When the Body Forgets Itself
July 28, 2026
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“The greatest achievement of the immune system is not that it knows how to fight. It is that it knows when not to.” Every day,
“The greatest achievement of the immune system is not that it knows how to fight. It is that it knows when not to.” Every day,
COVID-19 has taught medicine many lessons. Perhaps the most important is that fear and complacency are equally poor guides. The virus has not disappeared, but
One of the greatest triumphs of modern medicine is that people are living longer than ever before. A century ago, infectious diseases claimed countless lives
Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases known to humanity, yet it remains one of the most revealing. It tells us not only about bacteria
For decades, hearing loss was considered a benign consequence of aging. Today we know better. The ear is not merely an organ of hearing. It
When physicians encounter a patient with fever, we understand that the elevated temperature is not the disease itself. Fever is a warning sign. It tells
One of the most common statements physicians hear in emergency rooms is: “Akala ko mawawala lang.” (I thought it will just go away.) It is understandable.
We focus on hepatitis for this issue of H&L. Among the body’s organs, the liver is perhaps one of the most patient. It works continuously—filtering
Among all medical emergencies, stroke remains one of the most unforgiving. A heart attack threatens the heart. A stroke threatens the brain—the organ that holds
In medicine, there are diseases that frighten people because of pain. Others because of disability. Prostate cancer carries a different kind of fear—one rooted in
