How did Harry Roque manage to snag a room at the state-run Philippine General Hospital (PGH) when scores of other COVID-19 patients were desperately waiting in line for one for days on end? Asked that question, the presidential spokesperson turned snarky and gave an astonishing answer: “That is an unchristian question.” Is it? An expert on Christian matters was quick with a rejoinder: “There (is) nothing unchristian about the question. Government officials should be transparent to
Over the past year, we have seen telemedicine—i.e., the use of telecommunications technologies for different aspects of health care—become a regular feature of medical practice in the country, as COVID-19 cut off face-to-face consultations. Once a novelty conceived for distant communities or reserved for individuals unable to leave their homes, it has become the first point of encounter between doctors and patients; once a fringe pursuit and even a frowned-upon terrain, the internet has now become an even more essential domain in clinical medicine. This is a welcome development. Actually, this is where we had been heading anyway as a society;
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