Mental health must be top priority, says Cebu clinical psychologist

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Our mental health takes a beating in a fast-paced environment. Unfortunately, most people are never aware of this. In an interview with a clinical psychologist in Cebu City, she shared with CDN Digital…

Cervical cancer coverage: A top priority of PhilHealth

PR 06/13/2023

Coverage for cervical cancer screening is the top priority of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) through the Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama (Konsulta) primary care package and cervical cancer treatment through the Z Benefits. Since 2015, benefit…

Aumentado: Israel trip opened opportunities for employment, direct flights to Bohol

Doris C. Bongcac 03/07/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — His recent travel to Israel provided an opportunity to partner with the foreign government in the hiring of skilled Boholano workers. Bohol Governor Aris Aumentado said that Rafael Harpaz, deputy director for Asia…

UK-based magazine condemns Cebu resort’s treatment of guest with special needs

Cristina Eloisa Baclig 12/10/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — The woes of the Cebu-based resort over its alleged discrimination of a guest with special needs is not over after a United Kingdom-based Autism Parenting Magazine slammed it for its “unacceptable” treatment of a…

WHO advises against remdesivir for coronavirus treatment

11/20/2020

Paris, France—The anti-viral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat Covid-19 patients no matter how severe their illness as it has “no important effect” on survival chances, the World Health Organization said Friday, November 20, 2020.…

PH stops hydroxychloroquine treatment in COVID-19 clinical trials after WHO advice

Daphne Galvez 05/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Hospitals in the country participating in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) solidarity trial will stop administering the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to patients as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in compliance with the international…

Leprosy in PH: Treatment advances but stigma remains

Cathy Cañares Yamsuan - @inquirerdotnet 01/26/2020

  In the late 1990s, “Normie,” then 27 and a mother of two toddlers, noticed a whitish patch gro­wing near her right elbow. She recalled thinking that she had contracted a skin ailment and proceeded to treat…

Margot: Tommy has UTI, but he is fine

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 11/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña is now admitted in a hospital in Mandaue City after he was diagnosed of urinary tract infection (UTI). Osmeña’s wife and former councilor Margot Osmeña assured Cebuanos…

Man bites snake into pieces after it attacked him

Inquirer.net 07/30/2019

A man killed a snake by biting it into pieces after the reptile struck him at his house in Etah, India, last Sunday, July 28. Raj Kumar was brought to a hospital after the incident, as per…

Student battling rare cancer seeks help

Denice Jann Reyes 05/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Chrislene Tulabing is a 4th year Bachelor of Science Information Technology student of the University of San Jose Recoletos. But Tulabing, has gone through more than a normal child or student has ever…

Japanese firms eye possible investments in sewage treatment sector

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/06/2018

JAPANESE companies are looking into Cebu’s sewage treatment and garbage management sector as a possible area to invest into next year. Representatives from Yokohama City-based companies such as Amcon, Takematsu Shoji Co., Ltd. and Hinode Sangyo have…

Mental hospital probed for using shock treatment on patients with internet addiction

Inquirer.net 10/29/2018

A MENTAL hospital in Shandong province, China, previously accused of using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or shock treatment on its patients, is being investigated for allegedly re-starting said controversial internet addiction treatment. The Health and Family Planning Commission…

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