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When you watch these fitness vloggers, YouTubers, or bloggers on the tiny screen of your cracked smartphone, you’re not only looking for tips on how to get jacked. You’re also looking for entertainment. These six guys, apart from sharing knowledge about, yes, how ...

What's the latest misinformation going around concerning the pandemic, you may be wondering. You remember the pandemic, right? While four people were dying in the insurrection in Washington, the pandemic was killing almost 3,900 other people. So what are your elderly relatives ...

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) insists that the P15 billion alleged to have been lost to corruption in the agency is properly accounted for. In a statement released on Twitter on Thursday (December 31), the state-run agency said that a total of ...

The Christmas-Hanukkah-Kwanzaa-New Year corridor is always rich with opportunities to practice the art of the nap. That’s never been more true than right now, as we struggle under the weight of a mismanaged pandemic and an election season that does not seem ...

We’re in a bit of a pickle here. On one hand, we need a face mask (and plenty of it) to protect ourselves against coronavirus, and wearing one (and more and more) has helped slow COVID-19’s spread, so that’s all good.   On ...

Regular exercise is a no-brainer for a healthy life, but for the almost four million adult Filipinos with diabetes in the Philippines, demolishing the squat or completing a jog is more challenging as they need to manage blood sugar levels constantly.READ MORE ABOUT ...

In the 1940s, a professor at the University of Houston named William Sheldon proposed that there are three kinds of people (or more specifically, body types) in the world. Ectomorphs are lean, lanky, and have difficulty gaining weight (think: Bruce Lee and Michael Phelps). ...

In the Worst Year Ever, World Mental Health Day, which happens tomorrow, October 10, is more important than ever. Around the world, the ill effects of the global pandemic on mental well-being are being felt more keenly by more people. Depression, anxiety, ...

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman's passing from colon cancer highlights how the disease can strike a wide range of people at any age.In the Philippines, cancer is the third leading cause of death. Colon cancer is the third most common among Filipino ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely watching the Philippines as cases of COVID-19 soared to 178,022 on August 20, putting it in the lead in Southeast Asia with the most number of cases. “Don’t be discouraged by the fact that you have ...

It would take an unquenchable global pandemic to make Filipinos reconsider how they treat their bodies and minds.According to a new survey by Manulife, 64 percent of 300 respondents—all policy-holders in the Philippines—have found ways to become “more physically healthy,” while 27 ...

The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Sunday, August 16, that 40,937 individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. The DOH arrived at the figures because of the time-based tagging methodology, which resulted in the 38,000 recoveries on July 30. Under this ...

As the Department of Health (DOH) grows the list of certified COVID-19 laboratories in the country, Google adds new testing centers on Google Maps so Filipinos can find more sites near them as they search on the platform.“As we continue to navigate ...

Act like you have the virus. This is what medical experts have been suggesting since March. Now, a new study seems to support that advice. New research from South Korea, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, confirmed that people with asymptomatic and mild cases ...

Former government health adviser Tony Leachon has called on Filipinos around the country to heed the plea of our healthcare workers. His call comes a day after doctors and other frontliners implored the government to call for a timeout to recalibrate and redirect ...

As COVID-19 proves hard to contain and spreads fast throughout the country, the city of Manila takes containment efforts a step further by launching the drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites. The drive-thru COVID-19 testing center in front of the Andres Bonifacio Monument. The Manila Health Department is ...

Instead of contact tracing for COVID-19, the Philippine government will deploy its police force to conduct house-to-house searches for COVID-19 cases. The move has been dubbed by some Filipinos as “COVID Tokhang,” which is derived from the government’s Oplan Tokhang. It is a ...

While the Philippine national government is still following “expanded targeted testing” amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it's up to us to get ourselves tested. The Medical City - Ortigas in Pasig City launched their drive-thru COVID-19 testing center on Tuesday afternoon, July 7. ...

Bubonic plague has been diagnosed in a herder in China—specifically, Inner Mongolia, the BBC has reported. The patient is reportedly in stable condition and receiving treatment. Chinese officials have stepped up precautions.While the disease is now treatable, the bubonic plague was one of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic persists and with no vaccine in sight, it could be a while before we can all go out and live our lives like we used to. There’s no doubt it has changed the world drastically, and while it continues ...