Breastfeeding is greatly encouraged and has proven to provide short and long term benefits to both mother and baby. It should ideally continue until the child reaches the age of two. This is in line with policies from the World…
Kencing manis atau diabetis melitus adalah antara penyakit bukan berjangkit yang sangat banyak di negara kita. Pada tahun 2017, menurut statistik International Diabetes Federation, daripada 22 juta penduduk rakyat dewasa negara ini, 16.9% daripadanya iaitu seramai 3,492,600 orang rakyat Malaysia…
“Saya tak mahu pasang antenna besi tu doktor. Kalau sikit tu boleh tahan lagi, ini sampai penuh keliling peha saya, dah la bulat melengkung, rimas saya doktor. Nak bergerak, berjalan pun susah, kat bilir air lagi la doktor!” Ini adalah…
The phrase “laughter is the best medicine” is often used to describe laughing as way to let off steam. However, can laughter be a literal form of medicine? Yes! Laughter has the potential to be a cure or form of…
Adolescent and young adults these days are facing numerous challenges while growing up in today’s fast paced world. The transition from being a carefree teenager to adulthood can be exciting or stressful at the same time. Some are fighting to…
KUALA LUMPUR, SEPTEMBER 24 2018 – The SpeakSpace project, a social enterprise founded by a group of youths as part of an initiative by the Youth Leadership Academy 2018 by McKinsey & Company, with The Malaysian Medical Gazette as one…
HIV Connect is a self – paced, online learning platform that is designed for primary care physicians and other healthcare practitioners in Malaysia. It is a joint effort between the Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF) and the Malaysian Society for HIV…
Reducing worm infections in children Many children are likely to be infected with intestinal worms or helminths (caused by parasites) such as roundworms, hookworms from the time they are no longer breast-fed, and they can be continually infected and re-infected…
Malaysia ditubuhkan pada tahun 1963, merangkumi Semenanjung Malaysia, Sabah dan Sarawak. Kini Malaysia berusia 55 tahun dan masih terus membangun. Sejak penubuhannya, Malaysia telah mencapai pelbagai kejayaan dan mencipta nama di persada antarabangsa. Perkhidmatan kesihatan di Malaysia juga telah mencapai…
In the past decade, suicide has gained prominence as a global problem of epidemic proportions. Studies summarized in the World Suicide Report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2014 indicate that each year over 800,000 people lose…