Health & Living

Today is World Mental Health Day, an occasion to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world, and to mobilise efforts in support of mental health. We ask Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO of Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy and Dr Feisul Idzwan Mustapha, Deputy Director of the Non-Communicable Disease Section, Ministry of Health whether we are seeing increased awareness and improved c...

If you’re a parent, you will be familiar with the anxiety of seeing your child hanging precariously from the monkey bars or having an accident during a sporting match. Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr Rajesh Singh joins us to discuss bone and soft tissue injuries in children and adolescents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We bring the latest in health news. Malaysia today became the first country in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region to be certified as having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. Minister of Health Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad is at the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in Manila, Philippines, to receive the certificate of elimination....

We bring the latest in health news. In this edition, we summarise the Health & Living Jr event, which just took place on 6 October 2018. We’ll hear from the speakers, as well as from the Minister of Health Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad and Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Hannah Yeoh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Joining him this week is consultant respiratory physician Dr Ernest Poh to examine the Malaysian Study on Cancer Survival (MySCan) that was just published by the National Cancer Institute, which showed that lung cancer has the lowest five-year relative survival of the 15 cancers studied....

While we have had many discussions about helping children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there is a significant gap in the conversation, namely how adults with ASD manage, especially when it comes to employment. How do they find their place in life as productive, working members of society? We hear from Michael Carley, a speaker, author and consultant who was diagnosed with autism spectrum d...

We return with our monthly mental health clinic with consultant clinical psychologist Paul J. On this segment, we address your concerns regarding mental, emotional and psychosocial issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We just commemorated World Heart Day on Saturday, 29th September with the theme ‘My Heart, Your Heart’. It’s about making a promise to look after your heart. But it’s not always easy when there’s so much conflicting information on the Internet, which gets passed on to you by relatives and friends. Dato’ Dr Tamil Selvan Muthusamy and Dr Lawrence Chan Hon Wah, Con...

With its death toll rising to 40, we speak to the Ministry of Health for an update on the management of alcohol poisoning.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An angioplasty gives you a second chance to live free of heart disease, but it is not a miracle cure. To prevent a future heart attack and improve your survival, you need to make long-term changes that include medical therapy and lifestyle modifications. Datuk Dr Rosli Mohd Ali and Dr Choo Gim Hooi, Consultant Cardiologists from Cardiac Vascular Sentral KL (CVSKL), join us to share how to manage y...

Our children are growing up in an environment where they are exposed to intense social pressure. At the same time, many are so sheltered that they are not well equipped to cope with these challenges. Consultant developmental paediatrician Dr Rajini Sarvananthan joins us to discuss how to raise emotionally strong and resilient children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fifty cases of teenage pregnancies are recorded every day in Malaysia. We talk to Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director of the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (Arrow) about why girls are being trapped in this situation and why comprehensive sex education is long overdue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About 40 per cent of breast cancer patients in Malaysia are diagnosed at the advanced stages. At this late stage, is it inevitable that the breast has to be removed? With Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming up in October, we explore surgical options for breast cancer treatment, together with Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon Dr Tan Gie Hooi from ParkCity Medical Centre. See omnystudio.com...

In our callers’ segment, we address some of your most pressing health concerns with some help from the experts. No case is too trivial. This week, we address a viral video on social media claims to reveal the “ Shocking Secrets of the Food Industry ”. Are any of them true? We put on our lab coats to investigate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We bring the latest in health news. In the UK, the second annual report of the Learning Disability Mortality Review found that people with learning disabilities have a significantly reduced life span. We look at how learning disabilities shorten life span. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We bring the latest in health news. On Highline on Huffington Post, Michael Hobbes wrote that for decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to wage a cruel and futile war on fat people, poisoning public perception and ruining millions of lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We bring the latest in health news. New research published in the Medical Journal of Australia has found that Googling health-related questions has a positive impact on patients' experience in emergency rooms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is going to be Pink October soon – the month of the very successful awareness campaign that's been credited with improving the outcomes of breast cancer cases. Here to discuss some of the latest in breast health news are those in the frontline of breast cancer management: consultant breast and endocrine surgeon Dr Harjit Kaur and consultant oncologist Dr Rachael Khong. See omnystudio.com/...

In Part 3 of 4, we explore the relationship between cardiovascular health and unhealthy weight. We find out more from  Dr Mohd Kamal bin Mohd Arshad a consultant cardiologist of Sunway Medical Centre, about this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every month, Dr Harjeet Singh explores injury management and prevention in sports and exercise. The Asian Games in Indonesia just ended and Malaysia retained its 14th placing in the medals tally, with 7 gold, 13 silver and 16 bronze medals. We praise our athletes, and their coaches, and the sports ministry for a job well done but let’s turn our attention to the unsung heroes in their scrubs:...

Body image is central to how you feel about yourself, and has a significant impact on mental and physical health. We speak to Professor Viren Swami, professor of social psychology at Anglia Ruskin University, on the ongoing struggle to define a positive body image and how cross-cultural differences complicate the issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With heart disease being the number one cause of death among Malaysians, knowing how to prevent a heart attack could save your life. Dr Zubin Othman Ibrahim, Consultant Physician & Cardiologist from Ara Damansara Medical Centre, talks about how to predict a heart attack, and whether statins should be prescribed to everyone at risk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Gone are the days of invasive open surgeries. With advancements in medical research, robotic surgical intervention for gynaecological malignancies is quickly becoming more common. But do we have enough experts, are our patients aware of this option, and do they have the buy-in from insure...

Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health announced that it is targeting to ban smoking in open-air restaurants, as well as in Parliament, by the end of this year. Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye gives us a quick update on what this ban will entail and how it will be enforced. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two years ago, the Ministry of Health set the ambitious target of achieving zero HIV and AIDS by 2030. With almost 94,000 people in Malaysia living with HIV (2016) and the shifting mode of HIV transmission, what are the new approaches that will help us to address the new challenges? We speak to Assoc Prof Dr Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa from University of Malaya and Frederick Pour from PT Foundati...