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St. Luke's doctor donates plasma for COVID-19 patients, SLMC extends treatment to indigent patients with Security Bank funding
St. Luke's Doctor Donates Plasma For COVID-19 Patients, SLMC Extends Treatment To Indigent Patients With Security Bank Funding
 May 05, 2020

St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) has begun conducting transfusion therapy in a bid to treat coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) patients who exhibit severe symptoms of the disease. Among the convalescent plasma do...

On Prostate Cancer: New Technologies in Diagnosis and Treatment
On Prostate Cancer: New Technologies In Diagnosis And Treatment
 June 14, 2019

PROSTATE CANCER is the second most common cancer among men worldwide and the fourth leading cancer among Filipino male.   You may be at risk If you are 50 y/o and above; have a family history pf prostate ca...

National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) The Revolutionary Catheter Technique for the Heart Valve Disease
National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) The Revolutionary Catheter Technique For The Heart Valve Disease
 April 12, 2019
By: Fabio Enrique Posas

The World Health Organization (WHO) records about 17.9 million people worldwide die each year from cardiovascular or heart disease, making it the top cause of death for many years. The Philippines, in particular, has an ...

Colon Cancer On The Rise
Colon Cancer On The Rise
 March 19, 2019
By: Alexandra Laya-Zinampan

Over the last two decades, deaths caused by colon cancer have been dropping steadily. This can be attributed to the fact that colon cancer screening advocated at 50 years of age with colonoscopy not only detects the exis...