Raymundo W. Lo, MD, FPSP
Tragedy in the making
March 25, 2025 6:32 am
Two nights ago, I came across a story on social media that really shook me to the core. Someone posted that she encountered a man and his young daughter living on the sidewalk of a major thoroughfare in Quezon City. The child was obviously unwell with a bandage around her head, and the father was trying to comfort her by rocking her to sleep.
Déjà Vu 2016
March 18, 2025 1:32 am
What a week it had been. The Duterte saga has captivated the attention, not just of Filipinos, but of the world as well. The arrest of the former Philippine president for crimes against humanity was on international news networks, which didn’t do any good for the image of the Philippines, considering the undistinguished and unsavory company he will keep in Scheveningen, once convicted.
Deep dive into the new dengue vaccine
March 10, 2025 4:13 pm
The world is experiencing a rapid increase in temperatures, with heat records broken almost daily, due to the now-undeniable effects of climate change. With increasing hot weather comes the accompanying shifts in the seasons, when rainfall is increased and irregular in distribution.
Dangerous complications of measles
March 03, 2025 11:20 pm
Measles is making a comeback in the United States of America. A total of 295 cases were diagnosed in 2024 and so far, there are 164 cases this year, and one death.
Dengue again and again
February 25, 2025 12:31 am
The last few days saw a flurry of news items on dengue hogging the headlines. First was the declaration of a dengue outbreak by the Quezon City Hall. Next was the disclosure of another eight cities/municipalities that are expected to declare outbreaks of their own.