
When the numbers don’t tell the whole story
“Doctor, my blood pressure was always normal before.”
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“Doctor, my blood pressure was always normal before.”

Thanks to Zero Balance Billing, around P75 billion worth of hospital bills were paid out by the government and made free for the public,…

Because illness is not sexy. It is not comfortable. It is scary. And acknowledging vulnerability feels like surrender. But that’s the truth.

The title is powerful, but the message is simple: obesity is not about appearance or numbers on a scale. It is about protecting the heart,…

As the Middle East teeters on the brink after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, the once-unthinkable is now pressing…

Zero is not ‘nothing.’ This point of creation is like the fullness of the void from where ideas for creation emanate.

Health professionals advise distributing protein intake across breakfast, lunch and dinner rather than concentrating it in one large meal.

Routine eye examinations can detect concerns early, often before they interfere with daily life.

The patients who fare best — and I have seen this repeatedly — are not always the wealthiest or the most educated. They are the ones who…

As a writer and editor, I follow professional advice to preserve eyesight and prevent long-term vision problems.

Health advocates are intensifying calls for earlier detection of encephalitis, a fast-moving inflammation of the brain that specialists say…

When Madelyn Alvizo’s aunt was diagnosed with a suspected stages one to two lung cancer, her aunt can no longer take chemotherapy as she…

That stubborn bulge around the waistline may be more than a cosmetic concern.

In the Philippines, studies estimate that about 10 to 15 percent of couples experience infertility, reflecting global statistics.

The State of the Hospital Address this year was not simply a review of performance — it was a call to reimagine what healthcare can be. In…

‘The umpire horse is going to be very energetic, more like sprints rather than a marathon.’

There is something obvious in the air now — something electric, unseen and undeniably chaotic. We are in a shifting threshold where worlds…

Valentine’s Day is just one date on the calendar, but love? Love doesn’t punch a clock.