Beyond the numbers: What a lab report cannot measure
You are a person – and the numbers are simply tools to help us take better care of you.
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You are a person – and the numbers are simply tools to help us take better care of you.
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More communities in the Visayas are set to benefit from improved access to medical transport after the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over…
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Patient stories help bridge the gap between what healthcare providers deliver and what patients actually experience.
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Patients should ask questions. They should demand clarity. But there is a difference between trying to understand and deciding too quickly that something was…
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The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has turned over two patient transport vehicles and specialized medical equipment worth P26.5 million to the…
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Over time, a good doctor learns to adjust — not the science, but the listening.
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Patient Experience Week serves as a valuable reminder of these priorities. But the real challenge lies in what happens after it ends.
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The researchers found no trace of the virus in samples of the man’s blood, gut and bone marrow.
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Patient safety is not achieved through isolated tools or policies. It is built — day by day — through culture, communication and the collective effort to do…
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To be clear, confidentiality is not a permanent shield; it is a temporary tool. The public has an absolute right to the final report.
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The shorter one’s stay in a hospital the better for both the patient and the medical staff. Being discharged sooner means a faster recovery at home in familiar…
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A speeding ambulance on the road is not unusual, and other motorists are expected to give way. But an ambulance carrying a kidney patient speeding along…
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Angola Consul Helen Ong — a name that symbolizes hope for cancer patients and their families. She has long been at the forefront of many fundraising efforts,…
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Another facet of medical service was put on the spotlight by Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) president and CEO Raul Pagdanganan when he delivered his…
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The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) turned over several patient transport vehicles to five local government units and a national health…
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Choosing restraint is not about denying care. It is about protecting patients from harm that often arrives disguised as help.
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There was nothing more to clarify after St. Luke’s Medical Center categorically denied the authenticity of alleged medical test results circulating online and…
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Before I could write this story about HIV and why it matters to every Filipino, I had to do something deeply personal and, for many, uncomfortable: I got…
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