Fil-Am doctor

SALEM, MA — He’s only 19-years-old, but Filipino-American Ben Zimmerman has been working on the frontlines of the pandemic at a hospital in Salem, Massachusetts, taking care of hospice patients with COVID-19. He originally got the...

LAS VEGAS, NV — The Silver State of Nevada has reported about 6,500 COVID-19 cases, with at least 339 deaths as of May 15. One of the fatalities is 81-year-old Dr. Arthur Tayengco, a Fil-Am ob-gyn...

With all of us staying at home and practicing social distancing, pets have become all the more important sources of affection. But many pet owners are concerned if their dog or cat can get the COVID-19,...

LAS VEGAS — Dr. Rhigel Alforque Tan, one of the most successful nurse practitioners in the Silver State, is the first and only Filipino to be elected president of the Nevada Board of Nursing. Tan, who...

LAS VEGAS — The shooting at Gilroy, Calif., was a sad scene familiar to Fil-Am emergency doctor Kevin Menes. Dr. Menes was the E.R. physician on duty in one of the nearby hospitals during the October...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Dr. Ian Soriano was only 8-years-old when he decided to become a surgeon. Today, this Filipino doctor has pioneered an opioid-free post robotic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. “Now, patients are...

Google makes a tribute to renowned Filipina pediatrician, Dr. Fe del Mundo, on her 107th birthday. The Philippines’ first national scientist and the first woman admitted to the Harvard Medical School, del Mundo passed away in...

TORONTO — As the medical chief officer, it’s a big responsibility to oversee the well-being of 2.8 million Torontonians. Dr. Eileen de Villa took over Canada’s largest municipal public health unit last year. Her department provides an...

by Gerald Bohulano, ABS-CBN News SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Overdoses from opioids across the United States jumped 30 percent in just one year, according to a recent report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Here in...

NATIONAL CITY, CA — Acupuncture needles help align the nerves, release toxins, and cure ailments. And for this patient, Doc Willie Villegas is exactly what the doctor ordered.  “Willie is amazing he just really takes care...