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MANILA, Philippines — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was transferred to the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) in Manila on Saturday for an independent medical examination ordered by the Sandiganbayan. Romualdez left Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City, where he had been confined since Monday, when he was arrested after the
The Sandiganbayan Third Division seeks the independent medical examination to determine whether there is a need for Romualdez’s continued hospital con…
Former House speaker Martin Romualdez was transferred to the Philippine General Hospital in Manila from the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan…
A late-stage clinical trial found that, when combined with an SMN2-targeting drug, Isembyld caused young patients’ motor skills to improve after a yea…
The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which can grow in warm water and spread through mist produced by cooling towersOne p…
An E.U. AG recommended annulling part of a directive that requires drugmakers to finance 80% of the costs of wastewater treatment. In a boost for the …
(MedPage Today) -- A study of young women with eyelash extensions showed that almost all had some degree of infestation with Demodex folliculorum, spi…
LEGAZPI CITY — Albay was placed under a state of calamity on Thursday, Sept. 10, after dengue cases reached 1,785, with 14 deaths recorded from Jan. 1…
(MedPage Today) -- Use of systemic hormone therapy for menopause was associated with improvements in mood symptoms, a retrospective observational stud…
(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other Republican officials came together for a 2-day convention this week to r…
(MedPage Today) -- Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have launched a boycott against the organization, condemning leadership's action…
(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians are raising concerns about "medical emergency kits" containing antibiotics that are being sold for at-home use and promo…
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with cancer had an increased risk of ischemic stroke, particularly in the first few months after diagnosis, most notably i…
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(MedPage Today) -- The CDC is warning doctors about an uptick in human exposures to rabid animals, saying it fielded 17% more rabies-related inquiries…
The cost of administration and medical checks has now topped £83m, according to new figures.
(MedPage Today) -- The concept that there are cardiovascular harms of nighttime light exposure gained greater credence with a large new study. Based o…
EU negotiator Americo Zampetti warns that ideological polarisation over pathogen access threatens to derail the WHO Pandemic Agreement. On the eve of …
MSF-run centre offering intensive psychological care has received more than 350 referrals since opening last year Azad*, an asylum seeker from Iran, r…
(MedPage Today) -- The life expectancy of people with autism spectrum disorder was 14 years shorter than that of other Americans, Medicaid data showed…
The largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, U.S. health officials said, but questions remain over its origin. NEW YORK — T…
(MedPage Today) -- The largest Cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, health officials said Friday. FDA officials said they are c…
The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the…
A new CDC research center aims to better understand the possible health effects of those 21 years or younger at the time of their 9/11 exposure. For t…
