BUSINESS TECH | Insurtech Igloo partners with Philinsure
Igloo’s partnership with Philinsure is part of Igloo’s larger mission to offer affordable insurance to the masses.
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GADGETS | Your ultimate gift guide this holiday season
Show your loved ones how much you care about them this holiday season and checking up on their physical, mental, and overall well-being is a great way to start.
MED-TECH | Pandemic fuels global demand for ‘cobots’ in health sector
Universal Robots’ cobot deployments include applications in critical front-line industries such as healthcare, medical testing, sanitisation, disinfection, medical equipment.
MED-TECH | Decoy receptor neutralizes coronavirus in cell cultures: study
To contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study of the University of Illinois (UI) suggests luring the virus with a decoy – an engineered, free-floating receptor protein – that binds the virus and blocks infection.
COMMUNITY | PLDT-Smart Foundation advocates mental health support for frontline healthcare workers, patients
The PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF) recently provided 2,000 psycho-social wellness kits for frontline healthcare workers and patients in isolation at various COVID hospitals and quarantine facilities.
HEALTH | UP-PGH, PLDT upgrade Action Center with Telemedicine Program
The hotline service aims to provide assistance to the public and manage the influx of patients to its COVID health care center.
TELECOM | PSF, Smart launch ‘Text-to-Donate’ drive for COVID-19 health workers, frontliners
Smart, TNT, and Sun customers can contribute using their prepaid load or donations charged to their postpaid account.
HEALTH | Scientists identify new HIV strain, first in nearly 20 years
A team of U.S. researchers have identified a new strain of HIV, the first time a new subtype of HIV-1 has been identified in nearly 20 years.
E-HEALTH | DOH, USAID launch e-learning platform
The DOH, in partnership with USAID, formally launched the DOH Academy’s e-learning platform to Improve health care education in the Philippines.
HEALTH | Students mimic game app to help prevent kids from smoking
College students in Manila have found a new way to help prevent kids from smoking: by devising an improvised version of a popular smartphone game.