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Filipino Americans value health insurance, rank high in coverage
By Cristina DC Pastor Events planner Josie Briones may be undocumented, but she has made it her responsibility to provide for her own health care coverage. Although her work is seasonal and so is her wage, she pays a monthly premium under Aetna’s Individual Plan. For $400 a month, her plan allows her unlimited doctor’s […]
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Health insurance exchange seen to lower premiums for 2.6 M uninsured New Yorkers
By Cristina DC Pastor Chona V., a nanny, has been coughing a lot lately her employers decided to send her to their doctor. She was diagnosed as having a mild case of allergy and told to take three days off to rest. Her employers picked up the tab of $175, but it was not a […]
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FilAm scientist Katherine Luzuriaga, who helped find a cure for HIV baby, among TIME’s most influential people
By Elton Lugay One of two Filipinos who made this year’s TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World is Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, a pediatric allergist and immunologist from the University of Massachusetts. She was part of the team that developed a cure for an HIV-positive infant. The other awardee is Philippine President Benigno […]
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Susan Gador: Caring for trauma patients the Filipino nurse’s way
By Maricar CP Hampton For Susan Anabelle Gador, a well-rounded nursing career spanning 28 years, has been, for the most part, one pretty quiet life. Except when the extreme pain crisis among her patients occurs, then the storm can happen before the calm. “Little that I know that I will get used to the ambulance […]
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De La Salle graduate wins Lenten art contest
An economics graduate of De La Salle University in Manila who dabbles in jewelry-making has won the Stations of the Cross Art Contest sponsored by the Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz. Angela Kristi Dumdum – ‘Kissy’ to family and close friends – threaded beads like a rosary as an aid to churchgoers reciting the Way […]
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The Supremes, the Bishops and the future of the RH law
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Republic Act 10354, better known as the Reproductive Health law, proclaimed on December 21, 2012 “guarantees immediate access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education and maternal care.” On December 19, 2012, the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 was enacted by the House of Representatives; two […]
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RN and the alphabet soup of nursing
By Marissa Torres Langseth A certain congresswoman in the Philippines has misconstrued the nursing profession. Exposing her ignorance, Congresswoman Cynthia Villar said Filipino nurses in the U.S. need not be highly educated because they simply aspire to become “room nurses.” Mag-aalaga lang sila. That comment has triggered a flurry of jokes about nurses. One that […]
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Rosalyn de Castro eyes the Olympics as her goal
Ten-year-old Rosalyn de Castro led her hockey team to the championship of the Hudson Valley Hockey League, as the captain — and goalie — of the all-boys NYC Skyliners. Rosalyn, a fifth grader at St. Adalbert School, helped the team win its first playoff game with a shutout, usually credited to a goalie’s effective defense. […]
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FILAMSPEAK: Health care community proud of Menchu De Luna Sanchez
By Cristina DC Pastor Hearts swelling with pride, Filipino American health care professionals hailed Menchu De Luna Sanchez who engineered the transfer of 20 at-risk infants to other intensive care units when the power went out during super storm Sandy. Sanchez, a registered nurse at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, rose to the challenge […]