Medicine For Good

Each of us has the right to live, to have a good healthcare system to assist us whenever we are ill, and affordable medicines to buy for the sake of our health. Unfortunately, most countries nowadays, including the United States, have a healthcare system that isn’t inclusive enough despite having a sound government and stable economy. Medicare plays an important part in maintaining the health and...

COVID-19 has worsened the tension, putting physicians' well-being and mental health in jeopardy. Just like any individual, medical practitioners feel the pressure, stress, and fear because they’re also human beings. Isolation, the added stress of working long hours as front liners, the pressure, lack of support, and not having enough time to seek help or therapy all lead to depression and burnout....

Filipinos are known to be a proud and resilient race. We are highly regarded as hospitable, hardworking, compassionate, and caring. And we are deeply faithful and have strong family ties.  Today, the Philippines continues to be the primary source of professional nurses to the US and other countries. Due to the pandemic, the healthcare industry is the most vulnerable when it comes to the virus...

Mental health is just as important as physical health. It’s not just a concept of being weak but rather, it is a concept of psychological and emotional well-being that needs to be in the spotlight more for people to better understand it. The stigma surrounding mental illness keeps people from getting the help they need to get better and causes them to hide their pain.   Today many indivi...

We are back at it again for the second part of our COVID-19 Q&A and Updates series. And we’re bringing you more information and updates on the COVID-19 virus that has been our foe for more than a year now. Some of you may still have questions like what are the vaccines available for COVID-19? How vaccines are useful to prevent illnesses? Are these vaccines really safe and effective? And in wha...

Without a doubt, 2020 was indeed a challenging year, and it still is for 2021. It’s been more than a year since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and it has posed tremendous challenges to our physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing due to the sudden changes that have occurred. Until now, we still have concerns and questions about the virus as well as the vaccine that is now being distribute...

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15-19-year-olds all over the world and close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. During this pandemic, everyone's psychological and emotional state have been adversely affected. And every day, even for physicians and medical students, we try to cope with it despite the triggered wave of mental health issues from depression, isolation o...

It’s been months since COVID-19 has affected not just schools, jobs, opportunities but our lives in general. The world still continues to adapt to the sudden change and continues to explore how people can cope with the new shift in our society. In the field of education, teachers are adjusting to the new normal of teaching students virtually with the use of different tools available online. Equall...

I hope my experience as a physician would help you realize how important life is, how important service to others is, and how important is taking care of yourself. Please continue the public health measures, have the vaccine, and continue, continue servicing others.  - Dr. Jette Gabiola - This episode hits too close to home. A doctor finding herself at death’s door.  COVID-19 has exposed...

As Covid-19 continues to impact our daily lives, education is one of the areas that are heavily affected by this rapid transformation. Fortunately, the children of today have been surrounded by digital technology since birth. However, despite the presence of widespread technology around us, children do not have equal opportunities or availability of these resources. There is a huge digital divide...

Medical Education has been impacted by Covid-19.  Hands-on medicine has been largely switched to online where physical examination has been severely restricted.  Doctors had to be innovative in eliciting physical findings with the help of the patients when doing telemedicine.  Decisions are made with very limited data. Conveying compassion, empathy and nonverbal cues when clinicians...

mRNA vaccine technology has been studied for the last decade but this is the first time that we are fortunate to have the technology developed in record time mainly due to preexisting platform and knowledge plus an unprecedented mobilization of money and human scientific resources to develop this vaccine, a much-needed innovation to prevent or halt COVID 19 infection. This will help us get to the...

The next two episodes will explore what we hear from our students and parents. What are they saying? What are we learning about ourselves, our resilience, and our coping mechanisms? Learning is truly a lifelong process. Covid 19 has changed the landscape of education in so many ways. This podcast will showcase our children's resilience and how  parents stepped up to the plate to help support...

In this podcast, Dr. Yusra Hussain will differentiate various terms like nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and skilled nursing facilities. She will explain why nursing homes are hot spots for COVID 19 and what interventions we need to mobilize to help reduce the infection rate in those facilities and in the elderly population. Yusra will highlight how providers, communities, and the govern...

This podcast underscores the importance of epidemiology of COVID 19 and the importance of public measures to help mitigate the spread and transmission of the disease until we have effective treatments and vaccines available. About the Host: Dr. Jette is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the President & CEO of ABCs for Global Health . Click here for her full profile or...

How we adapt to this unprecedented crisis? How mobilizing not only our inner strengths but the support of the people around us can help us get through this pandemic in one piece. Memorable Quote: We can predict the incidence of Covid 19 by people's Zipcode. - Dr. Kirsti Weng Have patience and kindness. We are resilient...the strength in us will get us through this. - Dr. Kirsti...

COVID-19 has transformed the way we practice Medicine. Telemedicine, though in existence for the last 40 years, has not achieved traction until this historical pandemic. Suddenly, payers, providers, and patients are paying attention! COVID-19 has forced us to embrace this technology to protect healthcare workers and patients from transmitting and spreading the virus while managing the needs of pat...

The Medicine for Good Podcast, hosted by Dr. Julieta Gabiola, gives a human face to medical science and explores the lives of clinicians and the people they serve and touch. It will help translate scientific and technological discoveries and innovations into what really matters, expanding our understanding of medical philanthropy, volunteerism, and altruism. In episode 2, we will highlight ho...

The Medicine for Good Podcast, hosted by Dr. Julieta Gabiola, gives a human face to medical science and explores the lives of clinicians and the people they serve and touch. It will help translate scientific and technological discoveries and innovations into what really matters, expanding our understanding of medical philanthropy, volunteerism, and altruism. In episode 1, Dr. Gabiola intervie...

Introduction To Medicine For Good & Host Dr. Julieta Gabiola In episode 0 - You'll get an opportunity to learn about Medicine For Good Podcast and the host behind the white coat. Julieta Gabiola is a physician, Board Certified in Internal Medicine, a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, where she teaches the Practice of Medicine and routinely sees patients. Before becoming a...