Pulmo-on-Call: Doc Irene Felipe

Between patients at the clinic. Yes, that's a Leaf of Lorien brooch because I'm a fan of LOTR and certainly small enough to be a hobbit. I don't have the requisite hairy feet, though. 😅

Your friendly neighborhood pulmonologist finally returns to the land of the living! 😅
I'm back after a long sick leave, grateful for renewed strength and excited to care for patients again.
See you at room 401, 4th floor MAB, The Philippine Heart Center, Tues and Thurs, 9 AM-12 NN. ❤️🙏
#89252401 loc. 3401
Telemed (online)consult is from 10 AM to 5 pm every day.
Message this page for any questions!

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To all my patients--thank you for your trust and warm words! God bless. 🙏🙏🙏

Reading messages like these reminds me why I value every consultation. Thank you for the trust and positive feedback!

Doktora, kailangan ko ng antibiotics! 💊💊💊
⏯️ TEKA, kailangan na ba talaga?

Hindi lahat ng may 🤧 sipon, ubo, sore throat ay kailangan ng antibiotics!

Sa totoo lang, KARAMIHAN ng upper respiratory infections (URI)—kagaya ng common cold, flu, at sore throat—ay VIRUS ang sanhi, hindi BACTERIA.

👉 Ibig sabihin:
❌ Antibiotics are NOT needed agad-agad!

⚠️ Bakit hindi agad antibiotics?
• 🦠 Walang effect sa virus – hindi nila pinapabilis ang recovery
• ⚠️ Side effects – pwedeng magdulot ng diarrhea, allergy, atbp
• 🚫 Antibiotic resistance – mas mahirap puksain ang bacteria sa susunod

✅ Hindi lahat ng sipon at ubo ay kailangan ng antibiotics—pero mahalagang ma-evaluate kung kailan ito kailangan.

💬 Mag-message o mag-book ng konsulta kung hindi sigurado 😊

📚 References: • World Health Organization – Antibiotic resistance & appropriate use
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Antibiotic use for respiratory infections

The first case of v**e-related death recorded in the country was in 2024. A 22-year-old athletic man in Laguna with no history of smoking or comorbidities died of a heart attack after suffering a lung injury.

"DOH and PGH raise warning on v**e as it cites first Filipino death," DOH Usec. Albert Domingo said. "Wala siyang risk factors maliban sa araw-araw siyang nagve-v**e for the past two years bago siya atakihin sa puso."

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Nicotine-containing v**es likely to cause cancer—study A new study has found va**ng may lead to lung and oral cancers.

Dr. Irene Felipe will not be holding physical clinic at the PHC this Tuesday, March 24, and possibly also on Thursday, March 26, for health reasons. Teleclinic is still open. Thank you.

Some Antibiotic Drugs Can Alter Your Gut Microbiome for Up to Eight Years, New Research Suggests. Past studies have hinted that long-term use of antibiotics might be linked with an increased risk of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other health issues. Researchers suspect that the associations, in part, are a result of the medications disrupting the good bacteria that live in people’s guts as part of their microbiomes.

Some Antibiotic Drugs Can Alter Your Gut Microbiome for Up to Eight Years, New Research Suggests Just a single course of treatment can leave a lasting impression, according to a study of nearly 15,000 people in Sweden