UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo The whole world watched in horror and dismay when the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, invaded Ukraine. We watched in shock at the utter destruction and deaths that the indefensible war has wrought on an independent, peaceful country minding its own...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified Thursday, March 3, that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination cards are no longer required in entering malls in Alert Level 1 areas. DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (Courtesy of DILG) DILG spokesperson...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Fifty years ago, Sept. 21, 1972, to be exact, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. proclaimed martial law in the Philippines, beginning his reign of 14 years as an unelected president. I was then 21 years old and in second year medical school in UP. I distinctly remember it...
Can we now throw away the masks? CLINICAL MATTERS Lockdowns have been a major feature of the pandemic since the first city-wide lockdown in Wuhan. Faced with a novel coronavirus for which there was no pre-existing immunity and no known treatment, the world had little choice but to drastically limit...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Watched the KBP Presidential Forum and was struck by the question on drugs and congestion. Here are the candidates’ views: Pacquiao — build mega prisons. Guzman — arrest drug lords and rehab the users. Moreno — constrict supply chain. Lacson — holistic...
President Duterte is currently undergoing quarantine after being exposed to a household staff who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement following rumors that President Duterte...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo There is nothing worse than a medical doctor whose newest contribution to the infodemic is to aggravate our pandemic woes by promoting vaccine hesitancy. Such is one who writes for a major daily. He persists in presenting alternative “facts” and long...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo A new year has begun. I’m sure many have made their New Year resolutions, mainly to lose weight after binge eating for the past two weeks or so. I wonder how many of these will be fulfilled? I really don’t make resolutions at the start of the year. When an...
DOTR123 The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is maintaining 70 percent passenger capacity in all rail lines while enforcing health protocols onboard trains, stations and depots as Alert Level 3 takes effect in the National Capital Region (NCR) today, Monday, Jan. 3, after a new pandemic surge....
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Coming round to the New Year celebrations, I went through our lab data in the Philippine Childrens Medical Center COVID-19 Testing Laboratory and saw that the trend was an increasing positivity rate for OFWs but that local cases were declining through the third...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo As we approach the Christmas holidays, the news about the Omicron variant is turning ominous. The DOH announced the identification of two Omicron variant cases, which was really to be expected, as no measures can completely prevent entry of new variants into the...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Maria Ressa, the first and only Nobel Peace Prize winner from the Philippines, delivered a powerful message in her acceptance speech in Oslo. It resonated with me on professional and deeply personal levels. I saw the parallelism between journalism and medicine....
