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Chinese Scientist Evicted From Lab After Publishing COVID-19 Sequence
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China, virologist Zhang Yongzhen, has been locked out of his lab and...

By The Financial District
May 2, 20241 min read


Wiping Out Polio "Not Guaranteed," Bill Gates Warns
Success in the fight to wipe out polio is not guaranteed, according to tech billionaire turned philanthropist Bill Gates, whose foundation..

By The Financial District
May 1, 20242 min read


DILG Eyes More Sweeping Drive vs. PH Illegal Drug Trade
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to expand its efforts against the illegal drug trade in the Philippines with..

By The Financial District
Apr 29, 20242 min read


Fullerton Health And mWell Team Up To Revolutionize Preventive Healthcare
Fullerton Health and mWell, the digital healthcare arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), is setting the stage for a new era..

By The Financial District
Apr 24, 20242 min read


New Substances Found In Deadly Benikoji Supplement Ingredients
A number of unknown substances have been discovered in the ingredients of the health supplement made with benijoji red rice bold following..

By The Financial District
Apr 22, 20241 min read


House Panel Claims China Subsidizes Fentanyl Production
China is fueling the fentanyl crisis in the US by directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials used by traffickers to make the drug..

By The Financial District
Apr 22, 20241 min read


Deluge of Chinese-Made Opioids Is Hard To Curb
The US government has long accused China of flooding the country with deadly drugs like fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times...

By The Financial District
Apr 22, 20242 min read


Accused Rapist Loses Defamation Trial vs. Aussie TV Network
An accused rapist who had sought to clear his name by suing one of Australia’s largest television networks for defamation has lost his...

By The Financial District
Apr 17, 20241 min read


20% Of Japanese "Functional" Foods Nix Health Claims
About 20% of the products in Japan's "functional foods" labeling system have withdrawn their claims due to a lack of scientific evidence...

By The Financial District
Apr 16, 20241 min read


PhilHealth Accredits MMDA Medical Clinic As Konsulta Package Provider
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has accredited the medical clinic of the Metropolitan Manila Development...

By The Financial District
Apr 16, 20242 min read


4-Day Workweeks Explored By 33% Of U.S. Firms
Burnout is such a problem for workers that some bosses are considering shrinking the length of the workweek.

By The Financial District
Apr 15, 20241 min read


Geneos Cancer Vaccine Shrinks Liver Tumors In Small Trial
Nearly a third of patients with advanced liver cancer who received a personalized vaccine developed by Geneos Therapeutics along with an...

By The Financial District
Apr 12, 20241 min read


Bird Flu Virus Hitting U.S. Is An Old But Mild Strain: CDC
A poultry facility in Michigan and an egg producer in Texas both reported outbreaks of avian flu this week.

By The Financial District
Apr 11, 20241 min read


Workers’ Group Calls On Businesses To Implement Heat Risk Action Plan
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) called on employers to come up with and implement a "heat risk action plan" in...

By The Financial District
Apr 6, 20242 min read


Japan Probes Second Kobayashi Pharma Plant After Consumer Deaths
Japanese health authorities are investigating a second Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in western Japan following reports of deaths...

By The Financial District
Apr 2, 20241 min read


Cordlife's Troubles Deepen: Former Executives Arrested Amid Cord Blood Mishandling Scandal
a prominent name in the field of cord blood banking, has plunged into a mire of controversy following revelations of mishandled cord blood..

By The Financial District
Apr 1, 20242 min read


2 Die, 100 Hospitalized After Consuming Japan Drugmaker's Supplements
Two people are believed to have died and over 100 hospitalized after consuming red yeast rice dietary supplements from Kobayashi Pharma...

By The Financial District
Mar 31, 20241 min read


Scientists Find Protein Involved In Asthma Attacks
A protein that shuts down immune cells in the lungs could be key to a new treatment for asthma attacks.

By The Financial District
Mar 31, 20241 min read


U.S. Team Performs First Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplant
A significant medical milestone was achieved as a 62-year-old man received a new kidney from a genetically modified (GM) pig, marking the...

By The Financial District
Mar 24, 20241 min read


Philippines To Establish Pharmaceutical-Medical Device Eco-Zones to Boost Local Industry
The Philippine government, in collaboration with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
By Reggie Vizmanos
Mar 17, 20242 min read


FDA Collaborates With BIR To Lower Prices Of Senior Citizens' Medication
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is actively collaborating with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to reduce the prices of...

By The Financial District
Mar 17, 20242 min read


Maker Of ALS Drug Relyvrio Considers Pulling Product
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Relyvrio, a drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has announced that its therapy failed to...

By The Financial District
Mar 13, 20241 min read


Obesity Drug Wegovy Approved To Reduce Stroke Risks In Overweight Patients
The FDA has approved a label change for the weight-loss drug Wegovy, allowing it to be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks...

By The Financial District
Mar 11, 20241 min read


The Alarming HIV Epidemic In The Philippines
The Philippines is facing a dire public health crisis as it grapples with an unprecedented surge in HIV infections.

By The Financial District
Mar 9, 20243 min read
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