Adakah terdapat vaksin untuk jangkitan penyakit virus covid-19? Sudah tentu ada. Secara amnya terdapat 3 jenis vaksin yang telah mendapat pengiktirafan dari badan berwajib kebangsaan dan dunia untuk penggunaannya. Antaranya adalah vaksin Pfizer- BioNTech COVID-19 dan vaksin Moderna’s COVID-19. Kedua-dua…
Much has been said about the need for the government to listen to experts and professionals by re-thinking its Covid-19 containment strategy in view of the growing number of cases as reported on a daily basis that doesn’t seem to…
Fakta: Kelenjar tiroid membesar 10 hingga 40% ketika kehamilan akibat peningkatan saiz folikel tiroid dan jumlah darah. Wanita hamil memerlukan peningkatan 50% penghasilan hormon tiroid bebas tiroksin(T4) dan hormone tiroid bebas triiodotironin(T3). Pada masa yang sama peningkatan melbihi 50%…
The unprecedented Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused considerable loss of lives, health and psychosocial issues, as well as economic ramifications globally. As of 31st of January 2021, there are 102 million confirmed cases with 2.2 million deaths, as…
SIRI CERIA SEPANJANG USIA Strok merupakan penyakit yang melibatkan otak yang mengawal sistem saraf manusia seperti pergerakan badan, tingkahlaku manusia, daya ingatan dan juga pernafasan. Ianya berlaku apabila bekalan darah ke otak terganggu. Aliran darah yang berterusan ke otak dapat…
Seorang pesakit saya mengadu bahu beliau terasa ketat apabila cuba digerakkan. Menurut beliau, masalah ini bermula sebulan yang yang lalu. Beliau mengalami kesukaran bagi mencapai objek, memasak dan memakai pakaian. 3 bulan sebelumnya, beliau mengalami kepatahan pada pada pergelangan tangan…
It was my first week in clinical posting when I encountered an old Chinese guy with late-stage colorectal cancer. I still remembered vividly how elated I was meeting real patients and clerking them since it was my first time entering…
Sejak kebelakangan ini, kes baru Covid-19 menunjukan peningkatan yang menjolak tinggi dan sangat membimbangkan. Buat pertama kalinya, angka kes baru mencecah lebih 4000 kes baru sehari dengan kes kematian yang senantiasa dicatatkan setiap hari. Lebih membimbangkan, tiada penanda awal akan…
Starting September of 2020, the total active COVID 19 cases continued to climb with more than 2000 patients newly diagnosed per day recently, reaching about 135,000 cases cumulatively. Referring to my article “COVID 19 and the digestive system” published on…
HIV. A familiar word to many of us. We have probably heard about it on TV, on the news and maybe even from people that we know. It’s not surprising since its reputation has escalated over the years. But how…