The personalized cancer vaccine being developed by Moderna (MRNA.O) and Merck (MRK.N) has boosted hopes that mRNA technology could open up a new avenue of treatment, but the available evidence is still limited. Interim data from a large trial showed the experimental vaccine, when combined with Merck’s blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda, helped reduce the risk of melanoma recurrence and spread in patients whose…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a landmark drug to treat advanced pancreatic cancer, a development expected to significantly improve patient survival. The drug, Rasonque (daraxonrasib), developed by Revolution Medicines, is a once-daily oral tablet that targets multiple forms of the RAS protein — a key driver of tumor growth in most patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, a cancer that originates…
Lethal surges of mud and water that hit “like liquid concrete” are nearly impossible to predict and can’t be outrun. The cause of the deadly landslide and flood along the Nepal-Tibet border isn’t yet certain, but experts say the risk of such events is compounded by the extreme topography of the Himalayas. At least 160 were killed and hundreds are missing in…
The Marcos administration has secured a €60 million grant from the European Commission under the Green Economy Programme for the Philippines, covering circular economy, waste and plastic reduction, renewable energy, and climate change mitigation—one of the major international environmental partnerships secured under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Environment Undersecretary Jonas Leones raised the program anew in an interview on DZRH News program Special…
With the perceived ouster of career health officials, Malacañang now stands accused of putting institutional stability and expert leadership at risk for political convenience. The uproar follows the exit of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire and other veteran DOH officials in what appears to be a politically motivated shake-up. About 55 professional medical groups signed a joint statement expressing concerns of what…
The Laguna Lake is fast deteriorating into the country’s “biggest septic tank,” Biñan City Rep. Walfredo “Arman” Dimaguila Jr. warned on Saturday, August 2. In an interview on DZRH News’ Special on Saturday, Rep. Dimaguila urged the Marcos Jr. administration to take urgent and science-based action to rehabilitate the vital water body affecting millions across Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. “Magkakaroon na…
The Iran war is showing why the Philippines can’t afford to neglect its farmers
A war thousands of kilometers away is beginning to ripple through something as basic as the Filipino dining table. The conflict involving Iran has pushed oil prices higher, disrupted key shipping routes, and strained global supply chains—especially for fertilizer, a critical input for food production. Farmers are already feeling the pressure. Fertilizer prices have surged by as much as 30% to 40%,…