitoes

Nicolas Gubert and Amélie Baubeau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 06:28 AM

As infection rates of illnesses carried by mosquitoes increase, companies and researchers are racing to develop effective means of controlling the blood-sucking creatures' population. Read more »

How climate change could expose new epidemics

Amélie Bottollier-Depois, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 02:53 PM

Long-dormant viruses brought back to life; the resurgence of deadly and disfiguring smallpox; a dengue or zika "season" in Europe. Read more »

Lipa, Batangas nagbabantay laban sa dengue sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic

April Magpantay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 11:21 PM

Bunsod ng tag-ulan, nagbabantay ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Lipa sa dengue sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic, matapos ito umabot sa outbreak level noong isang taon. Read more »