Month: May 2023
57. Lymphedema Gets Real
My weekend trip to Singapore came with an unpleasant – though not entirely unexpected – souvenir: lymphedema. Lymphedema (as defined by the CDC) is swelling due to build-up of lymph in the body. This Cleveland Clinic webpage has a good definition of lymph: it is a collection of the extra fluid that drains from cells […]
Performing Arts Medicine – Singapore Trip
I was chatting with my medical school classmates Fil and Mae about our research project, when Fil (Filomar Tariao, aka “doctor Fil” to his students) mentioned he would be presenting our findings at a local Singapore event: the May 2023 Sports Medicine Association Singapore – Performing Arts Medicine Special Interest Group meeting. I half-jokingly asked […]
Medical Humanities Talk – Faculty Development
Monday morning (May 8, 2023) started off with Conversations that Matter – part of the St. Lukes Medical Center College of Medicine’s faculty development program. We played the video of my talk from the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges conference in 2022, and had a live open forum for questions and answers. In this way, […]
56. Hoppy Birthday
Posting this now, because it is already April 30th in Kiribati – the first country that greets a new day (UTC+14)! Thankful for the year that was, hopeful for the year that will be. Love to all! Breast cancer update: I had appointments with the breast surgeon and the medical oncologist. Both went well. I […]
