How to have a happy, heart-healthy holiday season
The last place you want to be in during the most anticipated time of the year is in an emergency room. Yet hospitals, according to Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) Cardiologist Paul Quetua, MD are at their busiest in December, and often for conditions that could have been prevented, had people practiced merrymaking in moderation. […]
Understanding rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on quality of life
Often, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is simply thought of as a condition that affects one’s “kasu-kasuan” or joints. But this systemic autoimmune disease, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own tissues, has far more impact on one’s body and quality of life—from creating chronic joint inflammation that limits movement and affecting mental well-being to […]
