I have come across few statuses in Twitter where someone complained about students studying abroad are enjoying themselves more rather than studying and those students in the local universities are doing more “studying” and not having time to enjoy. The…
Penjagaan anak-anak yang dijangkiti cacar air (chicken pox) memang meletihkan dan menduga para ibubapa. Tambahan pula jika lebih dari seorang anak yg dijangkiti pada masa yang sama. Berikut adalah beberapa tips penjagaan anak yang dijangkiti chicken pox: Peka dengan gejala…
Medical school is tough. To be truthful, I never saw its true form until I entered my clinical years last September. That’s when it all began. The challenges that me and my colleagues face during the pre-clinical years were different…
Ubat adalah bahan kimia yang digunakan untuk rawatan, pencegahan dan diagnosis penyakit. Ubat-ubat yang ada di fasiliti kesihatan dan farmasi disediakan dalam pelbagai bentuk dan cara pembungkusan. Ada ubat yang disediakan dalam bentuk cecair, serbuk mahupun ubat biji. Ada yang…
“This is the worst day of my life” she kept on crying. Nobody had a clue that the red rash on my skin and itching would have such devastating consequences. “Why me, why my baby….why us?” she asked. Mosquitoes spread…
If you have been on the internet, or been watching the news, you would have heard the name Zika mentioned. This has prompted quite a few questions thrown my way on the ever-so-trusted ‘twitter’; “I am pregnant, what happens if…
Does it still exist in Malaysia and other countries worldwide? Leprosy is one of the oldest diseases known to humankind. It is also known as Hansen’s disease or “kusta” in Malay. It is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which affects peripheral…
About a few months ago, I learned that I have not been giving enough rest for myself. I avoided friends who are passing by, I walked away from conversations and I wished I didn’t have to greet and approach people.…
Kami pakar-pakar elektrofisiologi suka membayangkan diri sebagai tukang wayar apabila menyelesaikan masalah denyutan jantung. Biasanya ketika pertama kali berkongsi diagnosis bersama pesakit yang mengalami sekatan jantung (heart block), soalan yang sering ditanyakan adalah “Doktor, adakah saluran darah dalam jantung saya…
Jika saya mengalami tumpah darah selepas bersalin, apakah yang akan saya lalui? Apabila tumpah darah selepas bersalin berlaku di hospital, jururawat perbidanan yang berada di tempat kejadian akan mengaktifkan ‘red alert’ untuk memanggil kakitangan kesihatan iaitu para doktor untuk datang…