Sarawak Needs Its Own Cancer Centre February 3, 2023 Cancers in Men & Women, Dr. In The House While we have improved in leaps and bounds when it comes to treating cancer, these advances don’t matter if patients aren’t able to access treatments at all. For cancer patients in rural Sarawak, access...
Medical Brain Drain – What’s The Solution? (Part 2) January 13, 2023 Dr. In The House Malaysia is losing our doctors. It’s a fact that we’ve known for years, as we’ve seen and heard stories of doctors leaving the public healthcare system not just for the private sector, but moving abroad...
Medical Brain Drain – What’s the Problem? (Part 1) January 6, 2023 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements Malaysia is losing our doctors. It’s a fact that we’ve known for years, as we’ve seen and heard stories of doctors leaving the public healthcare system not just for the private sector, but moving abroad...
Understanding Dementia as a Disability December 2, 2022 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging An ageing population means more of us are familiar with dementia, and it’s easy to understand dementia from a clinical perspective, in that it leads to impaired cognitive and physical abilities in that...
What Do You Want From The Next Health Minister? November 25, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements It’s almost a week since the 15th general elections, and finally, the political drama seems to be coming to an end with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim being sworn in as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. While...
How Early is Early For Prostate Cancer? November 18, 2022 Cancers in Men & Women, Dr. In The House When it comes to cancer, doctors always emphasise the importance of being early - early in diagnosis, and early in treatment. But how early is early, and what difference does it make to someone diagnosed with...
Medical Disabilities and Insurance Claims (Part 1) October 28, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements If you are involved in an accident, and suffer injuries that result in a disability, your ability to work and carry out daily activities could be affected. But this doesn’t mean you’re left without...
Investing in Mental Health October 14, 2022 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging Mental health received a visible mention in the recently-tabled Budget 2023, with RM34mil allocated for the establishment of a National Mental Health Centre of Excellence, and RM413.58 million for the Mental...
First Malaysian as the Head of the International Society of Surgery September 30, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements Earlier in the month, the International Society of Surgery - which represents over 3,000 surgeons across the globe - appointed its new president, Dato’ Dr Yip Cheng Har, making her the first woman to head...
Should Suicide Prevention Be Everyone’s Responsibility? September 9, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic was not only that tens of thousands of people in Malaysia died from the disease, or that more than half a million people slipped closer to financial strife. There has also...
