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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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19:21

Researching Stroke Biomarkers

Health & Living ·

2020/01/28

Early detection and treatment is crucial for stroke patients to limit brain damage and prevent further stroke complications. Aishah Ismail, a researcher in biomedical engineering and recipient of the Merdeka Award Grant for International Attachment 2018, is currently researching ways to identify stroke biomarkers through ocular blood flow, and we speak to her to find out more about her research and how it can be implemented at the clinical level.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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32:01

Chinese New Year Special: Healthy and Fit

Health & Living ·

2020/01/23

“Shen ti jian kang” or “wishing you good health” is a common greeting you hear during the Chinese New Year celebrations. An important aspect of good health is diet and fitness. We revisit two shows from our archives: one with culinary expert Amy Beh where she talked about traditional Chinese New Year dishes; and one with personal trainer Karen Siah, who shared about affordable fitness regimes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:34

Teaching Children Self-Control

Health & Living ·

2020/01/23

Self-control and discipline isn’t something you usually associate with children. We tend to think it’s ok when children are easily distracted, have little willpower, do not persevere with tasks or do not control their emotions. But these same traits would not be acceptable in adults. Consultant Developmental Paediatrician Dr Rajini Sarvananthan joins us to discuss how we can teach children to develop self control and emotional regulation so that they can adapt to challenges in

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48:02

Mind Matters: Alcohol Addiction

Health & Living ·

2020/01/22

In past months, several fatal drunk driving incidents made the news here in Malaysia. When does a drink turn into one too many, and from there, into an addiction? We’ll be looking at alcohol addiction and the challenges on the long road to rehab and recovery, on today’s episode of Mind Matters with Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq, Consultant Psychiatrist, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and Assoc Prof Dr Simon Adamson, Deputy Director, National Addiction Centre, University of Otago, New

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47:02

Be Fit Malaysians #17: HIIT-ing the Gym

Health & Living ·

2020/01/21

Many of us make a New Year’s resolution to exercise more, but how do we go about it? In the current fitness frenzy, we take a look at high intensity interval training, more commonly known as HIIT, and how it actually shapes and affects our body. Find out how to start your fitness regime right with consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr Harjeet Singh and personal trainer Adly Almanzo Mohd Adnan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:24

How Do We Treat Burns?

Health & Living ·

2020/01/20

Severe burns can leave scars that cause psychological distress to the person, even long after the injury has healed. So how are burn wounds managed and treated to minimise the risk of scarring? What is the role of reconstructive surgery in recovery? To help us find out more, we’re speaking to Dr Jagjeet Singh, consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:32

Doctor in the House: Improving Our Trauma Care System

Health & Living ·

2020/01/17

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Road accidents have remained one of Malaysia’s leading causes of death every year. Victims of road accidents often face injuries ranging from minor to severe ones, that could leave them with life-long disabilities. So how are emergency and trauma departments equipped to manage these injuries? And how do we improve our trauma care system? We speak to consultant emergency physician Dr

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32:33

Flu and Diabetes in the Elderly

Health & Living ·

2020/01/16

With influenza cases seemingly on the rise in recent weeks, we look at how older people are particularly vulnerable to complications from the viral infection. This is of concern especially for those who have coexisting chronic diseases like diabetes. Dr Nordiana Nordin, Consultant Geriatrician from Hospital Sg Buloh, joins us to shed more light on how influenza and diabetes can turn nasty when they come together.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:15

Program ROSE: Removing Obstacles to cervical ScrEening

Health & Living ·

2020/01/15

In 2017, Program ROSE was started as a pilot research programme to improve access to cervical cancer screening among Malaysian women. In conjunction with Cervical Cancer Awareness month, we speak to Prof Dr Woo Yin Ling, consultant gynaecological oncologist, who started Program ROSE, to find out how the program has developed since and its role in cervical cancer screening in Malaysia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:55

Reducing the Burden of COPD

Health & Living ·

2020/01/14

Not too long ago, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease predicted that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) would be the third leading cause of death by 2020. Having reached this significant milestone, we speak to consultant respiratory physician Dr Ernest Poh about recent updates on the management of COPD and whether there is any progress in reversing the burden caused by the disease.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:16

Health: The Nuts and Bolts #3 – Health Workforce

Health & Living ·

2020/01/13

In the 3rd episode of Health: The Nuts & Bolts, the series that goes behind the scenes of our health system, we’re looking at our health workforce. Just about every management self-help book out there will exhort the importance of hiring the right employees in order to guarantee the success of an organisation. Private companies scramble to adopt best practices when it comes to staffing because their bottom line is at stake. Now transpose that bottom line to a nation’s health and

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50:47

Doctor in the House: Influenza and Respiratory Diseases

Health & Living ·

2020/01/10

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Influenza is back in the news and on our chat groups. Going by anecdotes and forwarded messages on social media, we appear to be looking at an influenza outbreak. However, the Ministry of Health has said that the slight increase in influenza-like illness is still within normal parameters. We check in with consultant respiratory physician Dr Helmy Haja Mydin to find out whether we should be

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50:47

Doctor in the House: Influenza and Respiratory Diseases

Health & Living ·

2020/01/10

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Influenza is back in the news and on our chat groups. Going by anecdotes and forwarded messages on social media, we appear to be looking at an influenza outbreak. However, the Ministry of Health has said that the slight increase in influenza-like illness is still within normal parameters. We check in with consultant respiratory physician Dr Helmy Haja Mydin to find out whether we should be

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45:37

Brain Waves #32: Addiction and Anxiety in the Brain

Health & Living ·

2020/01/09

What happens in the brain of someone who suffers from an extreme addiction? And how would withdrawal from the addictive substance affect the emotions of the individual? Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar is back with her Brain Waves series, and joining her is Dr Jaya Kumar Murthy, neurophysiologist from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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46:48

Public Health #26: Critical Time for Health Workers

Health & Living ·

2020/01/08

The year 2019 ended on a note of uncertainty for workers in the health sector, who had been told that the government was considering stopping the critical service incentive allowance to certain professions in the civil service. For the health sector, this will include medical officers, pharmacists, dentists and nurses who are joining the service from 1 January 2020. This news ended a year that had been filled with ups and downs for medical professionals. We discuss the implications of recent policy

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50:03

A Decade in Orthopaedics

Health & Living ·

2020/01/07

As we enter the new year and decade, we ask consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr Rajesh Singh to walk us through some of the most significant advances and improvements in orthopaedic medicine over the past 10 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:41

Extreme Facial Pain

Health & Living ·

2020/01/06

We have several nerves in our face, which supply feeling and movement to the face. Imagine when something goes wrong with one of those nerves. One of the more serious conditions affecting the facial nerves is trigeminal neuralgia, which causes severe pain in the face. Dr Puneet Nandrajog, Consultant Neuro & Spine Surgeon from Manipal Hospitals Klang, explains more about this condition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:56

Doctor in the House: Changing Mindsets on the Smoking...

Health & Living ·

2020/01/03

1st January marked the beginning of enforcement of the smoking ban in eateries, after an educational period of a year. We look back at how effective the smoking ban has been in changing smokers’ behaviour (or not), and where Malaysia stands when it comes to tobacco control in the region. We’ll be speaking to Dr Mary Assunta, Senior Policy Advisor with Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance, and Dr Zarihah Mohd Zain, medical director with the Malaysian Women's Action for Tobacco Control

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51:18

Ask A Doctor #9: Exercise and Fitness

Health & Living ·

2020/01/02

We are back for our monthly open clinic segment, where we get our doctors to address your health concerns. On today’s show, Datuk Dr Ramlan Aziz, Sport Medicine Physician, is here to answer your questions about exercise, fitness and sports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:38

BFM's Healthy Ageing 2019 Part 2 of 2: The Heart &...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/31

Everyone talks about healthy ageing, but what does it mean? We look at healthy ageing from the perspective of cardiovascular health with Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Dato’ Dr Yap Yee Guan and Consultant Vascular Surgeon Dr Naresh Govindarajanthran, from Sunway Medical Centre, and dietitian L. Mageswary Lapchmanan, from the Ministry of Health. From the heart, we move to mental health issues with Consultant Neurosurgeon Dr Syed Abdullah Al-Haddad, Consultant Geriatrician Dr Philip Poi

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