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Wander and be enlightened by the endlessly fascinating inner universe that is the human body. We speak with experts, Nobel laureates, cancer survivors and healthcare workers who share their unique perspectives on wellness and living and the latest medical research.
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What Having A Family Doctor Means
Is having a family doctor that you see from childhood into your golden years a thing of the past? In conjunction with World Family Doctor Day, observe...
Diabetes & The Heart
People often think that diabetes is just about controlling your sugar intake and taking care of your kidneys, but it’s more than that. What we don’t t...
Healthy Ageing: Survey Shows More Older Malaysians Have Dementia
The Ministry of Health recently released the National Health & Morbidity Survey 2025, focusing on older adult health. One of the most striking numbers...
Mind Matters: Helping Parents Feel Less Alone (Part 1)
When a child is diagnosed with a rare disease, parents have to navigate more than just medical therapies and hospital visits, but also the deep emotio...
Ask An Orthopaedic Surgeon: How We Walk
On this month’s open clinic, orthopaedic surgeon Dr Timothy Cheng joins us on an exploration of how our lower limb anatomy supports that most basic ac...
What Men Should Know About Testicular Cancer
It strikes young and it’s highly curable. But only if it’s detected early. We’re talking about testicular cancer, which is most often diagnosed among...
Public Health: The Truth About Medical Insurance
There are few things more confusing than medical insurance. How much annual or lifetime coverage do you really need? How do you know what kinds of dis...
Nurses on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
Nurses are often the first point-of-contact for people accessing healthcare services. But being on the frontlines also means that they are most expose...
Humans of Healthcare: The Parasitologist
Malaria. Dengue. Intestinal worms. Most Malaysians think we’ve moved past these diseases. We haven’t. The parasites persist, adapt, and resurface, and...
Catastrophising: Why You Do It And How To Stop
Do you find yourself often thinking of the worst possible outcome in any given situation? What do you do when you feel like the world’s on fire and th...
How Will Government’s Cost-Cutting Impact Healthcare?
The Ministry of Health expects a 10% cut of its 2026 budget, as part of cost-cutting measures to save government funds amid the impact of the Iran wa...
Biosimilars In Cancer Care and Why They Matter
Innovator drugs and treatments can be costly, even if they are life-saving in cases of chronic and serious illnesses like cancer. That’s where generi...
A Dynamic Form Of Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy using high-powered X-rays are a central therapy in cancer treatment, as it is very effective in killing cancerous cells and shrinkin...
Strong Evidence That Vaping Can Cause Cancer
Research from the University of New South Wales in Sydney has provided the strongest evidence to date that vapes and e-cigarettes can cause lung and o...
Geopolitics, Conflict, and The Impact on Global Medical Supply Chains
The current Middle East conflict and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz has sent shockwaves across the world as countries grapple with a glo...
Beyond The Diagnosis #38: Ili Sulaiman on Living With PCOS & Surviving A Heart Attack
Beyond The Diagnosis is a series about people, going beyond the diagnosis to explore their personal experiences, their challenges, as well as the impa...
Is Malaysia Facing Medical Device Shortages?
The shocks from the war in Iran have extended to the healthcare industry, with shipping delays and fuel price volatilities threatening the medical dev...
Because Feelings Matter #50: You Find Joy In The Small Wins
In conjunction with Autism Awareness Month in April, Salbiah Ebbe Hamzan shares the journey of raising an autistic daughter, and the fight to dismantl...
Global Energy Crisis: How Secure Are Our Medical Supplies?
As the Middle East conflict prolongs, so do worries over a shortage in medical supplies. From pharmaceuticals to medical devices, supplies are warning...
Why We’re Spending RM3.3bil on Treating Chronic Kidney Disease
The burden of chronic kidney disease is a silent but growing public health crisis in Malaysia. Minister of Health Dato’ Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad recent...
Neuroinclusion In The Workplace
It is estimated that 15-20% of the population is neurodivergent. That means it’s likely that you have identified as being neurodivergent or someone i...
A Reminder For Mental Health Check-Ins During WFH
In some ways, it feels like 2020 all over again - the work-from-home directives, along with a sense of anxiety over global events. Licensed counsellor...
Ask A Respiratory Physician: How We Breathe
Humans breathe approximately 20,000 to 22,000 times a day, but how often do we pay attention to how we breathe? In this month’s open clinic, we’re joi...
Mind Matters: Do We Need Better Mental Health Insurance?
Recently, the Health Parliamentary Special Select Committee proposed that insurance coverage should be expanded for mental health services. We’ve gone...
What Would The DRG System Mean For Healthcare Costs?
What is the DRG or diagnosis-related group system? If you’ve been following the news about healthcare reform, you would’ve heard Health Minister Datuk...
After 20-Year Wait, GPs’ Fees Are Revised
For two decades, general practitioners have not been able to charge beyond RM35 for clinic consultation fees, but a new revision has finally been gaze...
Surviving The Heatwave
The temperatures are soaring in many states in Malaysia, and the current heatwave is expected to persist until June, as El Niño continues. What is the...
Humans of Healthcare: The Biomedical Engineer
When we think about healthcare, we often picture doctors and nurses on the frontlines. But behind many life-changing interventions, from artificial li...
Can We Pick Up Type 1 Diabetes Early?
Picking up Type 1 diabetes early isn’t just about getting a diagnosis - it’s about preventing a health crisis. We speak to consultant paediatric endoc...
Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections In Conflict Zones
An emerging public health threat lurks amid the rubble and destruction of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Antimicrobial-resistant infections...
Public Health: Is The War On Sugar Working?
The Health Ministry has waged a war on sugar to tackle the inexorable rise in non-communicable diseases. But are policies like the sugar-sweetened bev...
Healthy Ageing: When People With Dementia Wander Off
In February this year, 76-year-old Halim Yunos from Singapore made headlines here when he was reported missing while on holiday with his family in KL....
Brain Waves: Goodbye, Mice; Hello, Organoids?
Goodbye, lab mice. Hello, mini organs. For decades, medical research has been reliant on animal testing. From understanding diseases like Alzheimer’s...
Why Are Celebrities Glamourising Smoking - Again?
Kylie Jenner on the Vanity Fair cover. Jacob Elordi in Saltburn. From magazine covers to the silver screen and social media feeds, celebrities are gla...
Childhood Obesity Is At An All Time High - What Are We Doing Wrong?
2.8 million Malaysian children are overweight or obese. This was estimated in the World Obesity Atlas 2026 released in March. But childhood obesity is...
What is Pharmaceutical Compounding?
You may have come across “compounded medications” being offered to you as a form of personalised medicine. What does this term mean? In our conversati...
Is Every Emotion A Mental Health Label?
What happens when every emotion is treated as an illness, or given a mental health label? Do we risk becoming a society that cannot accept the messine...
Why Are Younger Adults Being Diagnosed With Colorectal Cancer?
Colorectal cancer used to be most common among adults over the age of 50, but things are changing. With more cases of colorectal cancer diagnosed in y...
Are Weight Loss Drugs Changing Body Positivity?
Thin is back in vogue, but this time not due to diet culture but a quick fix from a drug. With GLP-1 drugs - or what some might colloquially refer to...
How To Build A Habit Of Exercising (Sustainably)
Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh recently announced an 80% reduction in gym licence fees in KL, hoping that gym owners will be able to pass on...