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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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33:44

Healthy Ageing: Move It or Lose It

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2025/02/19

We’re often told that we must “move it or lose it” when it comes to our musculoskeletal health, and this is especially true in your older years. So what does “moving it” entail? On this episode of Healthy Ageing, we speak to Dr Elaine Hong and Imelda Yong, co-founders of Breakfree Movement, to find out how exercise can be made easier and better for older adults.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38:36

Mind Matters: Mental Health Support For Social Sectors

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2025/02/18

People who work in the health, social and education sectors are the foundation of society. Think of teachers, nurses, doctors, welfare providers, prison officers or community volunteers, all providing services and support that everyone needs at some point in their lives. But what are their needs and challenges, especially when working with children and adults who may be in difficult circumstances and trying to provide support to them? We find out how mental health support tailored to social sector,

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39:50

Can We Cure #3: Allergies

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2025/02/17

What if we could one day cure allergies, like that perennnial, pesky hayfever or your potentially life-threatening peanut allergy? In this mini series, we’ll be exploring the challenges scientists have faced in curing life-changing diagnoses, and what a cure would mean to people who live with these conditions. To answer this question, we’re joined by consultant allergist and paediatric immunologist Associate Professor Dr Adli Ali.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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49:16

Should Vaping Be Regulated Or Banned Completely?

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2025/02/14

The question of whether vapes and e-cigarettes should be banned outright has arisen again, with Minister of Health Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad saying that the Ministry is only focusing on enforcing current regulations for now. What are the pros and cons of a strict ban on all vaping products? How do other countries, such as New Zealand, approach the regulation of vape use? We explore with Prof Dr Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed, Leader, Smokefree Sejahtera Campus Community Flagship 3.0 programme, IIUM,

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46:25

Public Health: The Health Workforce Crisis

Health & Living ·

2025/02/13

The healthcare workforce in Malaysia is currently facing a multitude of challenges that threaten the sustainability and effectiveness of the healthcare system. On this episode of Public Health, we wade through the controversies and confusion over issues like shift hours, on-call allowances, and working conditions, with Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO of the Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy, and Dr Timothy Cheng, Chairman of the Malaysian Medical Association’s Section Concerning House Officers,

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29:46

Humans of Healthcare: The Paediatric Dentist

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2025/02/12

What is it like working as the doctor no one likes to see? It’s not uncommon for many of us to fear a visit to the dentist, but in this episode of Humans of Healthcare, we want to hear what it is like for dentists when their patients are scared of them - or, more accurately, the procedures they’re about to do, with consultant paediatric dentist Dr Tengku Maryam Fatimah Tengku Ab Malek.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:59

Can We Cure #2: Genetic Disorders?

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2025/02/10

What if we could one day cure all genetic diseases? Would it be ethical to do so, even if we could? In this mini series, we’ll be exploring the challenges scientists have faced in curing life-changing diagnoses, and what a cure would mean to people who live with these conditions. Joining us for this episode, we have neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar and bioethicist Dr Nishakanthi Gopalan, both from Universiti Malaya.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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44:23

Are More Young Adults Getting Cancer?

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2025/02/07

Your risk of getting cancer increases as you age, but these days, it seems like we hear more and more about people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s being diagnosed with cancer too. Are young adults more at risk of cancer than they were a decade ago? How would this change our approach to screening and treatment of these cancers? In conjunction with World Cancer Day (Tuesday, 4th February), we discuss this with Dato’ Dr Saunthari Somasundaram, president of the National Cancer Society of Malaysia. Image

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48:44

Counsellor’s Corner: How To Show Your Partner You Care

Health & Living ·

2025/02/06

On Counsellor’s Corner this month, we dive deep into the heart of relationships—how to show your partner you care, how to handle conflict, and how to grow together. Relationship counsellor Azah Yazmin answers all your questions.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:10

UMMC’s Increased Charges: What and Why

Health & Living ·

2025/02/05

The year started with a shocking bit of news for patients of Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, when the teaching hospital announced that it would be increases charges for consultation, admission, and other services starting 1st January 2025. Prof Dr Nazirah Hasnan, Director of Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, joins us to explain the rationale for the fee increases and how university hospitals differ from public hospitals under the Ministry of Health.Image credit: ShutterstockSee

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47:47

Understanding Why Healthcare Costs Money

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2025/02/04

Fee-for-service versus diagnosis-related groups. Value-based care. National health financing. These terms keep showing up in the current heated discussions over healthcare financing. Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr Rajesh Singh explains why it’s important to understand the ringgit and sen of healthcare, and helps to break down some of the terms and concepts for us.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:43

Can We Cure #1: Alzheimer’s Disease?

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2025/02/03

What if we could one day cure Alzheimer’s disease? In this mini series, we’ll be exploring the challenges scientists have faced in curing life-changing diagnoses, and what a cure would mean to people who live with these conditions. To answer this question, we’re joined by consultant geriatrician Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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45:20

Healthy Ageing: And A Healthy Heart

Health & Living ·

2025/01/28

Your heart beats non-stop even before you’re born to pump blood around your body. But how does age affect the way it functions? On this episode of Healthy Ageing, we’re joined by consultant cardiologist Dr Wong Teck Wee to delve into managing heart issues among older adults and how we can all ensure our heart stays as healthy as it can.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:07

Can We Eliminate #4: Childhood Diseases?

Health & Living ·

2025/01/27

What would our world look like if we no longer had to worry about infectious childhood diseases? In this series, we’ll look at how we can eliminate the public health challenges that continue to plague us today and how far we are from that goal. Dr Sangeetha Siniah, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant, speaks to us about the common infectious diseases that are still dangerous to children, and how we can do better to protect children.Photo credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for

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32:51

How T-Cells Help With Tracking Cancer Treatment

Health & Living ·

2025/01/24

We’ve often heard about the use of immunotherapy when it comes to cancer treatment, and while we’ve seen incredible advances, there remains more to be done. Not all cancers can be treated by immunotherapy, and not all patients respond to it as well. As researchers continue to develop and study potential immunotherapies to treat cancers, what if a new test could help them track how effective these therapies are in real-time? Here to tell us more about that is Assistant Professor Dr Anthony Tan, from

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45:54

Because Feelings Matter #37: Stalked For 8 Years And...

Health & Living ·

2025/01/23

What happens when your world is violated and you no longer feel safe in your own life? When your places of creativity, your physical environments, and your personal boundaries are infringed over and over again by one person? For photographer Acacia Diana, this relentless stalking continued for eight years before reaching its end in the courts. But the impact on her mental health cannot be measured in years, or in legal judgements. On this episode of Because Feelings Matter, Acacia talks about how

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49:32

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

Health & Living ·

2025/01/22

“The insulin pen is my best friend.” For Nazril Hadani, being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of four means a lifetime of “being poked and prodded” with daily insulin injections. Listen to Nazril’s story about growing up with Type 1 diabetes, and why consultant paediatric endocrinologist Prof Dr Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin thinks of young people with Type 1 diabetes as being resilient.NCD Chronicles is a series about people living with NCDs, going beyond the diagnosis to explore their

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38:16

What Is Spina Bifida?

Health & Living ·

2025/01/21

Some babies are born with a gap in their spine, a condition known as spina bifida. But how exactly will it affect them from childhood into adulthood? What kind of treatment and support will these children need to lead a good quality of life? We find out from consultant paediatrician and paediatric neurologist Dr Sofiah Ali and consultant neurosurgeon Dr Azizi Abu Bakar, both from Subang Jaya Medical Centre.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:50

Can We Eliminate #3: The Flu?

Health & Living ·

2025/01/20

What would our world look like if no one caught the flu anymore? In this limited series, we’re looking at how we can eliminate the public health challenges that continue to plague us today and how far we are from that goal. We speak to medical microbiologist Prof Dr Jamal I-Ching Sam from Universiti Malaya to find out if influenza could cause the next pandemic and the dangers posed by transmission of the influenza virus from animals to humans.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for

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46:14

Humans of Healthcare: The Emergency Medicine Physician

Health & Living ·

2025/01/17

If you’ve watched a medical drama, you would’ve seen scenes of emergency physicians rushing about trying to save people’s lives - but is that what it’s like in real life? On this episode of Humans of Healthcare, we speak to Dr Ahmad Suhailan Mohamed, an emergency physician, about what his job entails, the stress he’s under, as well as the work of emergency physicians in the great outdoors.Image credit: Dr Ahmad Suhailan MohamedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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