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  1. Insurance disclosures

    Insurance disclosures

    Applicants cannot decide that a medical consultation or diagnosis is unimportant when its disclosure is required.

    2 MIN READ

  2. MAKATI Medical Center launches specialized neurovascular and Moyamoya centers to improve diagnosis, treatment and long-term care for patients with rare brain vessel disorders.

    MakatiMed opens rare brain disease center

    Makati Medical Center has launched its Comprehensive Neurovascular Center and Philippine Moyamoya Center to provide specialized diagnosis, treatment and…

    2 MIN READ

  4. GLP-1 medications can support weight management by regulating appetite, but safe use requires medical supervision alongside proper nutrition, regular exercise and sustainable lifestyle changes.

    Not Everyone a Candidate for Weight Loss

    : Dr. Ariel Torres of Marie France explains how GLP-1 medications help regulate appetite and blood sugar, why medical supervision is essential, and how they…

    1 MIN READ

  8. (FROM left) Ashutosh Sharma, MMC medical director Dr. Saturnino P. Javier, MD, Noel L. Rosas, MD, MMC Radiology Department chairperson Dr. Genever A. Serna-Santos, MD, MD, Jackson U. Dy, MD, Arnold C. Ocampo, CPA, MMHoA, Paula Villafuerte, Michael Schermer and Suraj Chandrasekharan during the unveiling of the NAEOTOM Alpha Photon-Counting CT at the Makati Medical Center 8F Auditorium on 25 September.

    A quantum leap in imaging at MakatiMed

    Makati Medical Center has unveiled its P200-million NAEOTOM Alpha Pro photon-counting CT scanner, offering detailed imaging with lower radiation exposure and…

    3 MIN READ

  10. SUPERVISION is part of medicine, not a sign that learning has failed.

    When doctors give orders

    Reporting about Martin Romualdez’s hospital admission has brought the roles of junior and senior doctors under public scrutiny.

    5 MIN READ

  13. THE Bureau of Customs, through the Port of Cebu, seized two 40-foot containers carrying 78,720 regulated medical devices worth an estimated P1.041 million. The shipment was misdeclared as ‘water purifier tube and bag.’

    BoC seizes P1-M misdeclared medical devices

    BoC Port of Cebu confiscated two container vans carrying 78,720 misdeclared medical devices worth an estimated P1.041 million, with the shipment placed under…

    1 MIN READ

  15. 45 families face EVMC eviction

    45 families face EVMC eviction

    ‘We should not simply remove a poor family from one place and leave them homeless somewhere else.’

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  16. Right to care ordinance passed

    Right to care ordinance passed

    Northern Samar has approved a Right to Care Ordinance allowing adults to designate a trusted person to make medical decisions when they cannot communicate.

    1 MIN READ

  18. SM shopping malls nationwide regularly hosts SM Foundation’s blood donation drives.

    SM employees support blood bank

    In 2025, SM Foundation conducted more than a thousand bloodletting events nationwide that collected nearly 40,500 blood bags.

    2 MIN READ