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
or decades, stroke care has focused—rightly—on survival. We count minutes to thrombolysis, celebrate when patients walk again, and breathe a sigh of relief when another
iverticulosis is one of the most common findings seen during colonoscopy, especially in adults over 50. It refers
iabetes has become so common in the Philippines that it is often treated as inevitable—almost a rite of
he Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) was designed as a major therapeutic intervention for a health system long
n this week’s issue, we highlight chronic kidney diseases, which is another silent but potentially life-threatening disease in
hristmas reminds us that care, compassion, and presence matter—especially in moments of illness. As doctors, we see this
he holiday season is a time for joy, reunion, and well-deserved rest. Tables are fuller, laughter is louder,
