Hospitals are seeing an uptick in patients as the cooler weather brings a rise in respiratory illnesses and the holiday season an increase in lifestyle diseases thanks to richer food in greater quantities.According to a 24 Oras report on Marisol Abdurahman on Thursday, hospitals are on alert due to a 25% to 30% increase in upper respiratory tract infection patients as compared to the previous week. Most patients were the elderly and children.
Minsan, nakakalimot ng gamot,” said Tondo Medical Center internal medicine chief resident Dr. Kristine Joy Dizon.Dizon recommended the public to cut down on going out, to use masks if needed, and to consult with a doctor when symptoms start showing.Doctors are also monitoring the spike of lifestyle-related illnesses such as the so-called "holiday heart syndrome.
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