When I first reported for duty at my first hospital, I was posted to the labour room. Although I have conducted delivery during my medical school years, it pales in comparison to what I had to deal with as a…
Gerakan anti-vaksin kini semakin menular dengan kemunculan artikel di portal berita, laman sesawang dan jaringan media sosial. Sebagai seorang doktor perubatan, perkembangan ini amat membimbangkan saya. Saya berpendapat bahawa isu ini harus ditanggani sebelum lebih ramai ibu bapa membuat keputusan…
Satu kajian yang dijalankan oleh American Lung Association pada tahun 2007 menunjukkan peningkatan penggunaan shisha di seluruh dunia dan kebanyakannya terdiri daripada kalangan remaja dan pelajar universiti. Para belia menganggap shisha suatu produk herba dan berpendapat bahawa asap shisha tidak…
Apabila berbincang mengenai kanser payudara, sudah tentu setiap wanita berasa gerun dan risau, kerana sebagai seorang wanita, kemungkinan untuk mendapat kanser payudara itu adalah satu kenyataan yang perlu dihadapi. Setiap wanita secara semulajadi sudah mempunyai salah satu faktor risiko untuk…
In the three years of working as a physiotherapist, no cases that I have seen or treated has touched me on a personal level more than patients suffering from scoliosis. What is scoliosis you may ask? Scoliosis is an abnormal…
An American Lung Association study in 2007 showed a worldwide increase in shisha use in recent years, mostly among youths and university students. Teenagers tend to think shisha is a herbal product with the belief that when they smoke shisha,…
The anti vaccination movement seem to be on the rise with various articles posted on news portals, websites and social media networks. As a medical doctor, this is very worrying. I strongly feel that this needs to be addressed before…