Sunscreen 101: A Dermatologist’s Guide to Smart Sun Protection
Want to build strong bones, boost your immune system, and cheer up? Get some sun exposure. Catching rays signals the skin to produce vitamin D, which absorbs calcium that fortifies our bones. Vitamin D can also help prevent the onset of diseases like type 2 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and certain cancers by strengthening our […]
Constant Ear Discharge and Hearing Loss: When to Worry About Cholesteatoma
Imagine a non-cancerous, pearl-like cyst measuring a few millimeters in diameter. Harmless, right? Not when it develops in your middle ear. Left untreated, it can throw your whole body out of whack—and can even lead to serious, irreversible complications. That, in a nutshell, is cholesteatoma, defined as a benign or abnormal growth of skin […]
The Importance of a Safe & Efficient Swallow
Case 11 : DNR AND NO CPR
Case Study 8 : PERSONALIZING HEALTH CARE Challenges A 45 year old male lay in a comatose state, attached to a respirator for the past three years. The doctors say he no longer holds any hope for recovery. Furthermore, the patient’s wife and children are now unable to find resources to help pay for the […]
Painful Intimate Contact Is Not Normal: A Doctor Explains Vaginismus
For Paul Quetua, MD, a Cardiologist at Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed), the troubling trend these days is not just that there are more Filipinos diagnosed with hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, fatty liver, cancer, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that impact the heart. Rather, it is that many of these Filipinos are in their 30s […]
Screen For Cancers Now
Heart Disease Prevention Starts Early: What Young Adults Should Know
For Paul Quetua, MD, a Cardiologist at Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed), the troubling trend these days is not just that there are more Filipinos diagnosed with hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, fatty liver, cancer, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that impact the heart. Rather, it is that many of these Filipinos are in their 30s […]
Case 10 : ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY MEANS
Case Study 8 : PERSONALIZING HEALTH CARE Challenges A 15-year old male is admitted with the chief complaint of pain associated with liver cancer. The doctors explain to the patient’s family that since the malignancy already sits at a very advanced stage, no real hope for recovery exists, and that any aggressive treatment (e.g., radiation) […]
Case 9 : WELL-FORMED CONSCIENCE
Case Study 8 : WELL-FORMED CONSCIENCE Challenges A health care professional harbors doubts regarding the moral acceptability of some procedures he cooperates in at the hospital where he works. Unable to resolve the question, he feels troubled with the thought that he might be continuously performing acts of injustice towards the patients. Question What should […]
Fighting Cancer with Precision: Your Unique Biology, Your Personalized Treatment
Case 8 : PERSONALIZING HEALTH CARE
Case Study 8 : PERSONALIZING HEALTH CARE Challenges A health care professional working at a hospital notices a colleague frequently treats their patients in an impersonal manner. He politely calls his attention regarding this. Question Why should health care be personalized? Solutions Depersonalization of health care arises as one negative consequence of specialization in the […]
Case 7 : TRUTH TELLING TO THE DYING
Case Study 6 :FREE AND INFORMED CONSENT Challenges A 62-year old female came to the Out-Patient Department with a chief complaint of gangrene on the left foot. She was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, subsequently admitted to the hospital’s charity ward, and informed of the need for an operation, to which she readily agreed. After the […]
