Baby discharged; court drops suit
The baby whose mother went to court to force the hospital to release her three-month-old son was discharged yesterday from the Cebu Doctors Hospital University hospital after she signed a promissory note for bills amounting to P600,000.
NBA legend Abdul-Jabbar goes public with cancer fight
WASHINGTON -- US basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has gone public with his fight against a rare form of leukemia, urging regular doctor visits and improved health care for the poor.
‘Release my son,’ woman requests hospital
A woman sought court action against a Cebu City hospital that reportedly refused to discharge her three-month old son since last month due to unpaid medical bills.
Medical tourism prospects bright
The prospects of promoting Cebu as a medical tourism destination showed much promise in yesterday’s “Medical & Dental/Health & Wellness Forum”which highlighted the city’s has advances in medical care.
Patient files for writ of habeas corpus
A 54-year-old woman with an unpaid medical bill went to court after officials of Perpetual Succour Hospital in Cebu City initially refused to discharge her.




