How to have a happy, heart-healthy holiday season

The last place you want to be in during the most anticipated time of the year is in an emergency room. Yet hospitals, according to Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) Cardiologist Paul Quetua, MD are at their busiest in December, and often for conditions that could have been prevented, had people practiced merrymaking in moderation.   […]

Remember ABCD: The benefits of breast milk and breastfeeding, according to a doctor

In a recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO), ideally, mothers should breastfeed their baby exclusively for the first six (6) months of life, then complement breast milk with safe and adequate solids until the age of two (2). Unfortunately, based on a 2023 report by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), breastfeeding among […]