In 2001, the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) reported at least 2.6 million Malaysians who have been diagnosed with diabetes. Although many of us have the disease, most do not understand this condition very well. Myth 1 : Diabetes…
With increasing awareness regarding kidney disease and implementation of screening, more people are diagnosed with early chronic kidney disease. For many patients, the disease remains stable. Unfortunately for some, their condition worsens until symptoms of kidney failure emerge. Patients with…
Untuk memastikan semua penyedia perkhidmatan kesihatan, sama ada dalam industri perkhidmatan rawatan primer (seperti Klinik Kesihatan), perkhidmatan rawatan tertier (seperti hospital besar) atau klinik swasta dapat mengikuti perkembangan dan pendekatan berdasarkan bukti daripada kajian yang terkini dalam penjagaan pesakit, garis…
The causes of vomiting blood, or haemetemesis, are a myriad ranging from the most common to the least heard of possibilities. This article, however, concentrates on two issues that plague the community worldwide – bleeding peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and…
Kidney disease can happen even in children. Like adults, kidney disease in children often remained undetected until the child shows sign and symptoms of kidney problem. One of the causes of kidney problems in children can be due to underlying…
More and more Malaysians are diagnosed with kidney failure each year. With the rising prevalence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in Malaysia, not surprisingly, there are currently so many Malaysians being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Many of these individuals…
“This is the worst day of my life” she kept on crying. Nobody had a clue that the red rash on my skin and itching would have such devastating consequences. “Why me, why my baby….why us?” she asked. Mosquitoes spread…
If you have been on the internet, or been watching the news, you would have heard the name Zika mentioned. This has prompted quite a few questions thrown my way on the ever-so-trusted ‘twitter’; “I am pregnant, what happens if…
Does it still exist in Malaysia and other countries worldwide? Leprosy is one of the oldest diseases known to humankind. It is also known as Hansen’s disease or “kusta” in Malay. It is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which affects peripheral…
Kami pakar-pakar elektrofisiologi suka membayangkan diri sebagai tukang wayar apabila menyelesaikan masalah denyutan jantung. Biasanya ketika pertama kali berkongsi diagnosis bersama pesakit yang mengalami sekatan jantung (heart block), soalan yang sering ditanyakan adalah “Doktor, adakah saluran darah dalam jantung saya…