Apr 27, 2021 AM EDT - Maureen Blas
The Philippines is considering imposing a temporary travel ban on travelers from India due to the new COVID-19 variant detected there.
Feb 07, 2016 AM EST - Therese Agcopra
Despite having been raised as a "global health emergency," the International Olympic Committee are certain that the Zika virus does not pose a threat that is big enough to cancel the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Jan 05, 2016 AM EST - Czarelli Tuason
The environmentl protection bureau of Biejing has noted a slight improvement in air pollution as PM2.5 levels drop by 6.2 percent from the previous year and 10 percent from 2013.
Dec 01, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason
The air pollution in Beijing reportedly reached an "orange alert" on Sunday with PM 2.5 levels at 391 micrograms per cubic meter attributed to coal burning in homes and industrial plants.
Nov 25, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason
South Korea is now waiting for the formal declaration of WHO on the end of the MERS outbreak in the country as the last MERS patient reportedly died at the Seoul National University Hospital.
Nov 25, 2015 AM EST - Diana Tomale
A latest study by the World Health Organization revealed that 3.7 billion people below 50 years old are infected with herpes simplex virus Type 1 which is commonly transmitted through saliva.
Nov 11, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan says countries could be sanctioned for failure to adhere global health rules. Chan mentions South Korea for having poor health care standards that hasten the spread of MERS in the country.
Nov 10, 2015 AM EST - Therese Agcopra
Sunday's air pollution reading in China is by far the country's worst since 2013.
Nov 04, 2015 AM EST - Therese Agcopra
With this initiative, Novartis hopes to improve Kenya's access to medicines and health care for chronic and non-infectious diseases.
Oct 27, 2015 AM EDT - Therese Agcopra
Increased consumption of processed meat and red meat could lead to higher risks of cancer.
Oct 20, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason
After further studies and discovery of new evidences on the effects of antiretroviral drugs, the World Health Organization developed a revised guideline on the use of ARV therapy on patients testing positive with HIV.
Oct 02, 2015 AM EDT - Diana Tomale
South Korea starts their 28-day countdown to be declared as MERS-free after the country's last patient for MERS virus tests negative on Thursday.
Oct 01, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason
For the second time, Liberia was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization after a re-emergence of the epidemic in late June.
Aug 31, 2015 AM EDT - Diana Tomale
West African country, Sierra Leone, has started its 42-day countdown to be declared Ebola-free last week. However, a dead woman from the northern part has reportedly tested positive for Ebola virus.
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K-WAVE - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hugh Jung
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