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Peace Be Still
A few days ago, while I was in my clinic seeing patients, I received a phone call. It was another doctor who wanted to discuss with me the results of a patient’s laboratory exam. It is not unusual to...
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Doctor’s Report
We were sitting in a waiting area of a posh Cancer Center building. This time I was on the receiving end of this business. I was not a provider (doctor) but rather a consumer (patient). I was...
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Debunking Folks’ Medical Advice: Part 4
It’s been a while since I posted regarding folk’s medical advice. However I have noticed in my blog stats that these topics get consistent hits on a daily basis. So here’s another one for the series....
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Smoking Ban
I read in the news that President Duterte is planning to sign a law that will ban smoking in all public places nationwide. My response to this is that: it’s about time! I don’t think in this day and...
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Bahagi ng pagiging isang masinop na duktor, ay ang pagkuha ng istorya, o aming tinatawag na history, mula sa pasyente. Dahil kalimitan, maaring ma-diagnose o malaman kung ano ang sakit sa pamamagitan...
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An ICU Love Story: A Reload
I have posted more than 850 articles and stories over the years since this blog’s inception, which in a few months, will be 10 years. It’s quite a popular practice in the media to have reruns or...
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Damocles’ Sword
I’m not Damocles. But sometimes that’s how I feel with a sword hanging above my head that can fall anytime. I don’t have a good family medical history. My father died of a brain tumor at the age of...
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A Win Over Cancer
You are a formidable foe, we give you that. But instead of cursing you, as you claim another victim and dance your victory lap, we would like to acknowledge the good things that happened to us because...
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Crescent Moon and Our Dead Tree
It was twilight, and as I looked out the window, I saw this view: the waxing crescent moon, which is a promise of a fuller moon, in the shadow of a bare tree. I thought to myself, this may be the last...
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Journey To Healing
(Here’s a message and testimony I shared recently at my church.) Water Cure In the early 19th century, an Austrian man, named Vincent Priessnitz, had a horrible accident when a load of timber from a...
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