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51:01

Mind Matters: When Vulnerable Children Are Bullied

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2025/09/18

Malaysia has one of the highest rates of bullying in schools, compared with 44 other countries worldwide. We explore how bullying affects children in vulnerable situations, such as those from low-income or dysfunctional families, or those who are stateless, and how it leaves scars on children’s psychological and emotional well-being. Anum Sofea Muhamad Fadzli, Clinical Psychologist from Thrive Well, and Felicia Yoon, Co-Founder of Arus Academy, join us for this conversation.Image Credit:

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42:45

Finally, A National Rare Disease Policy - So What’s...

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2025/09/17

The Ministry of Health recently unveiled the long-awaited National Rare Disease Policy, which is aimed at improving access to care for people living with rare diseases at every point in their lives. How does it live up to expectations? What are the gaps that remain? And how can the upcoming Budget 2026 play a part in ensuring that the policy is turned into action? We speak to Nadiah Hanim Abdul Latif, President of the Malaysia Rare Disorders Society, and Prof Dr Thong Meow Keong, a consultant

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47:23

When Companion Chatbots Become Therapists

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2025/09/12

People - adults and children - are turning to AI chatbots to talk about their mental health and how they’re feeling. But is this as harmless as it seems when in some cases, people are pushed to psychosis or even suicide? Consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by consultant psychiatrist Dr Ravivarma Rao Panirselvam and CEO of Content Forum Malaysia Mediha Mahmood to dive into the dark truths of people turning to bots for advice and what guardrails are needed.If you are in need of emotional

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34:36

Public Health: The Neglect of Fungal Infections

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2025/09/11

You may brush off having thrush or ringworm as just a simple fungal infection. However, fungal infections are on the rise as a serious public health concern, and we aren’t paying enough attention to treating them. This year, the World Health Organization published its first-ever report addressing the critical lack of medicines and diagnostic tools for invasive fungal diseases. On the Public Health show, we speak to Clinical Microbiologist Dr Rukumani Devi Velayuthan, to understand the serious impact

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28:27

Healthy Ageing: Substance Use Disorders Among Older...

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2025/09/10

Substance use disorders are often already challenging to manage, so what happens when the person who needs help is an older adult, potentially with cognitive issues or even multiple comorbidities? In this episode of Healthy Ageing, we speak to consultant psychiatrist Dr Azhar Salleh to find out why we need to tackle the stigma on substance use disorders among older adults and what's most important when it comes to supporting our loved ones.Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for

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44:10

Humans of Healthcare: The (Female) Urologist

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2025/09/09

Does a urologist only treat urinary problems or male sexual health issues? On this episode of Humans of Healthcare, we guide you through the type of care that urologists provide for both women and men, and why this is an important specialty within healthcare. Dr Siti Nur Masyithah Ma’arof, Consultant Urologist, also shares her unique perspective of being one of the few female urologists in Malaysia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Best For Moms 2025 Panel 2: How To Raise...

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2025/09/08

As parents, your No. 1 focus is probably your child’s education. But don’t forget that teaching children about financial literacy is also an important life skill they should learn. Listen for tips and strategies to raise financially-savvy children - how to teach them about spending, saving and securing money smarts.This is an edited replay of the first series of BFM Health & Living (For Her) events, with the theme “Best For Moms: A Forum For The Sisterhood”. This event is presented by FWD

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Best For Moms 2025 Panel 1: Health, Hormones &...

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2025/09/08

Anxiety, brain fog, depression, stress, overstimulation - sound familiar, mummies? We got you - this is a safe space to share all the mental health issues that mothers struggle with. We’ll also talk about how to manage your hormones throughout the different phases of motherhood, like pregnancy, postpartum and breastfeeding, for better reproductive and sexual health.This is an edited replay of the first series of BFM Health & Living (For Her) events, with the theme “Best For Moms: A Forum For The

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41:43

Counsellor’s Corner: Bullying

Health & Living ·

2025/09/04

With more reports of bullying in schools, universities and even workplaces surfacing, we open up our Counsellor’s Corner to answer questions about the short- and long-term impact of bullying, as well as how to help someone who is being bullied.If you are in need of emotional support, look for local support within your community, or call helplines like: Befrienders KL at 03-7627 2929, Talian HEAL at 15 555, or MIASA at 1-800-1800-66.Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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40:56

Cancer Research: Highs and Lows

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2025/09/03

Over the past decade, cancer research has delivered remarkable advances — from precision therapies and immunotherapy breakthroughs to improved survival for patients with breast, lung, colon, and prostate cancers. Yet the global picture remains uneven: many cancers remain under-researched, access to the latest treatments is often dictated by geography and income, and research is still largely shaped by Western priorities and populations. In this conversation with Cancer Research Malaysia, Dr

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45:14

Hospice Care Supports Patients and Caregivers

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2025/09/02

Death is a difficult topic for most of us, yet it is an inevitable part of human life. For those diagnosed with terminal or life-limiting diseases, palliative and hospice care helps them navigate their illnesses with comfort. We speak with a caregiver and a hospice nurse to find out how the physical and psychosocial support helps patients and caregivers. as well as with Kasih Hospice Foundation to find out about the role it’s played over 20 years. Find out more about their Seasons of Life festival

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NCD Chronicles #31: A Senior Caring For Another...

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2025/08/29

With a population that is ageing and increasingly burdened with non-communicable diseases, what happens when an older adult needs a full-time caregiver and that role is taken up by their spouse - also a senior themself? We speak to Monica Voon, who found herself in that situation after her husband was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome. She shares the challenges she faced in ensuring her husband’s needs and care were met, as well as how her own well-being was affected. We also hear from

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33:57

How Newborn Screening Helps SCID Families (And Other...

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2025/08/28

You’ve probably heard of “bubble boy” or “bubble baby” disease, where a child diagnosed with it has to live in a germ-free, sterile and contained environment, because they’re extremely vulnerable to infectious diseases. The more accurate name is severe combined immunodeficiency disease or SCID, and children born with it often don’t survive past their first few years, especially if they’re undiagnosed or untreated. Here’s where newborn screening can play a vital role in picking up these cases early

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How Global Clinical Trials Began In Malaysia

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2025/08/27

If you have diabetes, high blood pressure or heart failure, some of the drugs you’re taking for treatment may have been tested right here in Malaysia. Our country plays an important role in international clinical trials, a pivotal step in drug research that determines whether a therapy is safe and effective when you use it. On the show, we explore a retrospective of how clinical trial research developed in Malaysia, and how the country positioned itself as a hub for international clinical

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53:01

Because Feelings Matter #44: Behind The Call With A...

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2025/08/26

The volunteers of Befrienders KL provide emotional support 24 hours, every day, for people who are lonely, in distress, in despair or having suicidal thoughts. But what goes into the role of being a Befriender and how do volunteers deal with the distress they hear every day? On this episode of ‘Because Feelings Matter’, Etta Chatterjee, the Chairperson of Befrienders KL, and Shyuan, a volunteer with the helpline, share how they journey with callers in their pain and loneliness.World Suicide

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Why Won’t My Baby Eat? Breaking Down Paediatric...

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2025/08/25

Good nutrition, especially in the first year of life, is especially important for a child to grow and develop healthily. So what happens when babies aren’t able to feed well and what if these problems continue into their early childhood? Joining us to dive into how parents can be supported through common paediatric feeding issues, is speech-language therapist, Tay Chia Yi.Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25:42

A Chikungunya Outbreak in China - Should We Be Worried?

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2025/08/22

China is currently seeing an outbreak of chikungunya - a mosquito-borne illness - in Guangdong province with more than 7,000 cases reported earlier this month. With high volumes of travel between China and Malaysia, how worried should we be about the virus spreading here? Consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by consultant infectious diseases physician Dr Anjanna Kukraja to find out more about this virus and whether Malaysia’s prepared for it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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43:21

Ask A Doctor: How To Eat Better (And Healthier)

Health & Living ·

2025/08/21

The recently published National Health and Morbidity Survey 2024 focussing on nutrition revealed just how bad Malaysians’ diets are. Now that’s probably not a surprise to most of us but the question remains: what can we do about it? Here to help us break down how we can easily improve our diets and make sure we get all the nutrients we need is dietitian Prof Dr Winnie Chee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:37

Brain Waves: How Hearing Loss Changes The Brain

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2025/08/20

Hearing loss is often brought up as a risk factor for dementia, especially later on in life but what exactly explains that link? On this episode of Brain Waves, we dive into the changes that happen cognitively and physically due to hearing loss, and why it links to a dementia risk. We speak to neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar and neurophysiologist Dr Kumar Seluakumaran, both from Universiti Malaya.Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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43:59

Why Kids Are Turning to AI Chatbots

Health & Living ·

2025/08/19

Kids today use AI for homework, research, to answer their curious questions, and increasingly, for companionship. As we hear of extreme cases of children and teenagers devoting all their free time to conversations with AI chatbots, the question arises: how safe is this for young people? And how do parents and educators help kids understand the differences between artifice and reality? Find out how to get a copy of Makchic’s book ‘The Society of Online Superheroes: A Super Smart Guide to Internet

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