Physical activity is a major factor in staying healthy. It improves overall well-being and contributes to the prevention of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. It also reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety and enhances the mental capacity. However, 80 percent of the world’s population is considered physically inactive. With the holidays fast approaching, let’s take […]
Filipinos love Christmas. It’s long been a tradition that the whole country instantly switches into a cheery holiday mood once the- ber months come. But what people love more than the holidays itself are the festivities—the numerous handaan and salo-salo with relatives, office Christmas parties, and the perfect noche buena and media noche meals with […]
The COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to consider other ways of gaining knowledge and acquiring skills, especially in medicine. While many things came to a halt in the ‘new normal,’ health faculties continuously tried to find innovative ways to prepare the next generation of doctors, nurses, and other medical practitioners. These past two years have […]
With the Philippines a hotspot for disasters and the worsening effects of climate change, how can the country’s health sector protect its facilities and frontline workers, especially during a global pandemic? Find out in this week’s episode of UP’s “Stop C.O.V.I.D. Deaths” webinar series, Friday, July 29, 12:00 noon.
Given the ever-pressing demand for skilled healthcare professionals, how does UP tackle the challenge of teaching medicine, nursing, and dentistry students in the “new normal”? Find out in this week’s UP “Stop C.O.V.I.D. Deaths” webinar on Friday, July 22, 12:00 noon.
The brewing tension between Ukraine and Russia could bring the added chaos of war into the global struggle against the pandemic. How should countries prepare for such an eventuality? Find out in this week’s UP “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar on February 25, Friday, 12:00 noon.
With the “stealth” sub-variant of Omicron becoming the dominant variant in several countries, including ours, what should we know about the sub-variant? And how do we handle another surge? Find out in this week’s “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar this Friday, February 18, 12:00 noon.
How should we protect everyone from disease outbreaks during and after a natural disaster between the pandemic and the typhoons that beset the country? Find out in this week’s UP “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar tomorrow, February 4, at noon.
With the rising COVID cases, hospitals are once again overwhelmed and understaffed, forcing them to find ways to keep their emergency rooms open. How? Find out in this week’s “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar on Friday, January 28, 12:00 noon.
The Omicron variant is sweeping worldwide, causing an exponential increase in cases with a high positivity rate in the country. This year, the first “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar turns squarely on this variant of concern and what we should do about it.
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
