Do you wake up feeling refreshed, or are you more tired? Are you sluggish throughout the day? Do you feel like you’re always running on low battery? Perhaps you get things done, but end up so exhausted after each task is completed. Reflect on the last time you felt energetic like you could...
The National Park Service is one of the biggest reasons we continue to vacation in the US year after year. The idea of setting aside land for future generations to enjoy was not a new concept, but the US was one of the first nations to codify it into law. Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone...
The Medical City (TMC) officially launched its newly expanded Emergency Care Unit on Monday, June 30, 2025. The milestone event was attended by Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, who toured the upgraded facility and witnessed firsthand how the hospital is reshaping emergency...
During the Philippine College of Occupational Medicine 's (PCOM) 46th Annual National Convention, PCOM reaffirmed its commitment to championing preventive health strategies and occupational health standards. Among the many important discussions during the convention was the role of cancer...
Maxicare Healthcare Corporation, the Philippines’ leading HMO, introduces a smarter way to care for your family’s health with the new Maxicare PRIMA prepaid healthcare cards, powered by MaxiHealth. Now available for walk-in purchase at Maxicare Primary Care Clinics (PCCs) nationwide or online...
As a Dresden Preventive Medicine-trained physician working in aesthetic medicine, I have witnessed a troubling pattern emerging in our Filipino patients—one that challenges everything we thought we knew about metabolic health. Metabolic syndrome now affects one in four Filipino adults, nearly...
Every year, ever since my daughter turned five years old (she is 13 now), we try to go to the United States (US) as a family during the summer break. This tradition was only broken during the Covid-19 pandemic years in 2020 and 2021. When my wife and I were doing specialty training in the US from...
Maxicare Healthcare Corporation, the country’s leading HMO, proudly introduces the new Maxicare PRIMA, a line of prepaid healthcare cards developed and owned by Maxicare Health Services, Inc. (MaxiHealth) for the exclusive distribution of Maxicare. The new PRIMA is designed to make quality...
The era of preventive aesthetics has arrived, powered by breakthrough technologies that deliver surgical-level results without downtime. For discerning Filipino women entering their prime decades, seven FDA-cleared treatments now offer sophisticated solutions that work at the cellular level to...
In an ideal world, the man of the house needs to be the strongest one to lead and provide for the entire family. This, however, isn’t as easy as it should be. The responsibilities and inevitable stress and pressure that come with being a household’s father, more often than not, would take their...
The alarming increase in HIV cases of more than 500 percent among Filipino youth has led to a lot of angst and finger-pointing among different groups. Some religious organizations said that it was people’s bad choices that caused this unprecedented rise in cases. Some advocacy groups declared...
Some Filipinos who dreamed of life without glasses or contact lenses hesitated at the final step: LASIK. Not because they didn 't long to wake up to a clear sunrise or move through their day without the fog of poor eyesight, but because of a quiet fear, which is cutting into the eye....
