The Rising Threat of Hypertension and Diabetes in Cebu City

Pia Piquero 07/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In today’s fast-paced world, convenience often trumps health, as many of us find ourselves indulging in junk meals and sedentary lifestyles. With the rise of fast food, sugary drinks, and the ease of…

Be alert against hypertension PhilHealth warns Filipinos

05/30/2023

In observance of Hypertension Awareness Month this May, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) enjoins all Filipinos to be informed about hypertension. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is when the pressure of one’s blood vessels is too high…

DOH-7: Hospitals on white alert; gear up for ‘summer-related illnesses’

Futch Anthony Inso 04/12/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has already placed hospitals in white alert status as they launched the “Oplan Tag-init Task Force.” This was confirmed by Dr. Shelbay Blanco, head of…

DOH reports slight increase in prices of antihypertensive drugs

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 01/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Prices of antihypertensive medicines slightly increased due to the rising inflation, as well as the depreciation of the Philippine peso, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. This was based on the DOH’s price…

Cordova: Man found dead beside floating cottage

Futch Anthony Inso 11/06/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A dead person was found floating beside a floating cottage near the shoreline of Sitio Sambagan, Barangay Catarman in Cordova on Sunday morning, Nov. 6, 2022. Police Major Michael Gingoyon, chief of Cordova…

Seafarer’s diet and kidney cancer

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 11/09/2021

A seafarer’s working conditions on board the vessel, including his dietary provisions, can aggravate or increase the risk of contracting ailments like kidney diseases. In Caraan vs Grieg Philippines, Inc. (G.R. No. 252199 May 5, 2021), the…

Doctors debunk myths on hypertension: Drinking pineapple juice, eating garlic don’t help

John Eric Mendoza 05/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Does drinking pineapple juice, eating garlic, and putting your medicine under your tongue help control high blood pressure? Philippine Heart Center cardiologist and secretary of the Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH) Gilbert Vilela disproved…

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…

A syndemic approach to the pandemic

Ronald Law - @inquirerdotnet 09/25/2020

With the havoc being wrought by COVID-19 on our health system, a fixation on daily statistics of infection, deaths, and recovery is inevitable. However, the focus on the pandemic’s collateral damage to other health issues—which by themselves…

URTI, hypertension causes more death than COVID-19 in Talisay City — Gullas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are more diseases that Talisay residents should also be wary of aside from the deadly Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was the statement of Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas, who has revealed…

DOH to revelers: Party on, but mind what you eat

Jovic Yee - Philippine Daily Inquirer 12/30/2019

Health officials on Sunday appealed to the public, especially to people with chronic ailments, to be mindful of what they eat during the New Year celebration so as not to aggravate their condition. The holiday season, Health…

Undergo checkups, DOH advises people with hypertension

Nestle L. Semilla 05/08/2018

Those suffering from hypertension were advised to undergo regular checkups to monitor their condition. Dr. Genevieve Dahay of the Department of Health regional office (DOH-7) said those with hypertension are vulnerable to the summer heat especially at…

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