This is why we can’t have nice things
The difference between strong healthcare systems and weak ones is rarely the character of their citizens. It is the strength of the institutions surrounding…
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 4 min read
Daily Tribune
The difference between strong healthcare systems and weak ones is rarely the character of their citizens. It is the strength of the institutions surrounding…
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 4 min read
As DAILY TRIBUNE celebrates 26 years of resilience, change and commitment to storytelling, we honor not only the milestones reached, but the people behind them…
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 3 min read
In the Philippines, June is National Kidney Month, which is fitting because few organs receive less attention than the kidneys.
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 4 min read
Patients should ask questions. They should demand clarity. But there is a difference between trying to understand and deciding too quickly that something was…
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 3 min read
Most illnesses announce themselves. Pain, fever, breathlessness — something that forces you to stop and pay attention.
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 4 min read
Over time, a good doctor learns to adjust — not the science, but the listening.
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 3 min read
Fifty-five years in, we are still trying to reconcile what modern Medicine allows with what our patients can sustain.
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 4 min read
Kidney failure does not wait. It progresses quietly — until it doesn’t.
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 4 min read
The best decision is not always the fastest one, the cheapest one, or the one that produces the highest satisfaction score.
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 4 min read
“Doctor, my blood pressure was always normal before.”
Brian Michael Icasas Cabral · · 4 min read