Triphallia: Man with 3 genitalia discovered by researchers

Dale Arasa 10/16/2024

Did you ever know what Triphallia is?  Triphallia is a rare congenital anomaly where a person has three distinct penile shafts. It was highlighted lately when researchers discovered a man with three genitalia after he donated his…

Mpox: Droplets a ‘minor’ route of transmission, says WHO

Agence France Presse 08/28/2024

GENEVA, Switzerland — The WHO on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more research was needed to understand how the outbreak is spreading. The World Health…

‘Viral hepatitis’: Philippines among countries facing ‘silent killer’ disease

Dexter Cabalza - Reporter / @dexcabalzaINQ 06/24/2024

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Countries with a high prevalence of viral hepatitis, including the Philippines, are ured by international medical experts to declare public health emergencies to meet the goal worldwide of eliminating the “silent…

Prevention is always better than cure: A Filipina mom’s experience with fighting cervical cancer

10/16/2023

In 2016, Analyn Gamboa was diagnosed with cervical cancer. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cervical cancer is most often caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Analyn shared the story of how she fought cervical cancer –…

Health experts recommend using iodized salt for food consumption

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Health experts recommend using iodized salt for the prevention of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). And Cebu is one of the 15 provinces in the Philippines with high prevalence of IDD among pregnant and…

Nipah virus: No need to panic, says ex-DOH chief

Dona Z. Pazzibungan, Julie M. Aurelio 09/26/2023

There is no need for people to panic over the Nipah virus, which has caused an outbreak in India and killed two people so far. This was what House Deputy Majority Leader Rep. Janette Garin, a former…

Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body

09/15/2023

NEW YORK— Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on the gurney rolling past them. The dramatic experiment…

Chinese scientists grow first-ever humanized kidneys in pigs

Dale Arasa 09/13/2023

Chinese scientists made a world record for growing the first-ever humanized kidneys in pigs. In other words, they have figured out how to create organs in pigs, potentially helping those who need transplants. We could use this…

EG.5 coronavirus strain a ‘variant of interest’— WHO

08/10/2023

The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a “variant of interest” but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public…

Get bivalent COVID-19 shots, DOH urges public

CTU Intern Angeline Bregondo 08/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Department of Health (DOH) Central Visayas urges the public to be vaccinated with bivalent COVID-19 vaccines. Bivalent vaccines target specific variants of COVID-19, like the more transmissible Omicron, and can serves as a first, second,…

COVID caused brain damage in 2 infants infected during pregnancy — US study

Reuters 04/07/2023

CHICAGO — Researchers at the University of Miami reported on Thursday, April 6, what they believe are the first two confirmed cases in which the SARS-CoV-2 virus crossed a mother’s placenta and caused brain damage in the…

More than half of the world will be overweight or obese by 2035 – report

03/03/2023

LONDON – More than half of the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action, according to a new report. The World Obesity Federation’s 2023 atlas predicts that 51% of the world, or…

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