Medical Ethics & Economics

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Joining him this week are Dr Sundari Ampikaipakan and Dato’ Dr Abdul Razak Muttalif,...

More than six years after his wife died while giving birth to their son, a Singaporean man obtained new medical records that suggested her death could have been due to negligent medical treatment. He...

In a first-of-its-kind occurrence, a British mother has launched a legal battle to access her dead daughter's frozen eggs so she can give birth to her own grandchild. Our panel of experts weigh in on the...

 A doctor’s ethics dictate that they do good and do no harm. Yet reality is much more complicated when it comes to treating underage patients who disagree with the choices of their guardians--how then...

Whether you have a double chin all the time or just in really unflattering Facebook photos, science could soon solve that unsightly problem for you. And surgery or diet is not even needed. The future of...

The UK government is debatic to overcome genetic disease by manipulating three parent genetic material into one baby. Is this the beginning of a scientific breakthrough or an ethical nightmare? Your...

Blood test to determine smokers who are more likely to quit is probably around the corner. Are all the efforts such as plain packaging, gory pictures on the cover, smoking bans in public places and...

Scotland is facing the dilemma to accept physician assisted suicide. Pro-life or pro-choice is a question we eventually we have to answer. Let’s see what the Scottish will lead us to. Your browser...

Technology, pharmaceutical innovation and state of the art healthcare can only escalate the cost out of control. There is no utopia for a perfect healthcare system. The Malaysian Medical Association...

Your doctor is your professional healthcare guardian or your Facebook buddy. The fine line that cannot be crossed or inevitable social media grey line. Social media expert Nikki Cheung explains. Your...