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Current COVID-19 vaccines should still work on new virus variant: scientist

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Updated as of Dec 31 02:06 PM

MANILA - The current vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 should still work on the new variant of the virus, an infectious diseases expert said on Thursday.   Read more »

WHO warns malaria fight flat-lining

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 10:39 AM

Progress in eliminating malaria has stalled in recent years, the World Health Organization said Monday, with more than 400,000 people once again estimated to have died from the disease last year. Read more »

Coronavirus, 'di nakakalusot sa balat - infectious disease expert

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Posted at Oct 07 10:38 AM

MANILA - Kinakailangan pa rin na makapasok sa katawan ang virus na nagdudulot ng COVID-19 bago ito makapanghawa, ayon sa isang infectious disease expert kaugnay sa bagong pag-aaral na nagtatagal umano ng ilang oras sa balat ang COVID-19. Read more »

World dangerously unprepared for next pandemic: monitor

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 01:24 PM

As the world grapples with the devastating coronavirus pandemic, it is doing far too little to prepare for future, possibly even more damaging pandemics, a global health monitor warned Monday.  Read more »

'Mag-ingat sa mga lamok na may dalang dengue kapag naka-home quarantine'

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Posted at Jun 22 03:49 PM

Pinayuhan ng isang doktora ang publiko na mag-ingat sa mga lamok na maaaring magdulot ng dengue, lalo at karamihan sa mga tao ay nananatili lang sa kanilang mga bahay bunsod ng COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Public warned vs dengue, leptospirosis even as COVID-19 persists

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Updated as of Jun 14 12:33 PM

An infectious disease expert on Sunday warned the public against diseases common during the rainy season as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Libreng COVID-19 test para sa mga malapit nang manganak ipinanawagan

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Updated as of May 26 06:34 PM

Inirekomenda ng isang grupo sa Department of Health na ipa-test sa COVID-19 ang mga malapit nang manganak na kababaihan. Read more »

DOH should be 'more prudent' in declaring second wave of COVID-19: analyst

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Updated as of May 21 01:16 PM

The Department of Health and medical professionals should be more prudent in declaring another wave of COVID-19 infections, an infectious disease expert said Thursday. Read more »

Drug Trump touts for virus in wide use, without hard evidence it works

Michael Erman and Deena Beasley, Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 06:48 AM

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES - The decades-old drug that President Donald Trump has persistently promoted as a potential weapon against COVID-19 has within a matter of weeks become a standard of care in areas of the United States hit hard by the pandemic — though doctors prescribing it have no idea whether it works. Read more »

700 doctors join forces to give free COVID-19 consultation online

Posted at Mar 28 10:15 AM

Utilizing Facebook as a platform for communication, the Lung Center COVID Ask Force is able to provide Filipinos easier access to medical experts. By RHIA DIOMAMPO-GRANA Read more »

Manila opens new infectious disease control center amid COVID-19 spread

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Posted at Mar 18 08:53 AM

The Manila city government opened its infectious disease control center Tuesday evening at Sta. Ana Hospital amid the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Read more »

COVID19 and the least of our brethren

Inday Espina-Varona
Posted at Mar 15 04:00 AM

The Philippines' capital, Metro Manila, will face a nightmare should community transmission crop up in urban poor communities. Read more »

Di kailangang mag-face mask sa lahat ng pagkakataon: doktor

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Posted at Feb 02 01:42 PM

Pero mainam lang umano ang paggamit ng face mask kapag pumupunta ang isang tao sa mga masisikip at matataong lugar.   Read more »

OPINION: 'Misinfodemic' as vicious as coronavirus

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 29 02:05 PM

Don’t be a party to misinfodemic. Read more »

With Wuhan virus genetic code in hand, scientists begin work on a vaccine

Julie Steenhuysen and Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 04:56 PM

When a newly organised vaccine research group at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) met for the first time this week, its members had expected to be able to ease into their work. Read more »

PH needs health literacy in fight vs infectious diseases, says doc

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Updated as of Oct 03 11:57 AM

A health literate public can do a lot to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, an official of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) said on Thursday. Read more »

Estudyante sa Maynila namatay sa diphtheria: DOH

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Updated as of Sep 26 07:27 PM

Kinumpirma ng opisyal ng DOH na diphtheria ang ikinamatay ng isang grade school student sa Maynila. Read more »

Dengue cases dumoble kumpara noong nakaraang taon: DOH

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Updated as of Aug 19 10:47 PM

Dumoble ang bilang ng dengue cases sa unang 8 buwan ng taon kumpara noong nakaraang taon, ayon sa DOH. Read more »

On Dengue: “If you have fever for 2 days and paracetamol isn’t helping, go to a specialist,” says expert

Rhia Diomampo Grana
Posted at Aug 10 07:26 PM

An infectious diseases expert tells us why dismissing dengue symptoms and putting off a checkup could be detrimental to our health, and why Dengvaxia isn’t our best option for now Read more »

ALAMIN: Ilang kondisyon, sakit na dulot ng mga bulate sa tiyan

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Updated as of Jun 18 04:51 PM

Posibleng magdulot ng malubhang sakit ang pagkakaroon ng mga bulate sa tiyan, ayon sa isang eksperto. Read more »