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Colorectal cancer cases among younger people increasing - expert

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 11:10 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the screening for colorectal cancer across the world, a health expert lamented Friday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga posibleng sakit ngayong tag-init

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Posted at Mar 24 01:55 AM

Ang init! Ano nga ba ang mga dapat bantayang sakit ngayong tag-init na? Read more »

Ombudsman issues suspension orders over Pharmally mess

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Posted at Mar 24 12:05 AM

The Office of the Ombudsman ordered the preventive suspension of 33 budget and health officials over the Pharmally mess. Read more »

'Hindi parusa ng Diyos': DOH wants end to HIV stigma

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 04:38 PM

A health official urged the public to stop stigmatizing those infected with HIV, underscoring that the disease is "not a punishment from God." Read more »

DOH eyes legal remedies for COVAX bivalent donation

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 02:02 PM

The DOH is looking at legal remedies to enter into an agreement with COVAX facility regarding the delivery of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

DOH warns of obesity 'epidemic' among Pinoys

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Posted at Mar 21 05:49 PM

The DOH on Tuesday raised alarm about an epidemic of obesity in the country, which increases the risk of developing non-communicable diseases. Read more »

DOH: 'No reason to fear' spike in COVID cases

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Posted at Mar 21 05:16 PM

The Department of Health on Tuesday allayed concerns over the recent spike of COVID-19 cases in the country. Read more »

Vergeire: No need for 'loyalty check' within DOH

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Posted at Mar 21 04:23 PM

There is no need for a loyalty check within the DOH, according to its OIC who was accused of running the agency as an "authoritarian ruler". Read more »

DOH: 711 new cases of omicron subvariants detected

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Posted at Mar 21 04:10 PM

The Philippines has detected 711 new cases of omicron COVID-19 subvariants, according to the Department of Health. Read more »

DOH: 14 more fall ill from Mindoro oil spill, total at 191

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Posted at Mar 21 02:58 PM

The number of people who have gotten ill from the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro has climbed to 191, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

DOH: 1,171 COVID-19 cases, 63 deaths logged in past week

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Posted at Mar 20 07:15 PM

The Philippines recorded 1,171 COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

DOH: 470,000 TB cases recorded in 2022

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Posted at Mar 17 06:45 PM

The Philippines has recorded around 470,000 cases of tuberculosis in 2022, the Department of Health said Friday. Read more »

Senate to launch probe over 'alarming' HIV infection among youth

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 07:02 PM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said he will pursue a Senate inquiry on HIV infections among youth. Read more »

DOH warns against swimming in unsanitary bodies of water

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 06:36 PM

In a media forum Tuesday, Health Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire says should people decide to swim, they should do so in clean bodies of water. Read more »

DOH: Unsafe sex is most common cause of HIV

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Posted at Mar 14 05:22 PM

Unprotected sex is the leading cause of the transmission of HIV in the country, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

DOH: 983 COVID-19 cases, 58 deaths logged in past week

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 04:13 PM

The Philippines recorded 983 COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

DOH: 'Slight delay' in delivery of COVID bivalent jabs

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 03:34 PM

There will be a slight delay in the delivery of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to the country, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

Mga bintana sa paaralan sa Taytay, kinabitan ng nets kontra dengue

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Posted at Mar 13 08:41 PM

Tulong-tulong ang DOH, DepEd, Taytay LGU at Lingkod Kapamilya na magkabit ng mga treated net sa nasa 100 bintana sa isang paaralan sa Taytay. Read more »

DOH: 86 teens, kids diagnosed with HIV in Jan

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Updated as of Mar 13 07:01 PM

The Philippines has recorded 1,454 new HIV cases in January or an average of 46 cases per day, according to the Department of Health. Read more »

DOH records 55 fatal rabies cases from Jan. 1 to Feb. 25

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Posted at Mar 10 06:47 PM

The Philippines has logged 55 cases of rabies from January 1 to February 25, all of which were fatalities, according to the Department of Health. Read more »