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Posibleng sakit ng mga Bulusan evacuees, binabantayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 07:47 PM

Binabantayan ngayon sa mga evacuation center sa Juban, Sorsogon ang posibleng pagkalat ng sakit gaya ng diarrhea, at upper respiratory tract infection na sintomas din ng COVID-19. Read more »

ALAMIN: Paano makakaiwas sa sakit ngayong tag-ulan?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 07:33 PM

Nagpaalala ang eksperto sa mga sakit na madalas nakukuha kapag tag-ulan. Puwede naman daw itong maiwasan. Read more »

Spain, Portugal detect suspected monkeypox cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 05:47 AM

Symptoms of monkeypox in humans include a rash which often starts on the face then moves to other parts of the body, fever, muscle ache and chills. Read more »

Almost a third of people report lingering symptom 6-12 months after COVID-19 - study

Jennifer Rigby, Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 04:26 AM

New diagnoses of anxiety and depression were also more common among those with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the study showed. Read more »

Coronavirus infecting people via mail? Show evidence

Josephine Ma, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 06:49 AM

Most scientists agree there is a very slim chance of infection from contaminated surfaces. Read more »

Ilang celebrities at pulitiko, tinamaan ng COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 08:33 PM

Nadagdagan pa ang mga celebrity na nagkasakit ng COVID-19. Read more »

Ano ang "Flurona"?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 08:38 PM

Ayon sa isang infectious disease specialist, nangyayari ang flurona kapag na-expose ka sa pathogens na nagdudulot ng COVID-19 at influenza. Read more »

Experts hopeful omicron can act as 'natural vaccine' to end pandemic

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 07:31 PM

Studies say that a surge in omicron cases may grant a population collective immunity, but experts say this may be a tricky way to get herd immunity. Read more »

NY reports spike in COVID-19 as omicron spreads

Jeenah Moon, Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 10:19 AM

A woman takes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a pop-up testing site as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., Monday. Read more »

Breakthrough infections raise health, death risk: study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 22 01:58 PM

At six months after infection, after taking their risk factors into account, people with breakthrough infections had lower rates of death and long-term lingering health problems than COVID-19 patients who had not been vaccinated. Read more »

WHO urges vaccine vs bacteria killing 150,000 babies each year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 10:50 AM

The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a bacterial infection responsible for nearly 150,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year. Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Cheap antidepressant shows promise

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 31 11:51 AM

Fluvoxamine, an inexpensive antidepressant, might help keep patients with COVID-19 from developing severe disease, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health on Wednesday. Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Coronavirus found to infect fat cells

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 28 07:29 AM

In lab experiments and in autopsies of patients who died of COVID-19, they found the virus infects two types of cells found in fat tissue. Read more »

'Karamihan ng COVID-19 breakthrough infections mga madalas lumabas'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 08:56 PM

Lumalabas na karamihan sa mga nagkakaroon ng breakthrough infection ay ang mga madalas lumabas at nadadala ang virus sa kanilang mga bahay. Read more »

THROWBACK: What you must know about meningococcemia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 11:01 AM

Meningococcemia is an infection in the blood caused by the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, which is usually seen in the upper respiratory tract and can be transmitted through secretions. Read more »

Breakthrough COVID-19 cases, paano nga ba nangyayari?

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 07:34 PM

Ano nga ba ang nakapagpapataas ng risk na mahawahan pa rin ng COVID-19 kahit kumpleto na ang bakuna? Read more »

India worried about complacency over second COVID dose

Krishna N. Das, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 14 07:49 AM

India has administered more than 744 million vaccine doses, with 60% of its 944 million adults getting a first shot. Read more »

Breakthrough infections naitala rin sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 08:45 PM

Gaya sa ibang parte ng mundo, may mga nagkakasakit din ng COVID-19 sa hanay ng mga fully vaccinated sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Look into booster shots for health workers, expert urges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 10:42 AM

Rules on giving booster shots should be reviewed for the health care workers who are often exposed to COVID-19 virus, an infectious diseases specialist said. Read more »

mRNA vaccines trigger backup immune response: study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Aug 26 08:09 AM

Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Read more »