Education, Health & Science

Red lights were turned on at Makati Medical Center on Saturday, January 3, as the hospital issued an urgent call for blood donors amid a dwindling supply.

Fast food rarely gets applause from nutritionists—but Kenny Rogers Roasters is quietly changing that narrative. As it rolls out an expanded Eat Healthy Everyday lineup for 2026, the brand is making a clear case that convenience dining doesn’t have to clash with wellness goals.

Medicine has long warned us about smoking, drinking, and standing up too fast. Now add another hazard to the list: really good jokes.

For decades, Alzheimer’s disease has been treated as a one-way street. Once memory fades and brain damage sets in, the thinking goes, there is no turning back. But a new study published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine delivers a jolt of optimism—showing that advanced Alzheimer’s damage can be reversed in lab animals.

Ischaemic heart diseases, cancer, and strokes are still the deadliest threats in the Philippines. From January to June 2025, 53,985 deaths—nearly one in five—were due to heart disease alone, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.