The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first global guidelines on Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies to address the escalating obesity crisis, which now affects over 1 billion people worldwide. Read more »
Filipinos can now get 75 types of medicines for free under the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) new Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment (GAMOT) package, starting August 21. Read more »
Researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) have identified a marine-derived compound that could improve treatment for advanced breast cancer. Read more »
A Chinese school of traditional medicine and the Cebu provincial government have partnered to provide alternative healing training to local physicians. Read more »
Researchers at the University of the Philippines Manila have unveiled an exciting new treatment for Type 2 diabetes: a tablet made from ampalaya or bitter melon. Read more »
Researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman have made a significant breakthrough in the study of prostate cancer by identifying a key protein that drives the disease towards its most aggressive form, neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC). Read more »
