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Ransacking Phil Health, a higher calling?
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (542+ words) One of the most brazen fiscal abuses in recent history was the diversion of P60 billion from the reserve funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Phil Health) to the National Treasury. What followed the classic 2024 heist by the Marcos administration…...
Taiwan adopts AI healthcare
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (244+ words) Taiwan is expanding its use of artificial intelligence in healthcare while renewing its call for inclusion in the World Health Organization (WHO)" despite its continued exclusion from the global body. In a statement, Taiwan Health and Welfare Minister Chung-Liang Shih…...
DOH says no Ebola case recorded in Philippines
10+ hour, 45+ min ago (447+ words) The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday assured the public that no Ebola case has been recorded in the Philippines despite the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. In an interview, DOH spokesperson Usec. Albert…...
DOST backs local medical devices for training, newborn care
12+ hour, 45+ min ago (365+ words) The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) is supporting the development of a phantom model system that can serve as "practice dummies" for clinicians training in obstetrics and gynecology. A research team from University…...
Taiwan pushes AI-driven healthcare under "Healthy Taiwan" vision
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (446+ words) Taiwan is accelerating its digital healthcare transformation through its "Healthy Taiwan" initiative, which seeks to integrate artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and cloud technologies into a more holistic and patient-centered healthcare system. In an article released by Taiwan's Ministry of…...
UST Hospital completes first life-saving brain clot removal
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (447+ words) The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Hospital marked a major step in expanding access to life-saving stroke treatment for stroke patients with blocked brain arteries. Leading the procedure was Dr. Francis Angelo Basilio and Dr. Emmanuel Almazan through the hospital's…...
Aboitiz Power boosts youth, health digitization
19+ hour, 49+ min ago (404+ words) Aboitiz Power is helping empower communities through upskilling programs and the donation of digital tools aimed at creating livelihood opportunities that allow beneficiaries to work and earn from home. According to Aboitiz Power GMEC-GNPD Reputation and Stakeholder Management (RSM) Department…...
DOH-8 pushes expanded prenatal care program in Eastern Visayas
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (279+ words) TACLOBAN CITY " The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas is pushing for enhanced maternal healthcare services for pregnant women in an effort to reduce maternal and newborn deaths in the region. The Department of Health (DOH-8) convened the Regional Implementation…...
House bill seeks tougher food labeling amid rising NCD cases
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (759+ words) More than half of deaths in the Philippines are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs), worsened by the lack of accessible healthy food in the country " a growing public health crisis that a proposed House bill aims to address. On Friday,…...
Army receives mobile med laboratories
23+ hour, 7+ min ago (154+ words) The Philippine Army received a donation of new mobile medical laboratories for its nationwide field units during a ceremony Wednesday at the Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio. The donation was made through the "Lab for All Program" of First Lady…...