Health & Living

Along with the declaration of the state of emergency for Malaysia, a related development was the announcement by the Prime Minister that emergency ordinances can be enacted to cover the use of private hospital assets to deal with the pandemic. On the heels of that, a lot of other issues have been raised regarding the role of private hospitals in testing and treating COVID-19 patients. We speak to...

Doctors don’t just treat patients, but they also hold important roles in educating the public when it comes to their health and safety. However, a recent case where a doctor was involved in a defamation suit for comments she made on social media has brought the issue of defamation of doctors to the forefront. What can or can’t doctors say in the interest of public health? Medical legal...

Doctors don’t just treat patients, but they also hold important roles in educating the public when it comes to their health and safety. However, a recent case where a doctor was involved in a defamation suit for comments she made on social media has brought the issue of defamation of doctors to the forefront. What can or can’t doctors say in the interest of public health? Medical legal...

With a second round of the MCO affecting six states for the next two weeks, we look  at what is the potential impact on children, who have already had a disruptive year in 2020. Senior consultant paediatrician Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS joins Azrul Mohd Khalib to discuss how children have been affected by the pandemic as a whole. Image Source: Shutterstock  See omnystudio.com/listener...

Malaysia has so far purchased Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, China’s SinoVac Life Sciences, and through the global COVAX Facility to cover more than 40 per cent of the population. The first batch of vaccines is scheduled to arrive in February, but are we ready with the complex infrastructure that has to be in place for the storage, transportation and distribution of the...

Last week, it was announced that the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency has given conditional approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which is scheduled to arrive in Malaysia in February. Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam, Former Minister of Health Malaysia; and Emeritus Prof PT Thomas, Executive Dean, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, join us to explain whethe...

As Malaysians wait for the COVID-19 vaccines to be rolled out, we can’t ignore the reality that we still have to live with COVID-19 throughout 2021, if not longer. But with the number of new cases easily reaching record highs, are our current strategies sufficient to flatten this gigantic third wave? What would a long-term plan to survive the pandemic while balancing between the lives of Mal...

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. What do you look for when you seek healthcare services? Do you want to be treated as a collection of symptoms, or as an individual with your own unique challenges, needs and feelings? Amid a crisis that has highlighted the suffering of the most vulnerable in our society, we’re start...

On this month’s open clinic segment, consultant ENT surgeon Dr Jeevanan Jahendran joins us to answer all your questions on sleep problems. Image Source: Shutterstock  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our monthly mental health clinic, we bring on mental health experts to answer your questions about how to manage stress, anxiety and other psychological or emotional issues in your daily life. This episode looks at mental health and work. Image Source: Shutterstock  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As you get older, you’ll find your joints getting stiffer. Simple movements like squatting, climbing stairs or bending over become more difficult. What’s actually happening in the joints as you age? Is there anything you can do to prevent, slow down or even reverse these changes? Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr Rajesh Singh walks us through the effects of ageing on our joints. Image...

A year ago, COVID-19 was a disease that had no name, largely contained to China - the original epicentre, and countries were still figuring out the best strategies to curb the spread of the disease, from doing the bare minimum to the strictest of lockdowns. Now, we know the SOPs to follow, and we have several vaccine candidates that are being rolled out.  But the year has taken a toll on almo...

Revisit the Health & Living webinar series from July to September 2020, which explored various aspects of ‘Living Well in the New Normal’. This episode presents an edited recording of the eighth webinar : ‘Sleepless Nights From COVID-19’ which explores how disruptions to your sleep routines can affect many aspects of your health, mental well-being, and cognitive functio...

Revisit the Health & Living webinar series from July to September 2020, which explored various aspects of ‘Living Well in the New Normal’. This episode presents an edited recording of the seventh webinar : ‘Looking After Your Mental Health During COVID-19’ where we learned how we can cope with the stress and anxieties brought on by the pandemic. This webinar series was...

Revisit the Health & Living webinar series from July to September 2020, which explored various aspects of ‘Living Well in the New Normal’. This episode presents an edited recording of the sixth webinar : ‘How Do I See A Doctor Now?’ where we explored how you can navigate seeing your doctor virtually for checkups and how providers ensure patient confidentiality on online...

Revisit the Health & Living webinar series from July to September 2020, which explored various aspects of ‘Living Well in the New Normal’. This episode presents an edited recording of the fifth webinar : ‘What Has COVID-19 Taught Us About Smoking?’ which discusses the implications of infectious respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 for smokers and explores effective ways...

Revisit the Health & Living webinar series from July to September 2020, which explored various aspects of ‘Living Well in the New Normal’. This episode presents an edited recording of the fourth webinar : ‘Managing Healthy Working Relationships’, where we discussed how our workplace relationships have been affected by COVID-19, and how to resolve conflict for a healthie...

Revisit the Health & Living webinar series from July to September 2020, which explored various aspects of ‘Living Well in the New Normal’. This episode presents an edited recording of the third webinar : ‘Intimacy In A Pandemic’, where the experts talked about how people can continue to establish closeness and intimacy in a time of COVID-19. This webinar series was pres...

Revisit the Health & Living webinar series from July to September 2020, which explored various aspects of ‘Living Well in the New Normal’. This episode presents an edited recording of the second webinar : ‘Mindfulness for Seniors During A Pandemic’, which discusses ways that seniors can find ways to still feel involved, purposeful and less lonely during the pandemic. Th...

Revisit the Health & Living webinar series from July to September 2020, which explored various aspects of ‘Living Well in the New Normal’. This episode presents an edited recording of the first webinar : ‘Overhaul Your Health: A Post-Pandemic Guide’, which explored how to boost your immune system with good nutrition, and find new ways to exercise and stay active, withou...

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Dr Helmy Haja Mydin, CEO of SERI (Social & Economic Research Initiative), joins Dr George on the final episode of Doctor in the House this year to put 2020 into perspective. Together, they will look at what lessons the global pandemic can teach the world, when it comes to outbreak pre...

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Dr Helmy Haja Mydin, CEO of SERI (Social & Economic Research Initiative), joins Dr George on the final episode of Doctor in the House this year to put 2020 into perspective. Together, they will look at what lessons the global pandemic can teach the world, when it comes to outbreak pre...

Innovations in cancer treatment enable therapies to be tailored to each person’s individual characteristics or symptoms, and how that person responds to treatment during all stages of care. This could potentially mean that patients can live longer and better lives with cancer. But such cutting-edge care comes at a steep price, and can Malaysians afford it? Dr Matin Mellor, Consultant Clinica...

Low-income families have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The impact of the pandemic on their mental health may be eclipsed by other more visible challenges like the daily struggle to survive, the loss of income, and lack of access to education. In this Mind Matters episode, we speak to three organisations working together on a project to develop the well-being and health r...

Many of us are familiar with premenstrual syndrome or PMS, when women commonly experience symptoms such as mood swings, bloating and tiredness a week or so before menstruation. But for some women, who have a condition called premenstrual dysphoric disorder, these symptoms could be so severe that they can have a serious impact on their lives. Here to talk to us about PMDD and how we can distinguish...