In an era where aesthetic treatments are widely accessible but not always medically supervised, Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH) sets a new standard with its newest Skin and Laser services offered at the Aesthetics Center, providing advanced, medical-grade skin care solutions within a safe hospital...
After the topical copper peptide wave hit Manila, the next frontier has quietly arrived: GHK-Cu in injectable form, marketed as a “peptide pen” by overseas longevity sites and resold by local importers. The pitch is simple. If a serum gives modest results, surely a subcutaneous injection would...
Last May 17, 2026, the World Health Organization Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus declared the ongoing epidemic of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). At the time of the declaration, eight cases...
Post Covid-19 pandemic, we are still under threat from various microorganisms that cause infections. From a simple cold to more serious ones like pneumonia, tuberculosis, and recently, the Andes virus, a type of hantavirus that can be transmitted from close contact with an infected individual. We...
I have been thinking lately about a session I attended led by Homer Panganiban, founder of Lifesmith Inc. and its Emotional Literacy Program. Homer is a creative agency founder who, somewhere along the way, decided the most useful thing he could teach people was how to read what is actually...
The recent Andes hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius highlighted the unpredictable nature of infectious diseases in the modern age. While sensationalist social media posts were declaring the outbreak a prelude to the next pandemic, the World Health Organization has reassured a worried...
Ride Revolution brings its biggest event of the year outdoors with “RevFest 2026: Feel The Heat,” a full-day outdoor cycling experience set to take over Ayala Triangle Gardens’ McMicking Plaza in Makati City. More than just a fitness event, RevFest 2026 is a celebration of movement, music,...
Sometimes, people avoid getting check-ups in fear of going to the hospital. There are moments when we possibly feel the risks of catching a disease from the hospital just isn’t worth seeing a doctor. Others just find it’s not worth the trip at all, choosing instead to hold off on undergoing a...
By Jane Kingsu-Cheng There is always a reason to put off working out. Not enough time, too far, too expensive, or simply not knowing where to start. For many, it is not the lack of motivation—but the lack of access—that makes consistency difficult. This is the gap BeFit is trying to fill....
Every few years, a procedure comes along that seems to capture the imagination of patients faster than physicians can keep up. Lately, in my consultation room, the procedure is the thread lift, and more specifically, a Korean innovation called MINT. The acronym stands for Minimally Invasive...
Conceiving a child is a joy and a blessing to many women. However, a mother’s journey throughout the pregnancy and after is not a walk in the park. A mother’s physical, emotional, and mental health must never be neglected at any stage of pregnancy. Nutrition plays a huge role during the entire...
The recent report of an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship gave feelings of double déjà vu to those of us in the infectious diseases field. The first déjà vu moment is that of the Covid-19 outbreak on the cruise ship the Diamond Princess, which was the first such SARS-CoV-2 outbreak of its...
