UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo In early September, Mayor Isko Domagoso announced the redevelopment of the Arroceros Forest Park, saying it will be “a place where citizens of Manila can breathe fresh air” and “none of the trees will be cut in the process of redeveloping the park.” On,...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo By this time, most if not all of us have suffered grievous losses due to the pandemic. Personally, I have lost a grandnephew, a classmate, family members of friends and have had to scramble to help many others during their COVID-19 infections. Worldwide, over...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE (Part Two) Dr. Raymundo Lo Fast forward to October. We’ve planned our next trip, this time with my wife, Christine, who wasn’t keen on long haul flights except if we were going to New York City, and son, Richard. All of us are fully vaccinated so felt more secure...
Under the microscope Dr. Raymund W. Lo (Part 1) One thing I miss during the pandemic is the freedom to travel. I love exploring new places, meeting new and old friends in my journeys. When I was fully vaccinated last April and the airlines started accepting passengers, it was a golden opportunity...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo The whole world is now focused on COVID-19 vaccines. Even while many countries in Asia have vaccinated most, if not all, of their target populations, the Philippines is still grappling with such vaccination issues as the slow pace of rollouts, poor coordination...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The key to surviving in a new environment is adaptation. In a pandemic, the main solution is vaccination, notwithstanding the anguished cries of anti-vaxxers. This bears repeating: COVID vaccines are SAFE. Hundreds of millions of doses have been given with very minimal side...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE (Last Sept. 27, a consultative meeting was held by the GoNegosyo with medical experts to seek their opinions on allowing greater mobility for the fully vaccinated in certain areas to open the economy a little bit more. The travel sectors-airlines, hotels and travel...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Last Sept. 27th, a consultative meeting was held by the GoNegosyo with medical experts to seek their opinions on allowing greater mobility for the fully vaccinated in certain areas to open the economy a little bit more. The travel sectors – airlines, hotels...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Lab hopping is when a patient gets a test result which is not to his liking, whether true or not, and gets another test from a different lab hoping there’s a mistake in the first lab’s result. Often, he doesn’t consult a doctor, who may have ordered the...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The COVID vaccination program is now underway. Vaccine shortage is acute though we’ve been promised at least 61 million doses are coming shortly. Assuming adequate vaccine supply, our next concern will be the roll-outs with vaccination activities. As a volunteer vaccinator, I...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE An opinion column I read Monday cites a massive testing and treatment program which is patently FALSE. Majority of testing occurs in private labs that operate more efficiently and are paid for by individuals being tested since PhilHealth will not reimburse non-admission cases....
