If You Love Your Heart, Your Heart Will Love You Back
Deemed the hardest working organ of the human body, the heart works non-stop, beating an average of 100,000 times a day and pumping around 2,000 gallons of blood all over your body round the clock, supplying you with oxygen and nutrients vital to your daily function and survival. While it is pretty resilient, […]
Do You Know the ABCs of Hepatitis?
Type “liver” on any search engine and one of the first things that pops up is the amazing fact that it’s the only organ in the human body capable of regenerating itself to its normal size— even after 90 percent of it has been removed! But that’s not its only superpower. Acting as a filter, […]
Fact: Life With Autism Can Be Fulfilling
In her practice as a Neurodevelopmental Pediatric Specialist at Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed), Ma. Veronica Nable-Reloza, MD’s patients include a jazz pianist, a woman who snorkels and dives, and a college student who traveled solo from the US, where she studies, to the Philippines to visit her grandparents. To those around them, they are as […]
The Secret To Losing Weight Effectively May Be Seeing A Doctor
You ate your way through the sumptuous lunch and dinner tables at Christmas parties, family reunions, Noche Buena, and Media Noche, and now it’s the first month of the new year. What do you do? If your answer is “go to a gym,” you’re not alone. Based on research, gym sales and attendance increase […]
First aid for fireworks-related injuries
In the Philippines, no new year is complete without fireworks. Pyrotechnics bring the night sky to life with their dazzling display of colorful explosions, shower of stars, and comet-like streaks of light, while the deafening boom of firecrackers is enough to truly drive evil spirits away. Spectacular as they are, however, fireworks put you […]
6 New Year’s resolutions everybody should make
MakatiMed health expert cites these simple, doable commitments to wellbeing Lose weight, learn a new language, spend less, travel more: These are just four of the most popular New Year’s resolutions people make. Ironically, they’re also among the resolutions that rarely make it past the first few months of the year. According to a […]
More than just the holiday blues: Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
The holidays are a joyful time for gifts, get-togethers, and laughs—but sometimes, it’s hard to truly feel the cheer. For some, this struggle goes beyond the usual holiday stress and can be a sign of something more serious: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a type of depression that typically begins and ends at the […]
Hectic holiday schedule? Take a power nap
As the year winds down, notice how your social calendar picks up with get-togethers that expect your presence. From family reunions and office parties to late-night gatherings to dawn masses (Simbang Gabi to count down to Christmas and the New Year), the holidays are practically whole-day affairs. Trust a power nap to get you through […]
4 safe ways to clean your ears
MakatiMed recommends these tried-and-tested methods of removing ear wax—only if needed For generations, cotton buds—aka cotton swabs, Q-tips—those small wooden, cardboard, or plastic rods with wads of cotton wrapped tightly on either end, were the go-to cleaner for our ears. Yet by shoving a cotton bud in your ear, you risk doing more harm than […]
Why a Personalized Approach to Managing Psoriasis Works Best
Psoriasis, though not life-threatening, can be life-altering. It can significantly disrupt daily life due to its physical symptoms and emotional impact. This chronic skin condition can affect people of any age or gender, and it occurs when the immune system triggers inflammation, causing new skin cells to form every five (5) to seven (7) days […]
MakatiMed Join US Embassy Health Fair
In photo: US Embassy Medical Unit with MakatiMed representatives and US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson and US Embassy Medical Director, Matthew Hahn, MD. Makati Medical Center Joins US Embassy Health, Wellness, & Safety Fair 2024 Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed), one of the country’s premier healthcare institutions, proudly participated in the Health, Wellness, & Safety Fair 2024 […]
MakatiMed MINDS Launch
In photo (L-R): Ribbon cutting ceremony of the commemorative marker with Anna Marie G. Lantano, MD, Consultant, Department of Psychiatry; Edgardo Juan L. Tolentino, MD, FPPA, Director, M.I.N.D.S.; Saturnino P. Javier, MD, Interim Co-President & CEO and Medical Director; and Cymbeline Perez-Santiago, MD, FPNA, Chairperson, Department of Neurology. Makati Medical Center Institute of Neurological, Neurosurgical, […]
