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How Global Clinical Trials Began In Malaysia

Health & Living ·

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...

Health & Living ·

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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36:38

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

Health & Living ·

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

Health & Living ·

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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30:12

Scuba Therapy for People With Disabilities

Health & Living ·

2025/08/18

For people with disabilities or mobility issues, the world can be difficult to navigate, especially when our urban environment lacks accessibility. But underwater, things can be drastically different for these individuals. We speak to Prof Dr Julia Patrick Engkasan, rehabilitation physician from Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and Syed Abd Rahman, Diveheart Malaysia Ambassador, to find out how diving can open up a whole new world for people with disabilities and how it can help with

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34:45

How Safe Are MRIs?

Health & Living ·

2025/08/15

Recently, Keith McAllister, a 61 year-old man in the US, died after being sucked in by an MRI machine’s magnetic force. We explore the safety of using MRI machines, and why screening measures are important to ensure that objects like the chain McAllister had been wearing are removed to prevent accidents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:20

Public Health: Health in Budget 2026 - Spending or...

Health & Living ·

2025/08/14

Budget 2026 will be tabled in October, and if the discourse around healthcare financing and medical costs are anything to go by, all eyes will be on the healthcare allocations. Amid calls to increase percentage of GDP for healthcare spending, we explore the economics of healthcare and ask: how much do we need to invest? Where should the money come from? And how does it save us increased expenditure in years to come?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:15

Healthy Ageing: Is Urinary Incontinence Normal?

Health & Living ·

2025/08/13

Urinary incontinence may seem common among older adults, but is it a normal part of ageing? On this episode of Healthy Ageing, we speak to consultant geriatrician Dr Edward Chong to help us understand this condition among older adults and why addressing it early matters. He also specialises in continence care.Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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45:33

Mind Matters: When Name-Calling Among Kids Becomes...

Health & Living ·

2025/08/12

Most of us would remember being called names at least once in school. While many may think this is just kids being kids, it doesn’t feel great to be called names and it can affect the child’s emotional and psychological well-being. So how can parents teach their kids to speak up but also talk to their kids who are name-calling their peers? On this episode of Mind Matters, we find out from consultant child psychiatrist, Dr Anita Codati.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:34

Autoimmune Diseases Are Often Diagnosed Too Late

Health & Living ·

2025/08/11

Autoimmune diseases don’t always arrive with a dramatic entrance. More often, they creep in with vague fatigue, nagging joint pain, or an unexplained rash — symptoms many young adults chalk up to stress, poor sleep, or just “getting older.” But what if these signs point to an undiagnosed autoimmune disease? Consultant rheumatologist Dr Anindita Santosa shares more about how AI could be combined with GP education and public awareness to speed up early detection of autoimmune diseases and reduce the

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45:25

How Do We Treat Vaping Addiction in Kids

Health & Living ·

2025/08/08

We’ve talked about the unchecked vaping crisis among kids and teenagers, and the need to put an end to it. But for those who are already addicted to it, how are we helping them kick the addiction? We speak to Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin, consultant psychiatrist at University Malaya Medical Centre and Professor Chris Bullen, professor of public health at the University of Auckland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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45:24

Counsellor’s Corner: How To Be A Good Parent

Health & Living ·

2025/08/07

Licensed counsellor Heeran Kaur steps into the studio for Counsellor’s Corner, to answer questions from parents about the do’s and don’ts of parenting today: tiger mom or helicopter parenting? How do we raise less-entitled children? Should parents be their kids’ friends?Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:24

How To Effectively Prevent Heart Disease

Health & Living ·

2025/08/06

Malaysia’s most recent death statistics from 2023 showed that ischaemic heart disease was the second leading cause of death. Unfortunately, we cannot keep dealing with ever-increasing rates of heart disease and its complications. Could integrative cardiology provide better approaches to tackle the root causes of heart disease? We speak to integrative cardiologist Dr Ross Walker.Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:17

Humans of Healthcare: The (Academic) Nutritionist

Health & Living ·

2025/08/05

Malaysians are often told that we don’t eat very healthy - and this is where nutritionists come in to help guide the population and policies towards better eating habits within the community. In this episode of Humans of Healthcare, we dive into the work of a nutritionist - in particular one who works in a teaching and research capacity - with Dr Wong Jyh Eiin, Head of the Nutrition Science Programme at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:49

How Doctors Can Pick Up Domestic Violence in Primary...

Health & Living ·

2025/08/04

Primary care can play an important role in picking up cases of family or domestic violence early, but are our healthcare workers trained to do so and handle these cases sensitively? We speak to Prof Dr Sajaratulnisah Othman, family medicine specialist at University Malaya Medical Centre, to discuss how healthcare workers at the primary care level can play their part.Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:08

We Have Better Treatment For Lung Cancer, But Is It...

Health & Living ·

2025/08/01

Lung cancer is still one of the most common cancers in Malaysia and most of our lung cancer patients are still diagnosed in the late stages. In conjunction with World Lung Cancer Day, observed annually on 1st August, we explore how far we’ve come in treating lung cancer and, more importantly, how accessible these treatments are for lung cancer patients in Malaysia. Consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by consultant respiratory physician Emeritus Professor Dr Liam Chong Kin to find out

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51:55

Narcotics Anonymous: Staying Clean, One Day At A Time

Health & Living ·

2025/07/31

People with drug addiction or substance use disorder are often stigmatised and walk a long and lonely path towards recovery. We speak to Charles, Zam and Faisal (not their real names) from Narcotics Anonymous Malaysia, to find out how recovering addicts help each other to stay clean through peer support, one day at a time. Find out more about Narcotics Anonymous Malaysia on their website or call their helpline at +601115114022.Image Credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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