Makati Medical Center Achieves Milestone With First-Ever Facial Reanimation Surgery

In photo: Male patient with hemifacial paralysis before Facial Reanimation Surgery (left), and one month post-operation (right). Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) has reached another milestone with the successful performance of its first facial reanimation surgery, a groundbreaking procedure that restores movement and symmetry to the face in patients with facial paralysis. This remarkable feat was […]
Bye Situationships? A loving Partner Can Be Good For Your Heart

MakatiMed explains how your romantic relationship impacts your heart health Everyone knows that being in love and being loved in return is one of the best feelings in the world. The kilig factor that comes from being in a happy relationship makes your days happier and even a mundane errand turns into a cherished memory […]
Makati Medical Center Foundation

World Prematurity Day 2024

Brain Health In The Workplace: Kalusugan Ng Utak, Kalusugan Ng Lahat

Beyond the Surface: A Journey through Dermatitis, Anti-Aging, and Skin Cancer Detection

Helping Parents Understand Childhood Cancer

What do people remember about their childhood? For some, it will be school, for others, fun vacations with the family, or special events like birthdays, Christmases, and New Years. For the nearly 5,000 Filipino youth diagnosed with some form of cancer each year, childhood memories will likely include the dread of regular hospital visits, […]
MakatiMed Beat December 2024 Volume 15 – Issue 178

MakatiMed Beat November 2024 Volume 15 – Issue 177

MakatiMed Beat October 2024 Volume 15 – Issue 176

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, […]