The article explains that medical practice is not a commercial enterprise but a profession built on trust, since healthcare services are “credence goods” whose quality patients cannot easily evaluate.

The increasing incidence of stroke in young adults has been a growing concern, which is why research studies were generated to find out the risk factors contributing to the development of this disease. This study investigated the dose-dependent effect of smoking in the development of stroke in the young ages (19-45 years).

In the 2016 National TB Prevalence Survey, the prevalence-to-notification ratio for smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis was 3.1. In the TB registry, 94% of cases were reported by public providers, suggesting insufficient reporting from private physicians. This study describes the feasibility and acceptability of an electronic mobile device application for possible use among private physicians for reporting their TB cases.

There is a dearth of data on Filipino patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). We aimed to describe the demographic and clinical profiles of patients with AIH and to characterize clinical outcomes and treatment responses.

Septic arthritis is an infection of the joint. Considered a medical emergency, it requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Local data on the clinical profile of septic arthritis patients in the Philippines are still limited. Therefore, this study aims to determine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with septic arthritis in the local setting.

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a rare T-cell lymphoma with frequent extra-nodal involvement. This case describes a 55-year-old man with ALK-negative ALCL presenting as an alar mass. Diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. Treatment with BV + CHP led to complete metabolic remission, highlighting its potential first-line role.

A pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor arising from adrenomedullary chromaffin cells that commonly produce one or more catecholamines. Pheochromocytoma accounts for 4-7% of adrenal incidentalomas, and is the most important differential diagnosis that needs to be considered in incidentalomas due to its fatal consequences.