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Justin Bieber says he's suffering from facial paralysis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 10:22 AM

Justin Bieber recently announced he was pausing his Justice World Tour due to illness, hours before his first slated concert in Toronto. Read more »

Deadly nose-bleed fever shocks Iraq as cases surge

Asaad Niazi and Qassem al-Kaabi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 01:30 PM

Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking ticks at the heart of Iraq's worst detected outbreak of a fever that causes people to bleed to death. Read more »

DOH: Kaso ng dengue sa Central Visayas dumarami

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 07:03 PM

Tumaas ang bilang ng kaso ng dengue sa Central Visayas ngayong taon, ayon sa Department of Health ngayong Martes. Read more »

Biden warns of potentially 'consequential' monkeypox spread

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 08:00 AM

Monkeypox has caught the attention of US President Joe Biden, who said Sunday that people should be on guard against the disease which has the potential for "consequential" impact, if it were to spread further. Read more »

Kris Aquino says illness already 'life threatening'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 10:11 AM

Kris Aquino revealed Monday that her illness is already life threatening amid rumors that she is already in critical condition. Read more »

S. Korea: Omicron 75% less likely to kill than delta

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 03:50 PM

People infected with omicron are nearly 75 percent less likely to develop serious illness or die than those who contract the delta variant. Read more »

What are the symptoms of heart failure?

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 06:09 PM

Experts also encouraged the public to seek medical help if they are experiencing symptoms of heart failure such as difficulty in breathing and chest discomfort. Read more »

'Sinopharm, Sinovac vaccines prevent severe illness'

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 05 08:55 PM

China’s widely used Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines will give some protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death from the Omicron variant despite declines in protective antibodies, a WHO official said on Tuesday. Read more »

A comprehensive health plan for you and your loved ones

AXA
Posted at Dec 17 01:41 PM

Find out how you and your family can get protection against financial setbacks from illness and diseases today. Read more »

Analysis: Casimero has to bring his old team back

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 07:39 PM

It can't be denied that John Riel Casimero's troubles was partially caused by his rift with his management. Read more »

Diet-related illness increases with availability of meat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 07:50 AM

As global trade in red and processed meats has increased, so have chronic diseases associated with meat consumption, a study has found. Read more »

CHR, group denounce killing of curfew violator

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 04:58 PM

The CHR reminded the government that COVID-19 pandemic is not a "peace and order agenda" that necessitates violence from law enforcers. Read more »

Filipinos' top priorities in 2021: Staying healthy, avoiding illness and being well-paid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 04:47 AM

MANILA - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, most Filipinos are concerned over staying healthy and avoiding getting sick while being securely employed and getting well-paid, a survey by independent researchers showed. Read more »

Family says mentally-ill Fil-Am veteran died after police knelt on his neck during arrest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 02:20 PM

A clamor for answers from the Antioch Police Department in California is growing after it was revealed that 30-year-old Filipino-American Angelo Quinto died while in detention.   Read more »

'Stereotypical, discriminating': CHR hits 'Tililing' movie poster

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 01:45 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Sunday criticized the "stereotypical and discriminating" portrayal of persons with mental health illness on the poster of the movie "Tililing." Read more »

Small number of COVID patients develop severe psychotic symptoms

Pam Belluck, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 30 08:07 AM

A small number of COVID patients who had never experienced mental health problems are developing severe psychotic symptoms weeks after contracting the coronavirus. Read more »

Labor dept seeks hike in cash aid for work-related illness, injury

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 10:07 AM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday urged the Employees' Compensation Commission to increase compensation for employees who suffer from work-related illness or injury. Read more »

Cancer ‘won’t wait’ til after COVID-19 pandemic

Celine Isabelle Samson, VERA Files
Posted at Dec 14 01:51 AM

On the day the island of Luzon was put on lockdown on March 17, Henry “Hedel” Dela Cruz Jr. walked nearly five kilometers to claim his guarantee letter or GL at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Quezon City. Read more »

7 of top 10 killers pre-COVID era were non-communicable diseases: WHO

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 06:59 AM

The WHO's new Global Health Estimates, adding 2019 data to statistics going back to 2000, found that people were living longer lives -- but those extra years were not necessarily lived in good health. Read more »

Mystery India illness wanes as officials search for source

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 06:59 AM

BANGALORE - The number of people sickened by a mystery ailment in a southern Indian town has fallen off sharply, officials said Wednesday, as medical experts race to pinpoint the source of heavy metals in the victims' blood. Read more »