Doctor’s Note

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

Arthritis rarely arrives dramatically. It usually begins quietly—a stiff knee in the morning, aching fingers while buttoning a shirt, discomfort climbing stairs, soreness after a

In medicine, we are trained to act—to diagnose, to treat, to prescribe. Every symptom calls for a response, every abnormal result invites intervention. And yet,

In clinical practice, the most dangerous diseases are often the quietest. Fatty liver disease is one of them. Patients rarely come in complaining of liver

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