PhilHealth reminds public of coverage of dengue and leptospirosis cases

Futch Anthony Inso 08/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) reminds the public that it covers dengue and leptospirosis cases, which increase during the rainy season. Based on a report from the Department of Health (DOH) on July 15,…

Liza Soberano admits weight is her ‘number one insecurity’

Hannah Mallorca 08/22/2023

Liza Soberano opened up about her weight being her “number one insecurity,” as she revealed that she “would always get criticized” for it, which eventually affected her mental health. Soberano bared her insecurities with her “weight fluctuating…

Lea Salonga magaling na sa COVID-19, nagbabalik entablado na ulit: Feeling so much better now, thank goodness!

Pauline del Rosario 08/11/2023

PRESENT na ulit sa kanyang theater play ang Broadway star at international singer-actress na si Lea Salonga. ‘Yan ay matapos siyang gumaling mula sa sakit na COVID-19 kamakailan lang. “Back on the dance floor tonight! Feeling so…

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…

Lapu-Lapu City Dialysis Center to open Sept. 8

Futch Anthony Inso 08/09/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City will have its very own dialysis center soon. This after Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan signed a joint venture agreement with private firms for the opening of the Lapu-Lapu City Dialysis Center…

Direk Jason Paul Laxamana na-diagnose ng Asperger’s Syndrome: ‘I am on the autism spectrum…I cried after my session with the psychiatrist’

Ervin Santiago 08/08/2023

MATAPANG na inamin ng premyadong direktor na si Jason Paul Laxamana sa publiko na meron siyang autism spectrum disorder. Napag-alaman ni Direk JP ang tungkol dito nang kumpirmahin sa kanya ng doktor at ng isang psychiatrist na…

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,…

SWS: More Filipinos experience hunger during the 2nd quarter of 2023

John Eric Mendoza 08/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos suffer from hunger. The June 2023 Social Weather Stations (SWS) Second Quarter study released Wednesday found that 10.4 percent of Filipino families experienced “involuntary hunger” at least once between March to June…

How to be healthy and fit without breaking the bank and other stuff

Emmariel Ares 08/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Health is wealth — is considered to be a universally accurate adage that highlights the importance of good health to life in general. The adage or statement expressing a general truth is built…

What health problems do college students usually face?

Emmariel Ares 08/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For college students with busy schedules and heavy workloads, there is a tendency for them to set aside their nutritional needs in exchange for the convenience of fast foods and caffeine products. And…

How does family affect our relationship with food?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — When eating healthy food, according to research and a nutritionist, the family has a significant role to play. Food and family The family affects one’s relationship with food, according to Jo Sebastian, a…

Cancer screening among Filipino women alarmingly low

07/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines—Screening for breast and cervical cancer among Filipino women could be the lowest in the world, with just 1 percent of women getting themselves tested or having access to the first step to cancer prevention. Valerie…

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