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Health & Living

Wander and be enlightened by the endlessly fascinating inner universe that is the human body. We speak with experts, Nobel laureates, cancer survivors and healthcare workers who share their unique perspectives on wellness and living and the latest medical research.

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44:10

Home Dialysis – The Safer Option for End-Stage Kidney...

Health & Living ·

2020/09/07

People with kidney disease are at higher risk of more severe illness, and those on dialysis can have weaker immune systems, making it harder to fight infections. With the current risk of COVID-19 infection, and no clear end in sight to the pandemic, consultant nephrologist Dr Sunita Bavanandan explores the advantages of peritoneal dialysis (PD), while end-stage kidney disease patient Peter Tan shares how PD has given him a new lease on life. Image Source: Wikimedia CommonsSee

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40:53

Doctor in the House: Tackling Taboos on STIs

Health & Living ·

2020/09/04

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 look at how we’re doing in managing sexually transmitted infections. STIs remain a taboo subject in our society and the surrounding stigma can prevent early detection and treatment of these diseases. On today’s show, we speak to consultant urologist Dr George Lee and Assoc Prof Dr Raja

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39:11

Understanding Signalling Pathways for Cancer Cells

Health & Living ·

2020/09/03

The cells that make up our body have a life cycle of growth and death, but this cycle changes when the cells become cancerous. Here to help us understand more about the biology of cancers is Dr Filippo Prischi, lecturer in biochemistry from the University of Essex. Image Source: Wikimedia CommonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:40

Are We Doing Enough to Prevent Suicides?

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2020/09/02

Suicide has made the news again in recent weeks, with several media reports about sucide attempts being punished with a jail term or fine under the Penal Code. With World Suicide Prevention Day falling on 10 September, consultant clinical psychologistEvelyn Soong joins us to talk about whether we are doing enough to prevent suicides. Image Source: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:00

Ribs For Walking? We’re Not Ribbing

Health & Living ·

2020/09/01

It’s all about evolution in this episode with consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr Rajesh Singh. First, we look at a new hypothesis by researchers from the University of Utah that the ribs evolved for movement first, before being co-opted for breathing. Also in this episode, your back pain may be due to the fact that you evolved to walk on two legs. Image Source: Wallpaper FlareSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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49:53

Doctor in the House: Is Malaysia Ready to Manufacture...

Health & Living ·

2020/08/28

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 to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines domestically, with co-host Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist, as well as our guests Prof Poh Chit Laa, Head of the Centre for Virus and Vaccine Research, Sunway University; and Ashish Pal, Vice-President, Pharmaceutical Association of Malaysia. Image

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38:48

Treating Age-Related Vision Loss

Health & Living ·

2020/08/27

While changes in our vision will naturally occur as we age, actual vision loss is not a normal part of ageing. You can, and should, do something to prevent vision loss and blindness as you grow older, so that your ability to be active and productive is not hampered. Consultant ophthalmologist Dr Wong Jun Shyan joins us to discuss how to prevent and treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of preventable blindness among the older population. Image Source: PixabaySee

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40:15

What’s My Risk of Getting Breast Cancer?

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2020/08/26

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Malaysia. Yet, there has never been a true assessment of breast cancer risk in Malaysian women. Why is it important to know our specific risk? We find out from Associate Professor Dr Ho Weang Kee, Statistician; and Professor Dr Teo Soo Hwang, Chief Scientific Officer of Cancer Research Malaysia, who are both co-lead authors of a ground-breaking genetic study by Cancer Research Malaysia  and the University of Cambridge. Image Source: Wallpaper

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32:54

Managing Acute Stroke

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2020/08/25

“Time is brain” is a phrase frequently heard in the care and treatment of stroke. If treatment is given as soon as possible from the time a stroke occurs, it can make a significant difference in saving brain tissue. Dr Hilwani Kaharuddin, Emergency Physician from Ara Damansara Medical Centre, explains more about the diagnosis and treatment of an acute stroke in the emergency phase. Image Source: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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46:38

Merdeka 2020: My Healthcare Heroes at Home

Health & Living ·

2020/08/24

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the unsung heroes in our country – the doctors, nurses, medical assistants, researchers, laboratory technicians, and other health workers who are waging a war against the deadly virus to protect their fellow Malaysians. We speak to a few of the health workers who are toiling on the frontlines and behind the scenes every day to keep us safe. Image Source: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:31

The Link Between Obesity, Diabetes and COVID-19

Health & Living ·

2020/08/19

If you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, managing your body weight is crucial to managing the disease, especially if you are obese. This is more important than ever, as both diabetes and obesity increases the risk of severe COVID-19 complications if you catch the coronavirus. We speak to consultant endocrinologist Dr Teoh Wei Leng, from Sunway Medical Centre, to find out why these individuals are considered high-risk, and how they can better manage their weight during this pandemic. Image

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37:31

Mind Matters: How Poverty Affects Mental Health

Health & Living ·

2020/08/18

Poverty, financial instability and social inequalities are intertwined with mental health. With the crushing impact of COVID-19 on the economy, lower-income communities are dealing with the double burden of financial instability and psychological stress. Ellisha Othman, Managing Director of SOLS Health, and Ahmad Faudzi Mohd Nazam, Chairman of Kawasan Rukun Tetangga Shah Alam, share more about the challenges faced by lower-income communities, and the support they need. Image Source: PixabaySee

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44:13

Public Health #33: Haemophilia – An Unseen Public...

Health & Living ·

2020/08/17

If you have haemophilia, your body will not be able to stop bleeding as easily as the average person’s. Haemophilia is a rare genetic disorder, but affects a hidden population of young people and places a significant social and economic burden on them. Dr Veena Selvaratnam, haematologist from Hospital Ampang, joins Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO of Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy, to discuss the impact of the condition on young people, as well as access to treatment. Image Source:

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Doctor in the House: Looking for Clues to COVID-19 in...

Health & Living ·

2020/08/14

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Testing septic tanks, using sniffer dogs and deploying drones – these are among some of the surveillance methods being used in various countries to look for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the community before it becomes widespread. Dr Dale Fisher, Professor of Infectious Diseases from the National University of Singapore, joins consultant urologist Dr George Lee to discuss how

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45:57

Brain Waves #37: SMA Awareness Month - Living With A...

Health & Living ·

2020/08/13

Living with a rare disease can already be challenging, and even more so during a global pandemic. On this Brain Waves episode, we speak to neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar and Siti Safura Jaapar who lives with spinal muscular atrophy to find out how people with rare diseases, especially SMA, are coping as well as how the pandemic has affected the advocacy for access to much-needed treatment in Malaysia. Image Source: AFPSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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34:38

Targeted Therapy In Cancer Treatment

Health & Living ·

2020/08/12

Next generation sequencing (NGS) is a form of DNA sequencing which has various applications, including helping doctors to understand cancer mutations. The use of NGS can then help treating oncologists to decide on targeted therapy for cancer patients. To help us dive into how NGS works is consultant clinical oncologist, Dato’ Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Abdul Wahid. Image Source: AFPSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:27

Thyroid Problems in Women

Health & Living ·

2020/08/11

For women, it may seem like fatigue, lethargy and weight fluctuations are par for the course, or simply just something you expect as you get older. However, these symptoms may also mask thyroid problems and such conditions may go undiagnosed because of the unspecific symptoms. We speak to Dr Shamita Sharma, Consultant Endocrinologist, Subang Jaya Medical Centre to find out more about how thyroid problems affect women, and how you can identify whether you are at risk. Image Source: PixabaySee

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49:12

Healthcare in a Pandemic #3: Hospitals & Clinics

Health & Living ·

2020/08/10

In our third episode of Healthcare in a Pandemic, public policy specialist Dr Khor Swee Kheng is joining us to discuss how hospitals and clinics have been operating throughout the pandemic, and whether there’s a need to reorganise how the system functions in order to cope with current and future health security threats. Image Source: PxfuelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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45:07

Doctor in the House: Will We See a Third COVID-19 Wave?

Health & Living ·

2020/08/07

In recent weeks, we’ve seen rising concern that Malaysia may be on the verge of facing another wave of COVID-19, as cases have been on the rise based on recent reports. What are we doing (or rather aren’t we doing) to stem the tide? Consultant Urologist Dr George Lee joins us as we speak to epidemiologist Prof Dr Sanjay Rampal and psychologist Dr Eugene Tee to find out more. Image Source: Wikimedia CommonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:01

Ask A Doctor #12: Skin Health

Health & Living ·

2020/08/06

On our monthly open clinic series, we bring you the doctors to address your health concerns. On today’s show, consultant dermatologist and dermatological surgeon Dr Adrian Yong is here to answer all your questions relating to skin health. Image Source: Max PixelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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