Despite their countless uses, plastics can be harmful to the environment and our health. At this point, we already know that thousands of animals die due to ingesting plastic or becoming entangled in plastic waste. Reports also indicate that leaching happens — when chemicals from plastics (like plastic water bottles) detach and transfer to our […]

The Department of Health (DOH) does not anticipate the Omicron XE to outperform COVID-19 vaccines, according to Dr. Edsel Salvana, a member of DOH’s Technical Advisory Group on Tuesday. https://hellodoctor.com.ph/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/covid-guidelines/ What We Know So Far About Omicron XE According to Dr. Edsel Salvana, Omicron XE is a recombinant falling under the common Omicron sublineages BA.1 and BA.2. He […]

Tom Parker, the lead singer of the pop-rock band The Wanted, died at the age of 33 from inoperable brain cancer. His wife, Kelsey Hardwick, confirmed the end of his two-year battle with the disease on Instagram. https://hellodoctor.com.ph/brain-ns/brain-spine-disorders/how-long-does-brain-tumor-take-to-grow/ Kelsey Hardwick and The Wanted Shared the Heavy News on Instagram Actress Kelsey Hardwick took her Instagram to share the […]

Die Hard actor Bruce Willis is suffering from a medical condition that is affecting his cognitive abilities. Hence, he will take a back seat from acting, his family shared on their respective Instagram channels on March 31.   https://hellodoctor.com.ph/brain-ns/dementia-alzheimers/early-onset-dementia/ Bruce Willis’ Family Releases a Joint Statement  Bruce Willis’ ex-wife Demi Moore and his now spouse Emma Heming Willis revealed […]

CODA, a feel-good indie drama following the life of a deaf family and their single hearing daughter, Ruby (played by Emilia Jones), bagged the top spot on March 27 at the 94th Academy Awards. It is an impressive win, beating out director Jane Campion’s The Power of Dog, Steven Spielberg’s musical remake of West Side Story, […]

Will Smith made headlines at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony on March 27. It was not for his very first Oscar win, but over a joke that comedian presenter Chris Rock directed at Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.  When presenter Chris Rock quipped, “Jada, I love you. ‘G.I. Jane 2’, can’t wait to see it," referring […]

On Friday (March 11),  the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer COVID pill Paxlovid, according to the officer-in-charge Oscar Gutierrez. At the moment, the country has now two oral antiviral treatments against COVID-19 — Paxlovid and Molnupipiravir.  https://hellodoctor.com.ph/health/health-news/paxlovid/ Announcement of EUA for Pfizer COVID Pill At the Laging Handa briefing, it […]

GMA News reporter and Sumbungan ng Bayan host Oscar Oida has been released from his nearly two-week stay at the hospital in Quezon City due to leptospirosis. He continues to get leptospirosis treatment from his doctors. https://hellodoctor.com.ph/infectious-diseases/dengue-fever-and-leptospirosis/ Oscar started showing symptoms the day after his coverage in Payatas, Quezon City last February 15, 2022. He visited the […]

The Japanese imperial family revealed its first COVID case when Princess Yoko tested positive for it. Shortly after, she was hospitalized with the diagnosis of pneumonia.  https://hellodoctor.com.ph/health/health-news/coronavirus-test/ Princess Yoko Tests Positive for COVID and Pneumonia According to a statement released by Japan's Imperial Household Agency to Tokyo-based Kyodo News on Wednesday, the 38-year-old Princess Yoko, who is the […]

Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl went to “The Howard Stern Show,” together with his bandmate Taylor Hawkins. From there, he revealed that he has been reading lips for almost 20 years now due to concert-related hearing loss. The former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters singer previously shared that he is going deaf in his left […]