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....
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo A recent full page advertisement in a broadsheet argued against forced vaccinations, supposedly from a group called “COVID Call to Humanity.” Let’s examine vaccine mandates and what and how they are done. It is one thing to legislate mandatory vaccinations...
Jakob Poturnak This handsome half Pinoy, half Ukrainian six-footer is not joining show business like his mother Ina Raymundo. Jakob Raymundo Poturnak is overjoyed because he recently got a college scholarship grant in the U.S. to play baseball for the Xavier Musketeers in Xavier University Canada....
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,...
Jakob Poturnak, son of actress and celebrity Ina Raymundo, is set to play Division 1 baseball with the Xavier University Musketeers in the US National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Photo from Ina Raymundo Instagram account Raymundo took to Instagram to show how proud she is for her...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Recently, the IATF announced it was looking into lifting the face shield requirement in outdoor spaces. Face shields were allowed to be removed in cinemas. Well and good, but is it really necessary to wear face shields in public at all? Let’s examine the...
Raymundo W. LO, MD, FPSP When your doctor orders a laboratory test for you, it is for the purpose of understanding your health situation better after a preliminary history taking and physical examination. It takes into account your past medical history (your previous illnesses as well as your risk...
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. Raymund W. Lo In a pandemic, quarantines are an important tool in controlling the spread of disease. The practice originated in Venice in the 14 th century to protect the city from the plague epidemic if the ship came from infected ports. The term is derived from the...
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...
