An understanding of when the daily infection is at its peak in relation to the concept of the flattening of the curve on the spread of Covid-19 will throw some lights on what wave of the pandemic we are at,…
With the arrival of the COVID19 vaccine in Malaysia, voices of anti-vaxxers are more obvious than ever and have gained national attention. If enough people are influenced against taking the vaccination, we may have trouble achieving the target of vaccinating…
Orthopaedic surgeries are complex and utilise various healthcare resources, resulting in high healthcare costs. The cost of orthopaedic surgeries worldwide is second only to cardiac interventions; ranging from an average of USD 1800 for a trigger finger procedure to USD…
Gout adalah penyakit yang telah berada sekian lama dengan kita yang dipanggil ‘ancient disease’ dan telah di perkenalkan oleh Hippocrates pada abad ke 5. Ianya juga dikenali sebagai ‘King of the diseases and the disease of kings’ kerana sebelumnya dikaitkan…
Big data and precision public health are terms that are now integral to our daily lives, but what do they mean? Big data is often described using the 4Vs – Volume, Velocity, Veracity and Variety. What makes big data…
That is among the common questions asked by students, especially during examination week. Examination is a common situation that needs to be faced by students, either undergraduates or postgraduates. The higher the level of education, the tougher the format and…
Puan Aminah bimbang apabila Sarah seperti tidak berminat untuk membaca buku atau menyiapkan kerja sekolah yang diarahkan oleh guru. Dia seringkali mengadu matanya kabur. Ujian penglihatan oleh pasukan kesihatan sekolah menunjukkan tahap penglihatan mata Sarah normal sahaja. Namun, Sarah asyik…
‘My dad used to be an active and cheerful person, however for the past 1 year he did not want to talk much, prefers to be alone in his room. It is heartbreaking to look at him in this way.’…
Sejak akhir-akhir ini, produk pemutihan kulit sering dipromosikan secara meluas sama ada melalui media massa mahupun secara dalam talian melalui media sosial. Promosi yang giat ini menyebabkan semakin ramai pengguna yang mula percaya, membeli dan seterusnya menggunakan produk pemutihan kulit.…
Jangkitan virus corona 2019 (covid-19) adalah jangkitan virus yang disebabkan oleh novel coronavirus yang dipanggil ‘acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2’(SARS-CoV-2) yang telah dikenalpasti pada mulanya di Bandar Wuhan, China dan seterusnya perebakan di seluruh dunia. Ianya telah dilaporkan pada mulanya…