Walk into any pharmacy, supermarket, or traditional pharmacy in Malaysia, and you would see shelves lined with bottles containing bright colors that guarantee you more energy, a stronger immune system, improved blood circulation, or simply a boost in vitality. Such…
Young Columnist Program Tears are one of the inevitable aspects of human existence. When a person engages in the behavior known as crying, tears are produced. Some people cry when chopping onions, while others cry when bereaved or when achieving…
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us to appreciate the things we had before the virus emerged. For me, this includes my experience in 2019 where I went to Indonesia for my elective posting, which was the last time I crossed…
With the arrival of the COVID19 vaccine in Malaysia, voices of anti-vaxxers are more obvious than ever and have gained national attention. If enough people are influenced against taking the vaccination, we may have trouble achieving the target of vaccinating…
It was my first week in clinical posting when I encountered an old Chinese guy with late-stage colorectal cancer. I still remembered vividly how elated I was meeting real patients and clerking them since it was my first time entering…
What is Covid-19? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause respiratory illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The…
Fenomena busung tidak asing dalam masyarakat Malaysia dan sering dikaitkan dengan perbuatan sihir atau terkena buatan orang. Persoalannya, benarkah busung itu merupakan perbuatan sihir ataupun ada penerangan dari sudut kesihatan mengenai busung? APAKAH ITU BUSUNG? Busung atau di dalam…
No one chooses it. No one deserves it. It runs in families, it ruins families. Depression is not an emotion. Depression has no cause. Too often depression is conflated with sadness or anxiety. It is often treated as a taboo…
With the growing strength of social media and technologically savvy citizens, we have definitely seen our fair share of controversies on the internet. The medical world is definitely not an exception. Time and again, we come across Facebook statuses of…
Dear junior medical students: It is hard to believe as I am writing this, that I am in my last year of my medical school. My 5 years has been amazing and has gone by so quickly. There is no…