HEALTH | UP-PGH, PLDT upgrade Action Center with Telemedicine Program
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- Since the establishment of the University of the Philippines Manila-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Bayanihan Na! COVID 19 Action...
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TELECOM | PSF, Smart launch ‘Text-to-Donate’ drive for COVID-19 health workers, frontliners
Text DONATE to 3456 to donate to PLDT-Smart Foundation The PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF) and PLDT mobile subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc....
HEALTH | Scientists identify new HIV strain, first in nearly 20 years
WASHINGTON -- A team of U.S. researchers have identified a new strain of HIV, the first time a new subtype...
E-HEALTH | DOH, USAID launch e-learning platform
The Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), formally launched the DOH...
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...
BIO-TECH | Scientists unravel secret of human ears’ extreme sensitivity to pick up faint sounds
WASHINGTON -- American scientists found that a gel membrane in the inner ear gave people extraordinary hearing sensitivity so that...
SCI-TECH | DNA could potentially predict people’s lifespan: study
LONDON, ENGLAND -- By looking at people's DNA, researchers can potentially predict whether a person can expect to live longer...
HEALTH | Smoking, drinking linked to different brain areas
BEIJING, CHINA -- A recent international study found that different brain areas are associated with smoking and drinking which may...
HUMAN BEHAVIOR | Mobile phone texting can help smokers quit smoking
WASHINGTON -- A study by Chinese researchers showed that texting on mobile phones could help smokers quit smoking. The study...
MED-TECH | Both low and high carbohydrates in diet could lead to early death: study
WASHINGTON -- Both low-carb diet and high-carb diet could raise the risk of an early death, a recent study revealed....
