Train your mind to manage stress
(Last of two parts) The important role stress plays in causing all forms of diseases, including cancer and, yes, even COVID-19, cannot be overemphasized. We’re all stress-prone. That’s our default
January 20, 2021
(Last of two parts) The important role stress plays in causing all forms of diseases, including cancer and, yes, even COVID-19, cannot be overemphasized. We’re all stress-prone. That’s our default
(First of two parts) Even during pre-COVID times, about a third of patients we saw in the clinic had stress-related symptoms. During the pandemic, this has easily doubled in incidence.
(Last of two parts) As we usher in the new year, I remember Mang Sandro, whom we met while vacationing in Boracay more than 10 years ago. He was nearly
(First of two parts) These are times when the coming new year still seems filled with a lot of uncertainties, but what is also comforting is the thought that 2021
This week, I had to advise a couple of patients with longstanding heart problems to be confined for observation because of increasing frequency of chest pains. They were hesitant to
I have stated in previous columns that there appears to be a global mad rush at COVID-19 vaccination, unwittingly cutting safety corners in the process. Vaccines, especially these novel formulations
Two weekends ago, my 52-year-old overweight, diabetic patient called me up frantically early in the morning and told me that he could not sustain his intermittent fasting or IF because
With the heavy rains and floods, COVID-19 will temporarily take a back seat, as concerns for leptospirosis rise. With the inevitable wading in floodwaters during the heavy downpour Typhoon “Ulysses”
It’s quite unfortunate that we doctors ourselves are partly responsible for the confusion among the public now regarding COVID-19. There’s a series of videos which has gone viral, attributed to
It started as a gesture of empathy. A few weeks into the pandemic, with many reported to be starving, my wife and I thought it would be good to feel
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