DOH study says pneumonia top killer in Bicol
Pneumonia, heart diseases, hypertension and tuberculosis are the top killer diseases in Bicol, according to the Department of Health (DOH) in the region.
Pneumonia, heart diseases, hypertension and tuberculosis are the top killer diseases in Bicol, according to the Department of Health (DOH) in the region.
THE head of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) has requested for the purchase of additional oxygen gauges following a rise in pneumonia cases since late August. Dr. Gloria Duterte, CCMC chief, said two pneumonia patients were now sharing one oxygen gauge. An oxygen gauge is used when pneumonia patients have difficulty in breathing. Duterte [...]
The government’s health insurance program has released the specific amounts or case rate packages available to members for certain surgical procedures and ailments such as dengue, hypertension and pneumonia. Now members of PhilHealth will be able to immediately know how much they would get to pay for a particular disease or illness, Dr. Rey Aquino, [...]
