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Lifestyle Medicine
Unfriended? How to destress after the elections
By: Rafael Castillo-M.D. It’s the day after the elections. Historically, this is the election people will long remember, wherein the emotional intensity was at its highest—with feathers getting ruffled, relationships being strained, strange alliances being formed, and social media mired in an uncontrollable frenzy. In short, the national psyche has Read more…
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Denmark is halting mass jabs—here’s why PH should, too
By: Rafael Castillo-M.D. Last week, Denmark announced that it’s stopping its mass vaccination program for now. Their health officials have reasoned that they believe that the virus is already under control, with hospitalizations and deaths remaining within manageable levels. With a population of less than 6 million, they’re still averaging Read more…
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Were 450K excess deaths in 2021 associated with mass vaccination?
By Rafael Castillo M.D. (First of two parts) Since March, we’ve been proposing to temper our enthusiasm for mass vaccination and administer it only to the elderly and high-risk population. In younger individuals, particularly those below 40 who are healthy, the benefit is uncertain and vaccination may do more harm Read more…
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Misguided decisions hurting national psyche
By Rafael Castillo M.D. (Conclusion) Last week, we discussed some possible pitfalls we may have fallen into in responding to the Omicron surge, causing widespread panic and anxiety, and possibly contributing to the surge. First is the incongruous knee-jerk reactions with exaggerated responses akin to panic, leading to excessive purchases Read more…
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Omicron, nature’s state-of-the-art vaccine
By Rafael Castillo M.D. (First of two parts) Although only a total of 43 cases of Omicron have been genomically identified as of Jan. 6, it’s fair to assume that Omicron has already displaced Delta as the dominant variant in the Philippines. Omicron should account for at least 70 percent Read more…
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Gov’t ‘sabotaging own efforts’ with vax drive during lockdown – doctor
—REPORTS FROM PATRICIA DENISE M. CHIU AND LEILA B. SALAVERRIA Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1475130/doc-govt-sabotaging-own-efforts-with-vax-drive-during-lockdown?fbclid=IwAR3qbYKRJBqR-9YYaIeay7QZ9jpysxjeZbFwEvrqemAvwlelEfKsRMMBhQI
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What you need to know about stress
What you need to know about stress By Christine Angela Ilagan Adjusting to the new normal and fast-changing world can bring so much stress to almost everyone. The multiple demands in remote work setting while juggling household chores and taking care of kids, employees’ layoffs, careers instability, and new graduates Read more…
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10 Ways to Work Effectively While Working from Home
By Christine Angela Ilagan Making both ends meet while working from home due to the threat of COVID19 can be so challenging particularly for women. Staying up too late, doing household chores, watching series, and spending too much time on social media are temptations hard to resist. Numerous distractions and Read more…