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Listen to the physicians, who point out that under the Universal Health Care Act, every Filipino is entitled to “automatic, rules-based access” to health care, through the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., without endorsements, without politics.

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development has commended a former beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who recently passed the 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine.

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Twelve physicians, newly hired by the provincial government, were deployed yesterday (August 6) to various hospitals located in eight local government units across Cebu province, as part of the new administration’s efforts to address the healthcare workforce shortage.

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Most primary care physicians are aware of the risks of prescribing opioids and have cut down on doing so.

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Empiric acid suppression with the “PPI test” used to assess whether upper-GI symptoms are due to gastroesophageal reflux disease, actually performs poorly as a predictor of GERD.

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Los Angeles, California – US News and World Report writer Mary Brophy Marcus wrote an article a few years back, entitled Healthcare’s Perfect Storm.

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When seven colonoscopists knew they were being video recorded, the quality of their exams improved significantly.

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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - ‘Soft pork’ is still pork
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Listen to the physicians, who point out that under the Universal Health Care Act, every Filipino is entitled to “automatic, rules-based access” to health care, through the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., without endorsements, without politics.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/05/30/editorialdefault-2_2023-05-30_13-52-21_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2482496 [Title] => Ex-4Ps beneficiary passes Physicians examination [Summary] =>

The Department of Social Welfare and Development has commended a former beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who recently passed the 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2463772 [Title] => For those in 8 LGUs: Baricuatro hires, deploys 12 physicians to hospitals [Summary] =>

Twelve physicians, newly hired by the provincial government, were deployed yesterday (August 6) to various hospitals located in eight local government units across Cebu province, as part of the new administration’s efforts to address the healthcare workforce shortage.

[DatePublished] => 2025-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807796 [AuthorName] => Jonnavie Villa [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/08/06/1_2025-08-06_23-27-24255_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2310868 [Title] => Cebu Graduate tops licensure exam [Summary] => Justin Riley Yap Lam, a product of Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM), prevented a total shut off for Cebu schools in the top rankings of the October 2023 Physicians Licensure Exams. [DatePublished] => 2023-11-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804829 [AuthorName] => Caecent No-ot Magsumbol [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/11/11/7_2023-11-11_23-48-40214_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2293134 [Title] => Go lauds family doctors [Summary] => Sen. Bong Go commended the dedication of family physicians as he acknowledged the critical role they play in ensuring the health and well-being of communities. [DatePublished] => 2023-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2252524 [Title] => 1,573 of 2,887 pass physician licensure exams [Summary] => The Professional Regulation Commission has announced that 1,573 out of 2,887 takers passed the Physicians Licensure Examination given this month. [DatePublished] => 2023-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/03/17/phy_2023-03-17_22-23-07999_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527123 [Title] => Opioid prescriptions falling as risk perception rises [Summary] =>

Most primary care physicians are aware of the risks of prescribing opioids and have cut down on doing so.

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Empiric acid suppression with the “PPI test” used to assess whether upper-GI symptoms are due to gastroesophageal reflux disease, actually performs poorly as a predictor of GERD.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 873497 [Title] => The dilemma that our medical practitioners face today [Summary] =>

Los Angeles, California – US News and World Report writer Mary Brophy Marcus wrote an article a few years back, entitled Healthcare’s Perfect Storm.

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When seven colonoscopists knew they were being video recorded, the quality of their exams improved significantly.

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