health care

To ensure seniors’ immediate access to modern care homes within months, the Ontario government is expediting the construction of long-term care facilities, adding new and redeveloped beds across the province....Read More

Since the pandemic began, nursing homes have become hotspots for COVID-19 infections, with the elderly and the sick being some of the most vulnerable populations. While the Pilipino Workers Center, which advocates for caregivers, welcomed additional...

Shortly after Department of Homeland Security undersecretary for science William Bryan presented emerging research on the benefits of sunlight and humidity in diminishing the threat of the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump took the podium during...

HOUSTON, TX — Amid the coronavirus pandemic, health care workers are not only fighting to save their patients, but to also make sure they have enough personal protective equipment, or PPE’s. Hospitals, overwhelmed by the surge...

LOS ANGELES — From piano playing horses, to beer goggles, this was not your typical health fair. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti opened up his home at the Getty House in the name of good health, hosting...

HONOLULU — A Filipina pharmacy worker pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, after being charged with nearly $700,000 worth of medical supplies at the health center where she was formerly employed.   Authorities accuse 47-year-old Stacie Lynn Pihana...

DALY CITY, Calif. — San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa has a message for senior citizens: Beware of Medicare fraud. “Medicare fraud is rampant. It costs Americans billions and billions of dollars,” Canepa said. To combat fraud...

President Donald Trump endorsed a healthcare bill by Republican lawmakers — a key step in dismantling former president Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement: the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. The GOP’s new  bill — is...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – With caucuses less than two weeks away, voters are beginning to take a more serious look at the presidential candidates in both parties. In this report, Filipino health care professionals in New...

SAN FRANCISCO – Registered nurses demanded help and safety from all the medical centers within the University of California medical system. The California Nurses Association (CNA), which is a union comprised of many Filipino nurses, staged...