SPM results are here! Many secondary school graduates will soon be pondering on their choices to further their education. There are a vast pool of courses to choose from and when I encountered this situation, medicine was what came to…
The gap between medical facts and public perception is nothing short of amazing. For instance when I tell some patients, “Careful with your diet, your cholesterol levels will soon be off the charts.” The best reply would be, “Alright, alright.…
Melahirkan anak di rumah bukanlah suatu yang luar biasa di beberapa kawasan di negara kita. Proses kelahiran sebegini sudah diamalkan oleh bidan kampung dan pembantu kelahiran tidak terlatih berkurun lamanya, sejak sebelum wujudnya kemudahan perubatan moden dan hospital. Namun, dengan…
You have been bombarded with many anti dengue advertisement. You nod your heads in acquaintance. You sympathise with the victims and say to yourself, “yes, we should do something about this. We can’t lose this battle to just a little…
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) sentiasa memantau penyakit berkaitan jerebu melalui klinik “sentinel” dengan bacaan Indeks Pencemar Udara (IPU) dari 52 buah stesen pengawasan kualiti udara Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) seluruh negara. Pada 14 Mac 2014 jam 3 petang Indeks Pencemar…
With the current dengue outbreak being the worst since 2010, deaths from this dangerous disease have reached 25 from more than 12,000 people infected. The four fold increase in rates from last year shows this years outbreak reaching worrying heights.…