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Dengue cases in Balamban town, midwestern Cebu resulted in two deaths but the situation is not an epidemic, said a health official. Reynan Cimafranca, chief of the DOH Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Resu-7), said they are…
It is a common misconception that skin cancer is nothing to worry about because it is curable. Not so, not for any of the 3 types of skin cancers. All of them would ultimately spread all over…
BAN THEN BURN? About 100 to 150 boxes of used clothing sent by donors abroad for victims of typhoon Yolanda victims may end up in the fire. Stored as confiscated cargo in the Port of Cebu,…
The Department of Health (DOH) central office has warned the Cebu Puericulture Center and Maternity House Inc. (CPCMHI) to discontinue the use of pacifiers to quiet newborn babies. DOH-7 added they will closely monitor whether this is…
Cases of measles in Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) is already under control according to the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU-7). RESU 7 Chief Reynan Cimafranca said that for the past two days, the number…
Inmate Rolly Recoylo had to walk sideways from his bed across the space left between the wall and a row of wooden beds for an interview with Cebu Daily News. “We were free to roam around in…
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) advises parents to enroll their 21-year-old children to their office even if they are not yet employed. Children 21 years or older no longer qualify as dependents. They should enroll as…
Gov’t probers find hospital ‘negligent’ for using tape, pacifier for boy’s mouth Baby Johannes whose mouth was taped in a nursery last May was unfairly “punished” for crying and the private hospital in Cebu City where…
First there were almost 50 male inmates who went down with measles at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC). Last week, a woman showed symptoms of the infectious disease and had to be placed in…
A motorized water chlorinator was installed Saturday in Borbon town, northern Cebu where 87 people suffered from typhoid fever because of a contaminated water source. “This is a nice development but the residual of chlorine that has…
Families of inmates suffering from measles won’t be allowed to visit the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center for now. Health Regional Director Jaime Bernadas said this is to prevent the relatives from getting infected. For now, …
Health authorities declared a typhoid outbreak in three barangays in Borbon town, northern Cebu and advised residents to boil their drinking water and clean their surroundings to avoid contracting the disease. Nearly 100 residents in barangays Lugo,…
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