Health and Wellness

April 16, 2024 – The Canadian Blood Services, in partnership with the Lapu-Lapu Day block party in Vancouver slated for April 27, will engage with attendees, explain the critical need for a diverse stem cell registry and show how a simple swab can make a huge difference in saving lives.

In a recent paper, researchers in the Philippines noted that the World Health Organization has identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 threats to global health.

 It is hard not to feel stressed out with all the uncertainty that looms over us during this time of pandemic crisis. Many people turn to different coping mechanisms to ease the anxiety such as distracting themselves by binge-watching Netflix series or doing chores around the house.

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the coronavirus as a global health emergency.

The WHO's Emergency Committee is fully engaged in monitoring the evolving public health situation.

The search is over for a stem cell donor for Calgary teen Roshlind Mance.

A medical researcher is taking on a cancer that she was treated for with what she does best: research.

Roshlind Kate Mance was looking forward to a lot of things this year.

Winter is here, and of course, not everyone is happy. For some, this season connotes long and dark days, icy and freezing wind, and brutal and overnight storms that somehow paralyze the brain and freeze the heart.

Another year has passed! I still remember the old dark predictions for year 2000, then 2012 and even 2016 and 2017…and we are still here! But are we OK?

It all started when I felt a dull bloating pain in my abdomen that comes and goes and is sometimes accompanied by diarrhea in between. I went to see my family doctor and she sent me to a series of lab tests- blood, urine, stool, and pelvic ultra-sound. The results came in and everything was fine. I should have felt relief, however, the same symptoms were still there.

Gum disease is the most prevalent dental problem that occurs among adults, including, in my experience, Canadian Filipinos.