Doctors On Strike December 4, 2015 Dr. In The House, STI & HIV The Department of Health in the UK is attempting to push through a new contract for junior doctors that would force them to work longer hours without extra pay. With a 98% mandate, the junior doctors voted...
Y Chromosome linked to Cancer Death Risk November 27, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements A study from a Swedish team found a correlation between loss of the Y chromosome and early death, in addition to an increased risk of cancer. Could this indicator be used as a biomarker? How much does that...
Fertility November 20, 2015 Dr. In The House, Sexual Health & Fertility Fertility issues are still wrongly assumed to be “a woman's problem” even though causes of infertility can be traced to lie with both sexes about 50% of the time. In the third part of the Movember...
Suicide in Middle Aged Men November 13, 2015 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging New figures show that men in the forties and fifties are twice as likely to kill themselves as the rest of the population. Dr Philip George, Psychiatrist, and Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist, dissect...
Movember – Testicular and Prostate Cancers November 6, 2015 Cancers in Men & Women, Dr. In The House, Kidney, Prostate & Bladder Care The hairiest month has arrived. To kick off Movember, Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist, tackles the topic of testicular and prostate cancer. Find out how everyone can change the face of men's...
Womb Transplants October 23, 2015 Dr. In The House, Sexual Health & Fertility Doctors in the UK have recently received approval to carry out the nation’s first ten womb transplants following a successful procedure in Sweden. It raises ethical questions especially since the...
Blood Pressure and the Elderly October 9, 2015 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging In her latest research, Dr Tan Maw Pin examined the association of postural blood pressure and blood pressure therapy with the risk of falls in older people. Joined by Dr George Lee, Dr Tan explains the...
Gonorrhea And UTIs October 2, 2015 Dr. In The House, Sexual Health & Fertility, STI & HIV Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections with about 106 million new cases reported each year. In addition, an estimated 36 million people are infected with the bacteria. It is...
Rabies In The Northern States September 25, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements Rabies is one of the oldest diseases known to humans and there is still no treatment available once a patient develops the symptoms. Malaysia has been declared rabies-free since 2012 by the World Health...
Bariatric Surgery And Diabetes September 18, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements Malaysia has the highest rate of obesity among Asian countries, with 49 percent of women and 44 percent of men bound to be obese. We also have the highest number of diabetes among ASEAN countries, with one...
