Everything we know about the vaccine passport bills so far
Here’s a new term that we’ll need to get used to: vaccine passport. A number of countries such as Israel, Greece, Italy and Spain have begun taking steps to roll…
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Health
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ICYMI, Manila Doctors is screening for free ovarian and uterine tumor surgeries
Heads up, ovary- and uterus-havers! Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH) is offering medical services you might be in need of and won’t want to pass up. As an early celebration of…
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Abortion is a human right—this youth-led initiative says why
In the Philippines, there’s a national policy on the prevention and management of abortion complications (PMAC) aimed at providing post-abortion care. If it’s no secret that many Filipinos who deal…
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3 Filipino breast cancer survivors share the hardest things they had to overcome
“Natatakot ako.” I’ve been trying to convince my mom to get a mammogram for years but her reply is always along the lines of those two words, her go-to conversation…
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We asked a dermatologist if breast milk skincare actually works
For newbie moms, discovering the things that your and your baby’s bodies are going through before, during and after pregnancy can become overwhelming. Aside from what your OB-GYNs and pediatricians…
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A ‘non-suicide contract’ shouldn’t exist and here’s why
Content warning: This article discusses suicide and mental illness. Adding to the list of things we can’t believe exists in 2020, The Batangas State University (BSU) trended for its “non-suicide…
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We asked 7 Filipinas about therapy and their best mental health advice
Content warning: This article discusses mental illnesses and contains accounts of suicide attempts, suicide ideation and abuse. Here’s a statement that shouldn’t be such a common thing to hear but…
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Did the World Health Organization just… subtweet us?
Here’s the tea, sis. The Philippines has been under the longest and strictest coronavirus lockdown in the world and there’s no sign that it’s going to ease up soon. While…
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It’s time for me and my phone to break up—here’s how to do it
My phone’s too shady. After my perfunctory doom scroll of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and YouTube, it sent me a notification that for the past week, I had spent an…
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Unsure about the menstrual cup switch? Let this IG live convince you
We need to talk about periods. All my life, I’ve seen women in period product commercials be as happy as they can be over the fact that they’ve got their…
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This NGO is working to help mothers and infants get the most out of breastfeeding
National Breastfeeding Month coincides with our fifth month of lockdown restrictions, all while the threat of the coronavirus still runs high. Save The Children Philippines, a non government organization that…
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Feeling less motivated to continue social distancing? Watch out for caution fatigue
By now, we bet that you’re also sick of the different quarantine name changes and demanding proper mass testing and contact tracing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. While…
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Thousands of unplanned pregnancies out of lockdown? This can’t be real
Reproductive health remains to be an alarming issue in the Philippines even amid the coronavirus pandemic. When the lockdown started, there were reports of hospitals refusing to admit pregnant women…
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This governor responded to criticism by doctor-shaming
Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia shamed several doctors on her Facebook live over their criticism of her memorandum for using tuob or steam inhalation as a possible treatment for COVID-19 symptoms.…
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Mental health is political for this young Filipina and her global youth network
Mental health became an even bigger topic during quarantine. Distanced from basic needs and sources of comfort, the pandemic gave rise to another public health crisis as we all took…
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