Articles in Health and Opinion

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by Mary Judaline Partlow on October 15, 2021
NegOr posts 75% lower dengue cases from January this year
by Mary Judaline Partlow on October 15, 2021
DUMAGUETE CITY – The province of Negros Oriental has recorded a lower number of dengue cases for the first 10 months of this year compared to the same period in 2020, based on a report of the Department of Health (DOH) here.... Read full article
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on October 11, 2021
PH recovery tally from Covid-19 rises to 2.6M
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on October 11, 2021
MANILA – The nation's overall tally of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients who recovered has reached 2,666,562 as 27,727 new recoveries were recorded on Sunday.... Read full article
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on September 29, 2021
PH Covid-19 recoveries rise by 39K to 2,353,140
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on September 29, 2021
MANILA – The nation's overall tally of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients who beat the disease have reached 2,353,140 as 39,980 new recoveries were recorded on Tuesday.... Read full article
by Marita Moaje on September 24, 2021
QC quarantine facilities occupancy rate shrinks to 51%
by Marita Moaje on September 24, 2021
MANILA – The occupancy rate in Quezon City’s Hope community caring facilities used as quarantine and isolation sites for asymptomatic, mild and moderate coronavirus disease (Covid-19) positive patients are now down to 51.01 percent.... Read full article
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on September 21, 2021
DOH says Covid-19 spread slows down; PH still high risk
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on September 21, 2021
MANILA – The increase in coronavirus infections appear to be slowing but the country's health systems capacity remains at high risk, a health official said Monday.... Read full article
by Philippine News Agency on September 20, 2021
Shelf-life requirements for test kits not disregarded: DOH
by Philippine News Agency on September 20, 2021
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday clarified that it did not disregard the six months shelf life of SARS-CoV-2 real-time reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kits procured...... Read full article
by Mary Judaline Partlow on September 17, 2021
NegOr residents warned vs. dengue this rainy season
by Mary Judaline Partlow on September 17, 2021
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial chief of the Department of Health in Negros Oriental on Wednesday called on the public to be mindful of the dengue fever this rainy season despite the current lower number of cases compared to last year.... Read full article
by Ma. Cristina Arayata on September 14, 2021
Recruitment of PH ivermectin trial participants to start Oct. 15
by Ma. Cristina Arayata on September 14, 2021
MANILA – Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Peña on Monday said recruitment of participants for the clinical trials on the use of ivermectin in the Philippines will start on Oct. 15.... Read full article
by Jun Ledesma on August 25, 2021
Reporma’s criteria didn’t spare Miriam
by Jun Ledesma on August 25, 2021
REP. Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez seemed to be careless these days not only about his health but his utterances. He can be tactless with his off-the-cuff statements and this had brought him some troubles in the past and then …now.... Read full article
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