PhilHealth raises hemodialysis coverage to P6,350 per session

Dexter Cabalza - Inquirer.net 09/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp.  (PhilHealth) is set to raise the benefit package for each hemodialysis session, reducing out-of-pocket costs for patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD5). However, private dialysis centers can…

First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later

05/12/2024

BOSTON (AP) — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said Saturday. Richard “Rick” Slayman…

Video of professor babysitting student’s child goes viral

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 09/28/2022

CEBU, Philippines— Professor Andres Sequito from the Samar State University warmed netizens’ hearts with a video of him carrying the baby of his student inside his class. According to uploader Ezza Permaci, teacher Andres Sequito rendered “yaya”…

PhilHealth lauded for extension of dialysis coverage

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board lauded the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for allowing its members listed in its Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 (CKD 5) database to avail themselves until the end of…

PhilHealth extends dialysis coverage from 90 to 144 sessions this year

Doris C. Bongcac 08/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is increasing its coverage for outpatients undergoing hemodialysis from 90 to a maximum of 144 sessions this year. Under Circular 2022-0017 that was published on August 3 and…

Gov’t names 7 comorbidities for prioritization in COVID-19 vaccination drive

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 03/29/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The government has identified seven comorbidities that will be included in the priority list for the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program. Dr. John Wong, an epidemiologist and member of the technical working group on data…

COVID-19 claims 3 more lives in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) claimed three more lives in Cebu City. Two of the recent fatalities were inmates of Cebu City Jail, Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7) reported on…

‘Fighting spirit’: LET passer, 20, succumbs to illness after board exam result

Niña V. Guno - @NGunoINQ 12/07/2019

  One aspiring teacher was able to fulfill her goal of passing the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET) just days before she passed away. Jessa Ganigan, the 20-year-old daughter of a farmer and a housewife from La Union, had…

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