#HartalDoktorKontrak – The Ethics of Striking During A Pandemic July 23, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics On 26 July, a group of junior contract doctors in Malaysia are planning to strike as a sign of protest, until their demands for permanent positions and clear criteria for the permanent appointments are met....
Should Malaysia Mix COVID-19 Vaccines? July 2, 2021 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements Coordinating Minister for the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin recently announced that there is not enough data for Malaysia to consider mixing two different COVID-19 vaccines. What...
Anti Tobacco Efforts Up in Smoke During the Pandemic? June 4, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics Has the smoking ban in eateries been sufficiently enforced during the pandemic? Should we take the pandemic as an opportunity to ban smoking in all public places? Are we seeing more or fewer smokers during...
Inclusion in the Workplace April 2, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics The COVID-19 pandemic has not been easy for people living with autism and their families. This World Autism Awareness Day, we speak to Hafiz Izzuddin bin Zainudin and a parent, Adli Yahya, who’s also the...
What If Private Hospitals Bought Their Own COVID Vaccines? March 12, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements Three weeks into the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, private hospitals are now calling for the government to allow them to procure their own supplies of COVID vaccines and run a parallel...
When Can Doctors Speak Up In The Interest of Public Health? January 15, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements 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...
Empathy in Healthcare January 8, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics 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...
Burnout Among Anaesthetists During COVID-19? October 2, 2020 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. When it comes to treating and managing COVID-19, anaesthetists are at the frontline, due to the...
Tackling Taboos on STIs September 4, 2020 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging, Medical Ethics & Economics, Sexual Health & Fertility, STI & HIV Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. In conjunction with World Sexual Health Day which falls on 4th September every year, we take a...
Is Malaysia Ready to Manufacture COVID-19 Vaccines? September 1, 2020 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements The race to get to the first COVID-19 vaccine got a lot more heated last week with news that Russia has approved the world’s first vaccine. We’ll discuss that, as well as whether Malaysia has the capacity...
