Education, Health & Science
PhilHealth-Maxicare partnership aims to cut patient costs, expand healthcare access
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and Maxicare Group have partnered to expand access to healthcare services, improve coordination between public and private providers, and reduce out-of-pocket expenses for Filipinos.
Healthcare gaps threaten PH tourism growth, Ayala exec warns
The Philippines’ tourism ambitions face a major hurdle as inadequate healthcare in popular destinations and high operating costs discourage investment in medical facilities.
A simple formula may predict when AI chatbots go rogue
Artificial intelligence can sound like the smartest person in the room, until it starts giving advice that could do real harm. Now, two physicists at The George Washington University say they may have found a way to predict when that happens, using a surprisingly simple mathematical formula.
AIA Philippines boosts Vitality to drive preventive healthcare
AIA Philippines is sharpening its push into preventive healthcare, upgrading its AIA Vitality wellness program with personalized health assessments, nutrition tracking and expanded rewards as it seeks to turn growing health awareness among Filipinos into lasting lifestyle changes.
Smoke-free advocates seek mandatory LGU funding
Anti-smoking advocates are pushing for a national law requiring local governments to earmark 3 percent of their health budgets for tobacco control, arguing that uneven funding has hampered enforcement of existing smoking and vaping restrictions.
