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MANILA, Philippines – Scientists have taken a major step toward what could be a permanent fix for high cholesterol — a one-time gene-editing treatment that targets the liver to switch off a gene linked to elevated cholesterol and heart disease. In a clinical trial reported by CNN on Saturday, NovemberContinue Reading
IPIL, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has officially upgraded the Maguindanao Provincial Hospital into a Level III facility, now renamed the Bangsamoro Regional Hospital and Medical Center (BRHMC) — the first of its kind in the region. BARMM Health Minister Dr. Kadil SinolindingContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY (October 28, 2025) – The Bangsamoro Government, through the Ministry of Health (MOH), has launched a large-scale medical and surgical mission in Tawi-Tawi targeting more than 18,000 patients from across the province. The initiative, conducted under the Oplan Serbisyong Angkop sa Mamamayan (OplanSAM) program of the Kasama MOHContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – When life gets heavy, most Filipinos find solace in prayer. A new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that praying or engaging in spiritual activities is the top way Filipinos cope with stress, cited by 16% of 1,500 adult respondents interviewed nationwide from September 24 to 30,Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY, October 19, 2025 — Bangsamoro Health Minister Dr. Kadil “Jojo” M. Sinolinding, Jr. lauded the medical team and volunteers behind the “All-In-One Surgical Mission” in the Special Geographic Area (SGA), Montawal, and Pagalungan, saying their work “transformed the lives of countless people of BARMM.” The mission, held fromContinue Reading
A new study suggests that drinking beetroot juice may help lower blood pressure in older adults, thanks to naturally occurring compounds that improve blood vessel function. Researchers at the University of Exeter found that consuming a daily “shot” of nitrate-rich beetroot juice for two weeks led to a measurable dropContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY – Twenty-five Moro residents in Barangay Gokotan, Malidegao town, to undergo free eye surgeries through the initiative of Bangsamoro parliament member and concurrent Health Minister Kadil Sinolinding Jr. Local officials said the patients, who suffer from cataract and pterygium, were among the 211 villagers who benefitted from aContinue Reading
