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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Senate Committee of the Whole “made unsubstantiated conclusions on mere allegations only” when it recommended bringing charges against him for the alleged misuse of funds at the Philippines Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), it said Wednesday the Secretary of Health Francisco Duque. Duque made the comment …

[ad_1] Masibah Karbak, 67, arranges his garden decorated with Malaysian flags ahead of the celebrations for the 63rd anniversary of the country’s independence on August 31, in Slim River, Malaysia, on August 23, 2020 (Reuters / Lim Huey Teng). KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia said on Tuesday it would ban the …

[ad_1] Pregnant women hospitalized with coronavirus are less likely to show symptoms and may have a higher risk of being admitted to an intensive care unit than non-pregnant women of similar age, a study found. The analysis, which encompassed 77 studies conducted globally and was published in the British Medical …

[ad_1] The first available SARS-CoV-2 vaccines should be reserved for front-line healthcare workers and first responders, according to draft recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) released Tuesday. After this “rapid onset phase,” people of any age with underlying comorbidities or conditions that put them at …

[ad_1] (CNN) – Researchers are learning more about what pregnant women can experience if they are infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Pregnant and newly pregnant women who are diagnosed with COVID-19 in the hospital appear to be less likely to have symptoms of fever and muscle pain, but …

[ad_1] (CNN) – Researchers are learning more about what pregnant women can experience if they are infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Pregnant and newly pregnant women who are diagnosed with COVID-19 in the hospital appear to be less likely to have symptoms of fever and muscle pain, but …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Senate has determined that Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) suffers a financial “hemorrhage” due to mismanagement that has been compounded by corruption. In his report on the Senate Committee of the Whole investigation into corruption at the state insurer, Senate President Vicente Sotto III on …

[ad_1] The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) endorsed Dante Gierran’s appointment as chairman and chief executive officer of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Tuesday, saying he had a clean record in government. PACC President Dante Jiménez The president of the PACC, Dante Jiménez, endorsed Gierran’s integrity and said that the …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Senate has determined that Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) suffers a financial “hemorrhage” due to mismanagement that has been compounded by corruption. In his report on the Senate Committee of the Whole investigation into corruption at the state insurer, Senate President Vicente Sotto III on …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka managed to overcome her own uneven play to clinch a three-set victory over Misaki Doi in an all-Japanese showdown in the first round of the US Open. Osaka’s move, seeded No. 4, was a problem at times, but he managed to …