In medicine, we often confront diseases at their most advanced stages—when breath is already short, arteries are already blocked, or a mass is already visible
In the clinic, I often meet patients who approach fasting with two extremes: enthusiasm or fear. Some see it as a miracle solution—“Doc, magfa-fasting na
In medicine, we prescribe medications with precision. Yet the most powerful prescription remains lifestyle — one that requires no pharmacy but immense discipline. We often
In the clinic, we often rely on numbers — weight, BMI, cholesterol levels — to assess cardiovascular risk. But increasingly, one of the most important
In the clinic, I have noticed something remarkable about Filipino women. They are often the strongest people in the room. They are the mothers who
Every March, the global medical community observes Colon Cancer Awareness Month — a reminder that one of the most common cancers is also among the most preventable.
or years, we reassured younger patients: “You’re still young. Your heart is strong.” That reassurance is becoming more complicated. The latest data showing rising in-hospital
henever a new infectious disease makes headlines, fear often spreads faster than the virus itself. As physicians, we have lived through this before — SARS, H1N1, Ebola,
here is a moment in every cardiac arrest when the outcome is still unwritten. It is the moment before the ambulance arrives. Before the hospital team mobilizes. Before
here are moments in clinical practice that remind us medicine is not purely mechanical. A woman loses her husband and arrives in the emergency room with crushing
