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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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BFM's Healthy Ageing 2019 Part 1 of 2: Healthy Joints...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/30

Everyone talks about healthy ageing, but what does it mean? We look at managing healthy joints among older people with Consultant Arthroplasty Orthopaedic & Trauma Specialist Dr Suhail Suresh, Consultant Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist Dr Foong Chee Choong, and Consultant Spine Surgeon Dr Lau Choon Ping, from Sunway Medical Centre. In the second part of this show, we discuss cancer care and pain management with Supportive Care Service and Palliative Care Physician Dr Julia Ho Fee Voon, Modern

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46:52

Health & Living Jr 2019: Stories - Every Child Matters

Health & Living ·

2019/12/27

Raising a child in today’s environment is a challenging journey, and parents of children with special needs have more obstacles to navigate. Four parents share their experiences of raising children with unique health challenges: Nori Abdullah, parent of a child with autism; Choo Li-Hsian, parent of a child with Down Syndrome; Adli Yahya, parent of a child with autism; and Edmund Lim, parent of a child with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).This is an edited recording of the panel discussion that

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51:00

Health & Living Jr 2019 Part 4 of 4: The Dilemma of...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/27

Children and parents are struggling to cope with all the conflicting demands of modern life. Are today's children adequately prepared to face adulthood? Or are we raising a generation of pampered under-achievers? This is an edited recording of the panel discussion that was held at the BFM Health & Living Jr 2019 by AIA Vitality. Members of the panel are: Dr Cindy Chan, Consultant Developmental Paediatrician, Hospital Kuala Lumpur; Tan Cheng Yi, Chartered Educational Psychologist, Oasis Place;

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40:13

Health & Living Jr 2019 Part 3 of 4: The Battle Over...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/26

The biggest ongoing battle in medicine today is over the issue of vaccination. What is fuelling parents’ anxieties about vaccination, and is the medical community able to counter the anti-vaccination movement with scientific arguments alone? This is an edited recording of the panel discussion that was held at the BFM Health & Living Jr 2019 by AIA Vitality. Members of the panel are: Dato’ Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist; Dr Karim Bettache, Social

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40:46

Health & Living Jr 2019 Part 2 of 4: The Allergy...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/24

Allergies among children are on the rise, including skin, respiratory and food allergies. Is the allergy epidemic due to an imbalance in our gut microbiome, or are our environments too sanitised? Consultant Paediatric ENT Dr Priatharisiny Velayutham, Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Physician Dr Norzila Mohamed Zainudin, and Consultant Paediatric Dermatologist Dr Heah Sheau Szu, from Sunway Medical Centre, discuss how to protect our children from unexpected allergic reactions, especially when they

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52:34

Health & Living Jr 2019 Part 1 of 4: Townhall with...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/23

Kids today are exposed to rapid technological changes, intense societal pressure, and complex family issues. How do we prepare kids for a future that will place huge demands on them? We caught up with YB Hannah Yeoh, Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Dr Faridah Abu Bakar, Director of the Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health, and Dato’ Dr Narimah Awin, Chairperson of the National Population and Family Development Board in a townhall session to find out

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48:50

Doctor in the House: The Latest in Men’s Health

Health & Living ·

2019/12/20

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. For our last show of the year, we look beyond some of the latest headlines involving men’s health. The first focus is on a man born without testicles who underwent a transplant to receive one from his identical twin brother, making it only the third known transplant of this type. We also discuss a study published in the journal Cancer in September, which found that the incidence of

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37:48

Health & Living Live 2019: Stories

Health & Living ·

2019/12/20

Our interaction with our community and environment plays a vital role in our health over the long term. Four individuals from various backgrounds share how their health decisions have shaped their lives: Ranjit Kaur, breast cancer survivor; Andrew Tan, vice president, KLASS; Muha Aziz, arts enthusiast living with a rare disease; and Poh Kim Pheng from the Malaysian Mental Health Association. This is an edited recording of the session that was held at the BFM Health & Living Live 2019 by AIA

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37:48

Health & Living Live 2019: Stories

Health & Living ·

2019/12/20

Our interaction with our community and environment plays a vital role in our health over the long term. Four individuals from various backgrounds share how their health decisions have shaped their lives: Ranjit Kaur, breast cancer survivor; Andrew Tan, vice president, KLASS; Muha Aziz, arts enthusiast living with a rare disease; and Poh Kim Pheng from the Malaysian Mental Health Association. This is an edited recording of the session that was held at the BFM Health & Living Live 2019 by AIA

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51:45

Health & Living Live 2019 Part 4 of 4: Gut Health

Health & Living ·

2019/12/19

How does the world around us – our environment, our culture and our relationships – interact with our health? While we have become more affluent over the last 62 years, many Malaysians appear to have moved away from our traditional dietary habits. Now, with obesity and diabetes on the rise, we seem desperate to experiment with fad diets, forgetting that each of us has a unique microbiome (gut bacteria) with a particular response to what we eat. This is an edited recording of the panel

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46:35

Health & Living Live 2019 Part 3 of 4: Town Hall with...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/18

How does the world around us – our environment, our culture and our relationships – interact with our health? The Deputy Minister of Health discusses how we can create a culture of health, and look at the environmental, economic and social forces that affect our health system. This is an edited recording of the townhall session that was held at the BFM Health & Living Live 2019 by AIA Vitality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Health & Living Live 2019 Part 2 of 4: Traditional vs...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/17

How does the world around us – our environment, our culture and our relationships – interact with our health? We look at traditional medicine and its place in the Malaysian healthcare system today, and ask whether evidence-based medicine is the only way forward. This is an edited recording of the debate session that was held at the BFM Health & Living Live 2019 by AIA Vitality. Debaters on the panel were: Dr Rafidah Abdullah, Consultant Physician & Nephrologist and Head of

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Health & Living Live 2019 Part 1 of 4: The Sandwich...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/16

How does the world around us – our environment, our culture and our relationships – interact with our health? One of the most pressing social issues facing us today is the physical and emotional toll faced by the sandwich generation: middle-aged individuals who are pressured with the obligation to support and care for their elderly parents while also raising their children. This is an edited recording of the panel discussion that was held at the BFM Health & Living Live 2019 by AIA

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50:34

Doctor in the House: Protecting Patient Privacy on...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/13

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Over one million patient-related messages are sent each day by doctors in Malaysia’s public hospitals, using chat apps. These messages may often contain confidential information about patients and their medical conditions. We look at patients’ privacy issues and how to use technology to ease clinical communication while protecting patients’ data.See omnystudio.com/listener

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46:16

Ask A Doctor #8: Women’s Health

Health & Living ·

2019/12/12

We are back for our monthly open clinic segment, where we get our doctors to address your health concerns. On today’s show, Dr Premitha Damodaran, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, is here to answer your questions about women’s health issues – from menstruation to menopause and everything in between.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Public Health #25: Should Drug Prices in Malaysia Be...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/11

On May 2, the Cabinet announced that price control measures for medications would be implemented. This has generated a flurry of reactions from the pharmaceutical industry, private hospitals, civil society and consumers. We try to understand the issue with the help of Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy and Dr June Choon, Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences, who specialises in health economics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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45:46

Treating Oral Maxillofacial Conditions and Injuries

Health & Living ·

2019/12/10

Problems of the face, mouth and jaw, such as facial trauma, tumours and jaw disorders, require complex expertise. We find out how these problems can be treated, as well as how they could impact our daily routines from Dr Sathesh Balasundram, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon from Subang Jaya Medical Centre.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Health: The Nuts and Bolts #2 – Corruption, Wastage...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/09

Corruption occurs in many aspects of our daily lives, from the individual level right up to the institutional. While healthcare is the one sector that you hope to be free of the taint of corruption, unfortunately, it is among the most corrupt sectors in many countries. In this episode of Health: The Nuts & Bolts, we explore areas of healthcare in Malaysia that need to be strengthened against corruption, abuse, wastage and fraud.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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49:00

Doctor in the House: Are Private Hospitals Too...

Health & Living ·

2019/12/05

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. When we talk about private hospitals, what often comes up is the price. Are private hospitals too expensive? How do they justify their costs? We’ll be speaking to Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh, president of the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia to find out more about this as well as the role of private hospitals in furthering public-private partnership to improve the provision of

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37:02

Brain Waves #31: Growing Brains and Preserving Humans?

Health & Living ·

2019/12/05

We’re coming to the end of the year and on this episode of Brain Waves, we sit down with neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar to catch up on some brain news that we haven’t had a chance to discuss this year: doctors have managed to place humans in suspended animation for the first time while scientists are growing brain cells in labs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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