‘Heroes come in many forms’: From front-liners to employers
We’re still not completely in the clear, pandemic-wise, but we can almost see it. What we can do in the meantime is to recognize the heroes of our time, those
We’re still not completely in the clear, pandemic-wise, but we can almost see it. What we can do in the meantime is to recognize the heroes of our time, those
Nine months since the pandemic brought the entire world to a screeching halt, we are still on tenterhooks. Vaccines from three big pharmaceutical companies have shown promise, but as Dr.
Exercise caution when buying fashionable jumpsuits and coats marketed as “PPE” (personal protective equipment). When hospitals around the country experienced a shortage of PPE, fashion designers rallied to produce
One of the most important challenges that is impacting doctors is the “infodemic” of information. Before the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we made therapeutic decisions based on science that was
With a growing number of hospital-based health-care workers testing positive for new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the demand for front-liners is also on the rise. On April 27, the Filipino Nurses
Planning for things they want to do when the pandemic ends is a regular topic among active-duty hospital health-care workers. “It’s what keeps us going,” says Ashley Mae Abesamis, 22,
Bad times, indeed, bring out the best—and the worst—in people. These days of self-isolation, some people have allowed fear, anger, contempt, frustration, blame, sadness to fester. A nurse front-liner, among
I first met Tina Alviar Agbayani when we were both ankle-deep in dog poo, volunteering to help clean the cages of pit bulls rescued by the Philippine Animal Welfare Society
Dr. Donnah de Leon likes to assume that for new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who had been on a respirator for some time, dying would be painless and uneventful. “Patients
At age 30, Steven Mari Cadiz, a nurse at The Medical City in Pasig, has seen untold horrors in the emergency room. The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic made sure
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