MakatiMed Leads INQUIRE Conference on Nursing Excellence
Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed), through its Nursing and Patient Care Services Division (NPCSD), successfully held the 2nd International Nursing Quality, Innovation & Research Conference (INQUIRE) on November 6–7, gathering local and international nurses, academics, and healthcare leaders to advance innovation and evidence-based nursing practice. The conference opened with welcome remarks from Saturnino P. Javier, […]
MakatiMed Expands M.I.N.D.S. Subspecialty Services
In photo: Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Institute’s exhibit with Cymbeline B. Perez-Santiago, MD (Neurology Head), Edgardo Juan L. Tolentino, Jr., MD (M.I.N.D.S. Director), Regina Macalintal-Canlas, MD, Saturnino P. Javier, MD (Interim Co-President & CEO and Medical Director), Noel L. Rosas, MD (Professional Services Director), and Carlos Francis A. Santiago, MD (Neurosurgery Head). MakatiMed Expands M.I.N.D.S. […]
Managing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): When renal replacement therapy becomes a life-saving option
One of the hardest parts of Frederick Verano, MD’s job as a Nephrologist is having to tell his patients that their kidneys are no longer able to do what they are supposed to do: filter waste and excess fluid from their blood. As such, they need to be on dialysis. To patients, the news […]
Asthma Management Tips: How to Live and Thrive with Asthma
It can happen suddenly, or slowly over minutes, hours, even days. Either way, an asthma attack or flare-up can leave you panicking, as you desperately gasp for air. Imagine a heavy weight pressing down on your chest or trying to breathe through a straw. That plus asthma’s other classic symptoms—a persistent cough, high-pitched whistling […]
