Dr. In The House

The World Health Organization has finally recognised that COVID-19 can be spread through the air, instead of just through contact with droplets. What does airborne transmission of the disease mean for our...

Medical experts have been talking about COVID-19 variants and the importance of genomic surveillance, but what exactly does that involve? With variants of concern spreading across the country - and the world...

Psoriasis is often seen as just a “cosmetic” problem, although there is a lot more going on beneath the surface of the skin. What’s causing the constant discomfort, and the potential inflammation in...

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...

Today, there is better acceptance and understanding of depression as a mental health condition. But people with depression still face a challenging journey when it comes to getting proper treatment and...

With certain COVID-19 vaccine candidates hitting hurdles before they’re even introduced into Malaysia’s National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, it’s become clear that building trust in COVID-19...

What’s the biggest advantage we have in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic? The obvious answer may be vaccines, but in fact, data is the best weapon we have. But collecting data alone is not enough –...

Fragmented cancer care - where patients have to go to different institutions for  different aspects of cancer care - can significantly impact patients both from a financial and medical perspective. If...

Pompe disease is a rare, inherited disorder that causes permanent muscle damage in children and adults. It occurs in about one in every 40,000 people, and can go undiagnosed for years. In conjunction with...

The Ministry of Health has reported several local COVID-19 cases involving a more contagious variant that was first detected in South Africa. Not only that, some vaccines are said to be less effective against...