Gabryelle Dumalag, Author at Tinig ng Plaridel

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Immunocompromised, afraid: HIV treatment tails off amid COVID-19

Posted on 7 September 20219 September 2021
byGabryelle Dumalag

The treatment of people living with HIV (PLHIV) had to take a backseat as the pandemic limited their mobility. Extreme lockdowns blocked PLHIVs from lifesaving antiretroviral drugs, putting them in danger of not only contracting COVID-19 but other deadly diseases as well.

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Chemicals linked to breast cancer flagged in household products: study

Posted on 16 August 20219 September 2021
byGabryelle Dumalag

The country’s first human biomonitoring study found that women in the Calabarzon region are highly exposed to per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) which have been linked to breast cancer. PFAS are found in household products and in the waste of electronic factories that thrive in the region.