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[OPINION] Clinical clerkship: Being next in line in the pandemic
'Had I known this pandemic would occur, would I still have pursued the 4 grueling years of medical school, only to be put on the front lines?'
[WATCH]: Rappler Live Jam x PROMIL FOUR: Ira Aclan
Award-winning violinist and PROMIL® FOUR Gifted Child Ira Aclan concludes our concert series for our frontliners
Hospitals in the Philippines: Where they are – and aren’t
There is a big difference between urban centers and remote areas, echoed by a stark contrast in poverty incidence
[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam x PROMIL FOUR: Yessha Dela Calzada
Singing sensation and PROMIL® FOUR i-shiner Yessha Dela Calzada continues our concert series for our frontliners
[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam x PROMIL FOUR: Jacob Sarreal
Filipino saxophonist and gifted child Jacob Sarreal continues our concert series with Promil® Four
[WATCH] Rappler Live Jam x Promil Four: Shaira Luna
Science whiz, commercial photographer and gifted child Shaira Luna kicks off our concert series with Promil Four
Google healthcare data move makes some queasy
Google says their healthcare project aims to help medical professionals collaborate and that 'patient data cannot and will not be combined with any Google consumer data'
[OPINION] It’s time to talk about the moral injury being done to our healthcare workers
Physician suicide happens as early as medical school. Sexual harassment and gender discrimination are taboo topics amid powerful male-dominated leaderships.
Pharma companies offer to cut drug prices
This comes as the Department of Health prepares to update the list of essential medicines for price regulation under the Cheaper Medicines Act
Pangilinan wants fixed allowance for barangay health workers
'Barangay health workers are our front-liners for health, but they are behind in benefits and incentives. When their work conditions are okay, our health conditions will be better,' says Senator Francis Pangilinan
Millions of patient medical records freely accessible online
Some 16 million records are available 'unprotected on the internet and available to anyone with basic computer expertise,' reports say
Nurse arrested after incapacitated U.S. woman gave birth
Arizona police arrest a male nurse on suspicion of assaulting an incapacitated woman who gave birth at a long-term care facility
No doctors, nurses, or painkillers: Surviving pregnancy in Venezuela
Infant mortality rose 30% in 2016, with the deaths of 11,466 babies up to a year old, according to the latest Health Ministry figures
[OPINION] A young doctor's views on health workforce in PH
We may be young and idealistic, but I believe that our will and passion to serve can take us and our country to places
U.S. health care companies begin exploring blockchain technologies
Blockchain may be a key technology in modernizing the healthcare industry
Duque: Access to primary health care depends on coordination with LGUs
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says implementation of the proposed universal health care law would have to be done by closely working with local government units
[OPINION] Shame is not my name
You are not alone. You do not deserve to be judged, hurt, or be called derogatory names. You deserve to belong and be acknowledged.
How #NoToDoctorShaming posts highlight gaps in PH healthcare system
Netizens argue that the viral photos of nurses sleeping while on duty is a symptom of a deeper problem: the overwhelming gaps in the Philippine healthcare system
Healthcare in U.S. costs almost twice as much as other rich nations
The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) compares the US health system to 10 other high-income countries – Britain, Canada, Germany, Australia, Japan, Sweden, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Switzerland
British PM faces pressure over healthcare crisis
The first weekly parliamentary questions follow a report in Wednesday's edition of The Times which said a leading hospital was delaying the start of chemotherapy for patients due to a 40% shortfall of nurses in the relevant medical unit
Duque wants universal healthcare in PH by 2030
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III also aims to make the DOH the top performing government agency under the Duterte administration
In flip-flop, Trump cools to bipartisan health deal
A bipartisan effort to stabilize Obamacare's individual health insurance markets runs into political headwinds when US President Donald Trump warned against the plan
U.S. senators reach bipartisan deal on Obamacare
US senators announce they have reached a bipartisan deal to continue a program that helps low-income Americans purchase health insurance
Residents pitch in to build state-of-the-art hospital
In Nueva Vizcaya, Salubris Medical Center is seen as 'a hospital of the masses'
'Patient experience management platform' wins PH HealthTech Challenge
The Swiss-sponsored health technology contest is an opportunity to showcase solutions to improve healthcare today
Republican health plan likely dead as key U.S. senator defects
(UPDATED) Senator Susan Collins joins Republican colleagues John McCain and Rand Paul as firm no votes on the legislation
Two more U.S. senators signal opposition to Obamacare overhaul
It could deal a potentially fatal blow to one President Donald Trump's top legislative goals
FDA to roll out mobile app digitizing logbooks in pharmacies
The Electronic Logbook app is also designed to give real time updates to pharmacies when a medicine is recalled by the FDA
Providing medical services for relocated informal settlers
Only around three small operational medical facilities exist in Towerville San Jose Del Monte Bulacan
Groups slam health reform failure under Duterte administration
The Coalition for People’s Right to Health holds a caravan pushing for free and progressive healthcare
Duterte's first year: Philippine health agenda 'a sham'
The Philippine health agenda of the Duterte government promotes the increasing role of the private sector and insurance like Philhealth to finance public health facilities
The week in photos: June 24-30, 2017
This week s selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Republicans unveil Senate health bill, but lack votes to pass it
Senate Republicans are painting the new plan as less austere than the House bill which according to a forecast by the non partisan Congressional Budget Office would leave 23 million fewer people insured than under current law
Martial law in Mindanao: DOH hospitals 'fully operational'
Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial says her department will not discriminate against any sector in the performance of its duty whether the patients be on the government side or otherwise
Which countries have the best healthcare?
Of the 20 countries heading up the list all but Australia and Japan are in western Europe where virtually every nation boasts some form of universal health coverage
How tobacco-chewing Bicol tribe deals with mouth cancer
The experience of the Agta tabangnon tribe shows indigenous peoples are still left out even as the sin tax law generates a significant windfall for government
Comey crisis could bedevil Trump on health care, tax reform
The shock dismissal of James Comey triggers distress on Capitol Hill
Health care a privilege, not a right in the U.S.
More than 25 million people still lack health insurance
Trump savors win as House passes Obamacare repeal
UPDATED House Speaker Paul Ryan: A lot of us have been waiting 7 years to cast this vote to kill off Obamacare
Obamacare repeal faces test in U.S. House
The US House will vote on dismantling Barack Obama s signature health reforms
Trump blames party hardliners for health debacle, as more battles loom
Tensions are likely to flare up as US President Donald Trump turns to other key priorities like tax reform and a big infrastructure spending plan
Obama warns against health care changes that harm Americans
We should start from the baseline that any changes will make our health care system better not worse for hardworking Americans That should always be our priority Obama says in a statement
Scarborough Shoal, Mighty Corporation, Robredo | Evening wRap
Watch the evening newscast with Chay Hofileña
Duterte, oral arguments, Trump | Midday wRap
Watch the midday newscast with Margie de Leon
Brexit puts EU lifeblood of British hospitals at risk
The state run NHS is hugely reliant on EU immigrants to look after aging Britons and the latest data after the Brexit vote has put the sector on high alert
#InspireCourage: Ateneo doctors serve in far-flung Northern Samar town
Doctors Mixie Baduria and Alfonso Regala could have gone to any specialization they wanted after graduation Instead they are serving in a 2nd class municipality in Northern Samar
Southeast Asian startup mClinica raises $6.3M for global expansion
The startup which seeks to plug health data gaps in the ASEAN completes one of the largest financing rounds for a digital health firm in Southeast Asia
Ayala Corp enters health tech via ePharmacy startup
The conglomerate through subsidiary AC Health invests in MedGrocer which allows users to buy medicine online and have items delivered to them
Life of a doctor in the barrio
The whole doctor to the barrio thing is both a lovely experience to have and a necessity for your municipality but it is also a tiny corner of the picture we need to look at when it comes to health care
