Rappler's latest stories on Philippine College of Physicians
Ahead of SONA 2016, sectors weigh in on Duterte's promises
Rappler looks back on Duterte s campaign promises about education health and environment What do experts advocates and members of civil society think about them?
PH begins school-based dengue immunization
Critics however slam the health department for its unusual decision to provide the dengue vaccine to millions of Filipino children just a few months after getting regulatory approval
How’s your heart this Christmas?
Doctors’ group warns: More people suffer heart attack stroke at Christmastime – and they are more likely to die at this time than at any other time of the year
Pneumonia fraud this time: PhilHealth stops paying 2 hospitals
At least two hospitals are involved in upscaling simple cough or sore throats cases into pneumonia cases to claim higher benefit payments from PhilHealth
Discrimination 'still rampant’ vs Filipinos with Hepatitis B
Aside from dealing with the disease itself Filipinos with Hepatitis B also suffer from discrimination at the workplace or at home
Doctors slam 'poorly designed’ study on anti-dengue drug
It is our obligation to stop the expanded use of scientifically unproven treatments say the Philippine College of Physicians and the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
PH doctors say no to medical marijuana bill
Medical groups oppose House Bill 4477 which they say is contrary to the policy of the state to safeguard the well being of its citizenry
PH not sending health workers to Ebola zone
UPDATED Health spokesperson Lyndon Lee Suy says the country will for now focus on preparing against the virus
PH doctors want task force on medical marijuana
Various medical groups say that regulation of medical marijuana should be left to the Food and Drug Administration
Health advocates hail shutdown of Mighty cigarette warehouse
Mighty has been accused of lowering the prices of its cigarettes through technical smuggling
Health chief flip-flops on support for stem cell treatment
DOH Secretary Enrique Ona in a speech encourages stem cell procedures that don t have therapeutic guarantees but says his stand on the matter is not final
Aquino set to visit Davao despite Mindanao violence
President Benigno Aquino III is set to travel to Davao City on August 8 despite a recent series of bombings in Mindanao
'Suspend deceptive stem cell transplant doctors'
A physicians group calls for the suspension of the license to practice of deceptive stem cell transplant doctors
CDO blast toll rises to 8
UPDATED Reynaldo Dalupan died Sunday night while Dr Marciano Agustin died Monday morning according to an officer of the Philippine College of Physicians
On world cancer day: Docs target top killer diseases
A group of doctors are targeting the country s leading killers: cancer diabetes heart disease
