Education, Health & Science
Lipa hospital performs rare cochlear implant on 5-year-old
The Mary Mediatrix Medical Center successfully performed a delicate cochlear implant surgery on a five-year-old child with profound hearing loss in March, marking only the third such procedure in Batangas and the wider Southern Luzon region.
Infected male mosquitoes offer hope vs dengue
Dengue remains a stubborn threat in tropical countries like the Philippines, where warm weather and dense urban living create ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
BOC, DTI seize P1.4B illicit vapes
Authorities have confiscated up to P1.4 billion worth of illicit vaporized nicotine products in a warehouse raid in Navotas City, marking one of the largest recent enforcement actions against the country’s underground vape trade.
Higher cigarette taxes, bigger warning labels may push more Filipinos to quit – study
A new study published in Tobacco Induced Diseases finds that raising cigarette taxes and increasing the size of health warning labels could encourage more Filipinos to stop smoking.
Meycauayan River microbes ‘eat’ plastic, may hold cancer cure
In a place most people would avoid, science has found unlikely heroes.
