Health & Living

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. A stroke can affect parts of the brain that control speech and swallowing. As a result, you may struggle with the ability to communicate or face complications like poor nutrition, pneumonia and disability. In conjunction with Better Speech and Hearing Month in May, Consultant urologist Dr...

May is Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month. Joining neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar on her monthly Brain Waves segment is Noraini Manan, who is an actuarial science lecturer who lives with this condition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nurses are always called the unsung heroes of the medical workforce. In conjunction with International Nurses Day on 12 March, we learn more about how vital nurses are to the healthcare system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fasting month is a good time to reflect on the habits in our lives and think about how to bring balance and moderation to the table. For Malaysians, nothing is more in need of moderation than our eating habits. We are joined by Bee See Wei, Head of Dietetics Unit, ParkCity Medical Centre, to discuss healthy eating in the fasting and festive season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

For those living with chronic diseases, medications help with managing the symptoms and effects of the disease. But if you’re fasting during Ramadan, what does that mean for your medication regimen? To help us understand more about this, we speak to pharmacy officers Ainur Fadlina Mohd Nadzir from Hospital Shah Alam, and Najwa Syahirah Safian from Klinik Kesihatan Senawang in Negeri Sembilan...

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Olympic gold medallist Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a South African female athlete who has been barred from competing internationally under the women’s category in running events. It’s not because she took illegal performance-enhancing drugs or changed her body artificially. It&r...

A year after GE14, we look at what the Ministry of Health has achieved under the new Pakatan Harapan government. We will be asking the Deputy Minister of Health Dr Lee Boon Chye about the Pakatan Harapan manifesto, where the promises have fallen short and what the Ministry of Health will be focusing on in Pakatan’s second year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Metastatic or advanced breast cancer has always been a frightening prospect, thought to be a death sentence. But with newer and better treatment, women can now say, "I choose to survive and live with advanced breast cancer." Nevertheless, what are the obstacles that patients have to navigate, in order to have the best outcome for themselves and their families? Dr John Low Seng Hooi, consultant cli...

Healthy blood cells are important for our body to function normally. But for people who have been diagnosed with blood cancers, the production and function of these blood cells are affected. To help us understand more about the different types of blood cancers and how we can treat them, we speak to Dr Tengku Ahmad Hidayat, consultant haematologist and physician from Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara...

If you have a mental health condition like depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, your treatment will not be covered under your medical insurance policy. What does this mean for people living with mental health issues? We explore this question with Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin, Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre and Anita Abu Bakar, President of the Ment...

What does it take to be an athlete? What happens inside our body when we undergo an extreme regimen? Dr Harjeet Singh is joined by sports therapist, Jorg Teichmann to discuss training like an athlete. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two weeks ago, a number of students and teachers of Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Ipoh came down with a mysterious bug that turned out to be the H1N1 flu. Thus far, four people have tested positive for the virus. However, many of us remember the H1N1 pandemic of 2009 and fear a repeat of it. In today’s show, we revisit how influenza spreads and how something seemingly harmless can turn dead...

About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year from inhaling motor vehicle exhaust fumes. We speak to Assoc Prof Dr Jessie Anne de Bruyne, Consultant Paediatrician and Respiratory Physician, for an update on the burden of childhood asthma. Joining us as well is Prof Nik Meriam from the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, to discuss the role of public health polic...

Last month, we looked at Down syndrome from the prenatal period to the early years, where interventions are crucial to address potential health issues. In our second part today, we’re addressing the misconceptions that children with Down syndrome can’t receive an education, or can’t grow up to be independent adults. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we talk about diseases that kill children, we sometimes forget about one of the major causes: pneumococcal disease. Statistics from 2015 show that pneumococcal disease killed almost 300,000 children under the age of 5, worldwide. Vaccination is the best way to prevent the disease. The Ministry of Health promised that the vaccine would be included in Budget 2019, but this has not materialised....

Cycling, marathons and hiking are increasingly popular activities for those of us looking to get fit. However, physical activity also puts us at risk of injuries like fractures. How do you ensure proper recovery so that you can get back on your exercise routine? We discuss how you can tailor your physical activity and rehabilitation following an injury with  Dr Siva Kumar Ariaretnam a consult...

Our joints are important when it comes to carrying out daily activities. So when it starts to get swollen, stiff or inflamed, one thing that comes to mind is rheumatoid arthritis. While a cure is out of the question, can we preserve the patient’s quality of life? And are we getting closer to understanding why the immune system attacks itself? We speak to  Dr Sarina Kempe a consultant rh...

There are many types of sleep apnoea, but one type in particular is more common in children. In today’s show, we take a look at this condition and how it disrupts a child’s quality of life. We speak to  Dr. Priatharisiny Velayutham a pediatric ENT and ENT specialist and Dr. Norzila Mohamed Zainudin , paediatric respiratory physician, of Sunway Medical Centre, to find out more abou...

Everywhere around the world, there are now more grandparents than grandchildren. If they were well and healthy, it would not be a problem. But if they are sickly, and dependent on others for daily living and finances, who takes care of them? Consultant geriatrician Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin looks at whether we are prepared in terms of aged care facilities in Malaysia.   See omnystudio.com/listener...

We are back for the second installment of our open clinic series, where you get our doctors to address your health concerns. On today’s show, consultant dermatology specialist, Dr Bong Jan Ling joins us to discuss skin health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rare diseases affect a small percentage of the population and as such, the availability of drugs for treatment is limited. In today’s show, we explore the challenges of accessing orphan drugs in Malaysia with Assoc Prof Dr Asrul Akmal Shafie, the Program Chairman of Discipline of Social & Administrative Pharmacy from Universiti Sains Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Last week, a woman allegedly contracted oral herpes from a lipstick sample at Sephora . So, while she reached a settlement with the makeup giant, should people really be freaking out over oral herpes? Today, we discuss this and some of the misconceptions about the virus. See omnystudio.co...

The gut is often considered the second brain. Fresh off the panel session about gut health in BFM's Health & Living Live event, neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar returns to the studio to elaborate on the brain-gut connection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People who stutter are often misunderstood and shunned in our society. Stuttering is actually an undermined communication disorder, and has nothing to do with a person’s intelligence or upbringing. To help us understand more about it is speech-language therapist Dr Etain Vong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For most of us who spend our days hunched over at work, neck and shoulder aches become par for the course. But could we be missing something more serious? Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr Rajesh Singh discusses neck and shoulder problems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.