Health

By Carlo Atienza, Businessmirror, 17 Feb 2021 I NOW find myself hopping from one meeting to the next. Since I started alternately working from home and at the office, there are times when I look at my calendar and cringe at the long hours of virtual meetings and talking to disrupted metallic voices and distorted…

Umaasa kami na masusunod ang vax priority list na ito. Kung kabilang kayo sa mga prayoridad na sektor, alamin sa inyong mga local officials at health authorities ang schedule ng bakunahan at kung kasama ang inyong pangalan sa masterlist ng mga eligible na magpabakuna. pic.twitter.com/XG2tU46R8i — risa hontiveros (@risahontiveros) February 9, 2021

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by Agence France-Presse, 23 Jan 2021 GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization said Friday it had no plans to change its guidance recommending fabric facemasks as new coronavirus variants spread, because the mutated strains are transmitted in the same way.

By Emmet Lyons, CNN, 21 Jan 2021 (CNN) — Dave Russell is a light sleeper, but he never had any issues sharing a bed with his girlfriend, Izzy James, before the pandemic.

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MANILA, Philippines — Current strategies to get smokers to drop their habit — including going cold turkey, counseling, and nicotine replacement therapy — have not been very effective, according to Peter Paul Dator, president of The Vapers PH, as quoted in a joint statement issued on Tuesday by various groups advocating safer alternatives to cigarettes.

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(The Philippine Star), 20 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than 50 million Filipinos are still without access to toilets, prompting health experts to warn that such conditions could easily lead to another epidemic in the country.

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by Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Nov 2020 Health plan usage plunged across the globe this 2020 as most people avoided hospitals, forfeited routine check-ups and delayed elective procedures in fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, likely resulting in a slower increase in the cost of medical benefits next year.

The Korea Herald/Asia News Network, 1 Nov 2020 SEOUL — Front-line medical professionals taking care of COVID-19 patients are at risk of developing mental illnesses, a study said Sunday.

by Ding Cervantes (The Philippine Star), 28 Oct 2020 CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, Philippines — A youth group is challenging the Department of Education (DepED) to “prove its claims that suicides should not be linked to distance or modular learning” amid the COVID-19 pandemic, after the group monitored at least 17 suicide incidents among students so…

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by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), 18 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Two weeks after classes started under the distance learning system in public schools, an expert from the Philippine Psychiatric Association (PPA) is already seeing signs of mental stress among students and their parents.

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — With Europe seeing a rapid spike in new coronavirus cases partly due to “pandemic fatigue,” the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday advised the public to accept that “little sacrifices” have to be made to avoid a surge in infections.

by Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), 14 Oct 2020 Shortly after we went on lockdown in mid-March, Dr. Maui Bondoc-Hermosa posted a notice that said her “online eye clinic is now up and running. I can help with eye emergencies, any eye pain/discomforts, do visual acuity tests, second opinions. Send a message to facebook.com/docmaui.eyeMD.”

by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), 14 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Around 3.6 million Filipinos are suffering from mental disorders amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to initial results of a Department of Health (DOH) survey.

by AFP Relaxnews, 13 Oct 2020 From door handles and handrails on public transportation to disposable tissues and enclosed spaces with inadequate ventilation, public health messaging encourages us to be wary of things that present genuine risks of catching COVID-19. But certain other day-to-day objects, things that you touch or share instinctively, could also be…

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by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — An overwhelming majority of Filipino adults — 86 percent — have admitted that they have been stressed over the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.

by Noreen Jazul, Manila Bulletin, 7 Oct 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) released the first version of its workplace handbook on COVID-19 management and prevention on Wednesday.

SAVE THE DATES | This October, we invite you to join us in our celebration of the Mental Health Month together with our international and local partners. Let's call for greater investment and access for MH in the Philippines!#SulongMH #MoveForMentalHealth #TuloyAngKwento pic.twitter.com/IfEfp22xK4 — MentalHealthPH (@mentalhealthph) October 1, 2020

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by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 17 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The social and economic impacts of the pandemic have triggered mental health concerns among Filipinos, according to a psychologist at the University of the Philippines.