As medical students, I believe that most of us have had a fair share of witnessing death in various encounters throughout the course of our studies. Death does not only mean seeing someone pass away in the hospital during practicals…
I was shaking – needle in one hand and sweat on the other. I couldn’t see properly as sweat was dripping from my forehead, and some stung my eyes. The only thing hurting more than my eyes was my pride.…
One of the most commonly fought over topics between healthcare workers and their patients is the unwillingness of patients to take their prescribed medicines. The degree of non-adherence varies from patient to patient; ranging from those who completely refuse to…
Serangan jantung (Sindrom Akut Koronari atau myocardium infarction) adalah satu kecemasan perubatan yang boleh membawa kepada komplikasi yang serius dan juga maut. Ia disebabkan oleh kekurangan bekalan darah ke jantung, saluran darah yang sempit disebabkan oleh plak kolestrol. Plak-plak yang…
Pada minggu ke 7 tahun 2014, sebanyak 2,265 kes telah dilaporkan iaitu meningkat 68 kes (3.1%) berbanding dengan minggu sebelumnya 2,197 kes. Jumlah kumulatif kes Denggi yang dilaporkan di seluruh negara adalah 13,915 kes berlaku peningkatan sebanyak 302.2% (10,455 kes)…
Introduction The problem of obesity in Malaysia is ongoing. Not only are we outweighing our South East Asian neighbours, but our children are also following suit among their peers as one in every 5 school-going Malaysian children is overweight or…