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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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44:31

Circumcision: To Cut Or Not To Cut

Health & Living ·

2025/03/20

Circumcision is a practice that is both familiar and mysterious in Malaysian culture. We know that berkhatan is a common practice for Muslim boys, yet there may still be concerns and anxieties among parents and young boys themselves about how the procedure is carried out and how to prevent complications from it. We speak to Dr Daniel Mohanaprakash bin Abdullah, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon from Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, to find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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34:38

Healthy Ageing: What Makes An Age-Friendly City?

Health & Living ·

2025/03/19

What do Taiping, Ipoh, Penang Island, and Sibu have in common? They’re all committed to being age-friendly cities! Together with consultant geriatrician Prof Dr Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, we explore what it means for a city to be truly age-friendly and how we can make that a goal for all of Malaysia.Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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45:24

Mind Matters: From Sembang To Support

Health & Living ·

2025/03/17

In her PPR community in Batu Muda, Kak Lynn is a mother, office employee, home business owner, and trained community advocate for mental health. Kak Lynn talks about her role as an Ambassador for the KAMI Sembang community programme, and Teoh Rhu Yie, clinical psychologist from Thrive Well, dives into the wider benefits of developing mental health skills among members of the community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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52:10

Is Kidney Disease On The Rise Among Teens?

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2025/03/14

You may know how common chronic kidney disease is, but did you know that the disease could soon have a new - and much younger - face in Malaysia? With more children and adolescents developing obesity and diabetes, there is an increasing risk of renal impairment or even chronic kidney disease being diagnosed at a younger age. In conjunction with World Kidney Day, we speak to Prof Dr Lim Soo Kun, President of the Malaysian Society of Nephrology, and Dr Jaclynn Chin, Head of Public Education, National

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42:33

Public Health: Childhood Obesity In Malaysia Is An...

Health & Living ·

2025/03/13

One in three school-aged children in Malaysia is overweight or obese, putting them on a worrying trajectory of chronic diseases in adulthood like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. But it’s going to take more than body-shaming children or guilting parents, to turn this trend around. We tackle the complexities of treating childhood obesity and explore public health strategies with Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy, and Assoc Prof Dr Azriyanti Anuar Zaini,

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47:20

How To Stay Fit In Your 40s

Health & Living ·

2025/03/12

Is it true that it’s harder to exercise and see results in your 40s? Find out more about the changes your body goes through at the mid-life stage and whether keeping fit is as impossible as it may seem. We speak to Dr Kavitha Mahadevan, sports and exercise physician, and Dr Harjeet Singh, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, for tips and tricks.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:04

Humans of Healthcare: The Geriatrician

Health & Living ·

2025/03/11

You might see a cardiologist for heart issues, a rheumatologist for arthritis, or an endocrinologist for diabetes. But as you age and have more complex health needs, you might need someone who is able to understand how to manage different medical issues in an ageing body. On this episode of Humans of Healthcare, we speak to consultant geriatrician Assoc Prof Dr Terence Ong about what exactly he does and why geriatricians matter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:06

Are Supplements Safe If You’re On Psychiatric Meds?

Health & Living ·

2025/03/10

As mental health issues like depression and anxiety rise, more people may be on short- or long-term prescriptions of medications for these conditions. At the same time, people are also more likely to be consuming a plethora of other medications and supplements for a variety of medical concerns or just for general well-being. Bharati Suresh Chand, a pharmacist, helps us to understand how the ingredients of certain medications and supplements can impact mental health or interact with psychiatric

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34:13

Are Generic Drugs Less Effective?

Health & Living ·

2025/03/07

Are generic drugs less effective than brand-name ones? Generics are often described as cheaper but just as effective alternatives to brand-name drugs, but some people have claimed that generics simply don’t work as well for them. In this episode, consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by Prof Dr PT Thomas, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, to dive into this age-old debate, and understand how doctors decide when to prescribe generics.Image

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44:21

Counsellor’s Corner: Why Does Rejection Hurt So Much?

Health & Living ·

2025/03/06

How do you deal with a “no”, whether it’s having your project pitch shot down at work, or being turned down for a date? On this month’s Counsellor’s Corner, licensed counsellor Heeran Kaur talks about why rejection hurts, and how to learn to cope with it.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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41:38

Preventing Women From Dying After Childbirth

Health & Living ·

2025/03/05

Severe bleeding after childbirth, also known as post-partum haemorrhage, continues to be a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide, including here in Malaysia, despite advances in medicine. So how can we stop PPH - a treatable condition - from continuing to kill women at what is supposed to be one of the happiest moments in their lives? Here to delve into that is Prof Dr Jamiyah Hassan, consultant obstetrician & gynaecologist and fetomaternal specialist.Image credit: Shutterstock See

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26:57

Listen Up! Here’s How To Protect Your Hearing

Health & Living ·

2025/03/04

Many of us spend hours a day listening to sounds at levels that our ears are probably not meant for. But how often do we stop and think about how it’s impacting our hearing each time we kick the volume button up a notch? In conjunction with World Hearing Day - which is observed annually on 3rd March - we speak to Dr Natalia Wroblewska, Public Health Specialist with the WHO Representative Office for Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore, on how we can listen out for our hearing health.Image

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39:27

Can We Cure #4: Cancer?

Health & Living ·

2025/03/03

What if we could one day cure all cancers? Why has it been so difficult for scientists to find a cure? In this mini series, we explore the challenges that scientists face and what a cure would mean to people living with cancer. In this episode, we speak to consultant gynaecological oncologist Prof Dr Woo Yin Ling and consultant clinical oncologist Dr Jennifer Leong.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:59

Your Guide To Glucose

Health & Living ·

2025/02/28

Our body needs glucose to function, but as with all things in life, you can have too much of a good thing. We dive into what glucose does to our body and whether “hacks” to lower glucose spikes work, as consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by consultant endocrinologist Dr Saiful Kassim.Image credit: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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42:00

Phones Off, Books Down!

Health & Living ·

2025/02/27

As a parent today, it’s easy to get caught up in debates over Montessori versus traditional kindergartens, international versus national schools, and British versus American, Australian, and so on. But what if we put all the labels aside, and focused on the fundamentals of how children learn best: through playing outdoors, getting dirty, and exploring with all their faculties and senses. We dig into non-traditional learning, with Dr Rajini Sarvananthan, Consultant Developmental Paediatrician, as

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36:00

Physiotherapy For Children with Rare Disorders

Health & Living ·

2025/02/26

Improving quality of life for someone living with a rare disorder isn’t just about treating or finding a cure to the condition, but also about helping them lead as normal a life as they can. In many cases, rehabilitation such as physiotherapy can play a vital role. Here to help us understand that are Sharfiza Abdul Aziz, senior paediatric physiotherapist, as well as Nur’shafinaz binti Salehen, whose son Ahmad Ammar Adam lives with Cri du Chat syndrome.Image credit: ShutterstockSee

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Because Feelings Matter #38: How A Father Survived...

Health & Living ·

2025/02/25

Back in 2022, Fuad would visit KLIA regularly over the course of April to June, where his late son’s architecture installation, ‘Polyhedron Pavilion’, was on exhibit. Having lost his son to suicide in 2021, Fuad treasured such remaining connections and memories of his son, and slowly learned to come to terms with the grief. Fuad shares his journey of surviving the suicide loss and why he authored two books, "Living with Grief: The Untold Story" and "The Last Notes", as part of his advocacy about

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31:18

NCD Chronicles #25 (Part 2): Living with Type 1 Diabetes

Health & Living ·

2025/02/24

The struggles faced by children and young adults with Type 1 diabetes are still largely unnoticed by the public, healthcare providers and policymakers. In last month’s NCD Chronicles, 20-year-old Nazril Hadani described the ups and downs of growing up with Type 1 diabetes. In the second part of this feature, we’re looking at the gaps that people with Type 1 face, in terms of access to treatment, glucose monitoring and insurance coverage. (Listen to Part 1 here.)NCD Chronicles is a series about

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45:09

Why Malaysians Have Poor Diabetes Control

Health & Living ·

2025/02/21

One in six adults in Malaysia have diabetes, but more than half do not have good glucose control. With poorly controlled diabetes comes astronomical costs of treating the long-term complications - not only to patients and caregivers, but placing a huge burden on an under-resourced healthcare system. Prof Dr Sanjay Rampal and Prof Dr Lim Lee Ling from University of Malaya, co-authors of a recently-published study on diabetes control among Malaysians, join us to unpack why younger adults fare poorly

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47:53

Ask A Doctor: Cholesterol and Blood Pressure

Health & Living ·

2025/02/20

On this month’s Ask A Doctor, we are addressing questions about high cholesterol and blood pressure. Consultant cardiologist Dr Effarezan Abdul Rahman joins us to answer the most common concerns about these two conditions.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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