A team of researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila recently unveiled the E-Tox Point of Care Testing (POCT) device that aims to address gaps in toxicology testing in the country. This device comes in two models: E-Tox-NPS, designed to detect New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) such as ketamine, synthetic cannabinoids, and synthetic cathinones; […]
How exactly is COVID-19 transmitted? For the answer, watch the 60th episode in the University of the Philippines (UP) “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar series, which will be held on Friday, 9 July 2021, at 12:00 noon.
What happens in a hospital when three people need a ventilator and only one is available? This week’s UP “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar will take on the issue of crisis-level hospital care using the ventilator as a proxy for any life-saving intervention. Watch it this Friday, 25 June 2021, at 12:00 noon.
UP celebrates its 113th founding anniversary today and its second during the pandemic. Take a look back at the year that was, and watch the tribute video to UP here.
What are the chances of healthy young adults getting severe COVID-19? This will be discussed in an upcoming webinar on May 28, 2021, at 12 noon.
Got questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? The latest edition of the UP webinar series “Stop COVID Deaths” will answer these questions. Join the webinar on May 14, 2021, at 12 noon.
What are the home management steps that we need to know in order to deal with mild COVID-19? And what are the danger signals to watch out for? Find out on the next UP “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar on Friday, 30 April, at 12:00.
As the pandemic rages on, more and more information about COVID-19 continues to circulate. Get help sorting between truth and fake news from the experts in a webinar on “Facts and Fiction on COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment” on 16 April, 12:00 noon.
With the country preparing to roll out the COVID-19 vaccines, people are asking: When can we expect to be vaccinated? The latest UP Stop COVID Deaths webinar, to be held on Friday, March 19 at 12:00 noon, will offer answers to these questions.
What does the recent increase in COVID-19 case numbers mean? With the vaccines being rolled out, are our frontliners truly safe? UP’s “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar will be discussing this issue on Friday, March 12, 2021, at 12 noon.
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
