AFTER THE FLOOD: The Diseases That Strike When the Waters Recede Why the health emergency may only be beginning after the streets become dry When
WHEN THE WATERS RISE, DISEASE FOLLOWS Preventing Water-Borne and Flood-Related Infections During the Rainy Season For Filipinos, heavy rain brings more than flooded streets, cancelled
SILICON AND SOCIETY Can the Philippines Build a World-Class Semiconductor Industry Without Compromising Public Health? An evidence-based examination of the health, environmental, occupational, and economic
The Silent Metabolic Storm Why Millions of Filipinos Are Living with Metabolic Syndrome Without Knowing It By Rafael R. Castillo, MD You may not feel
WHEN THE BODY TURNS AGAINST ITSELF Why Autoimmune Diseases Seem to Be Increasing Among FilipinosAn evidence-based guide to one of medicine’s fastest-growing frontier By Rafael
IS COVID-19 STAGING A COMEBACK? What the Latest Evidence Tells Us—and Why Calm, Evidence-Based Vigilance Still Matters For many people, COVID-19 feels like a chapter
WHEN STRENGTH FADES Understanding Frailty Before It Steals Independence What if the greatest threat to healthy aging isn’t a heart attack or stroke—but the gradual
THE FORGOTTEN PLAGUE Why Tuberculosis Still Haunts the Philippines If tuberculosis is preventable and curable, why does it continue to threaten millions of Filipinos while
WHEN THE WORLD GROWS QUIET Can Protecting Your Hearing Help Protect Your Brain? Most people think of hearing loss as an inconvenience—a natural part of
THE FEVERED PLANET How Climate Change Is Making Us Sick For decades, climate change was discussed largely in terms of melting glaciers, rising sea levels,
