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Italy allows anti-vax doctors to return to work

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 04:04 PM

Italian doctors and nurses suspended over their refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19 can now return to work. Read more »

Philippines short of almost 200,000 health workers: DOH

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 04:16 PM

The shortage spans across other healthcare professionals such as doctors, physical therapists and dentists, the DOH said. Read more »

Q&A with MSF's Paul McPhun on Myanmar's Rohingya

Johanna Son, Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Sep 24 12:10 PM

With no solution in sight and funding going down as the world looks elsewhere, such as in Ukraine, the conditions at the Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh deteriorate. Read more »

Filipino designer pays tribute to doctors, nurses at NYFW

Monica Galozo | TFC News New York City
Updated as of Sep 20 08:01 PM

The models first wore PPE attire featuring Musa fabric, then walked the runway for the second time in other Musa designs. Read more »

Pinoy doctors perform free surgeries to ease COVID backlog

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 07:48 AM

Over 100 Filipino doctors and operating room nurses have conducted simultaneous surgical procedures to reduce a backlog of surgeries due to COVID-19. Read more »

12 UP med students get scholarships from PH Red Cross

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 12:12 AM

Each student is set to receive P300,000 a year in benefits lasting 3 to 5 years—the full duration of UP’s medical course. Read more »

Reviving hope in a chronically ill health system

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:35 PM

The Philippines’ road to recovery from the pandemic has not been a smooth journey, with some even paying the ultimate price. Read more »

De Lima discharged from hospital after major surgery

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 04:30 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima was released from the Manila Doctors Hospital on Sunday after undergoing a major surgery. Read more »

683 pass May 2022 dentistry board exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 05:00 PM

The Professional Regulation Commission has announced that 683 out of 1,472 have passed the May 2022 Dentist Licensure Examination. Read more »

P1-B released for COVID compensation for health workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 12:06 PM

Up to P1.081 billion have been released by the Department of Budget and Management for the benefits of health workers who contracted COVID-19 while on duty this year, the agency said Sunday. Read more »

'Gatherings, omicron XE could trigger COVID surge'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 02:07 PM

Doctors fear another surge of COVID-19 cases in May as more areas in the country are under looser quarantine restrictions, the Philippine College of Physicians said Tuesday. Read more »

12,000 doctors back Robredo-Pangilinan tandem

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 05:37 PM

The 12,000-strong 'Doctors for Leni and Kiko' declared support for the tandem, saying that they are doing one-on-one talks to convince voters. Read more »

UP Manila grad tops March 2022 physician boards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 11:38 PM

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday that 1,427 out of 2,837 examinees passed the Physician Licensure Examination given this month. Read more »

P7.9-B released for 'One COVID-19 Allowance'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 03:05 PM

The budget department has released some P7.9 billion for the allowance of frontliners in the COVID-19 response, Malacañang said. Read more »

Cebu Doctors University grad tops respiratory therapist board exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 10:06 PM

Here are the successful examinees. Read more »

DOH denies Philippines' COVID deaths higher than reported

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 05:09 PM

The DOH debunks a group's claim that the Philippines' COVID-19 deaths were double than what was being reported. Read more »

7 private hospitals in Iloilo disengage from PhilHealth

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 10:45 AM

Seven private hospitals in Iloilo City will disengage with PhilHealth starting Jan. 1 next year over unpaid claims amounting to P895 million. Read more »

One-year old migrant crossed Med sea alone: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 08:30 AM

A one-year-old boy believed to have been sent by his parents to make the dangerous Mediterranean crossing alone has made it safely to the island of Lampedusa, Italian media reports said Saturday. Read more »

HK public hospitals to offer millions in home loans to retain staff

Gigi Choy, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 17 02:16 PM

Hong Kong’s public hospitals are planning to introduce a low-interest home loan scheme that will allow staff to borrow up to HK$6 million (US$769,230) to buy flats in the world’s most expensive property market, a move aimed at retaining employees to tackle long-standing manpower shortages. Read more »

Mga bombero nangaroling sa mga frontliner sa Pasay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 09:56 AM

Nagtungo sa Pasay City General Hospital ang mga bombero para magbigay aliw at saya sa mga medical frontliners. Read more »