SPM results are here! Many secondary school graduates will soon be pondering on their choices to further their education. There are a vast pool of courses to choose from and when I encountered this situation, medicine was what came to…
The gap between medical facts and public perception is nothing short of amazing. For instance when I tell some patients, “Careful with your diet, your cholesterol levels will soon be off the charts.” The best reply would be, “Alright, alright.…
Melahirkan anak di rumah bukanlah suatu yang luar biasa di beberapa kawasan di negara kita. Proses kelahiran sebegini sudah diamalkan oleh bidan kampung dan pembantu kelahiran tidak terlatih berkurun lamanya, sejak sebelum wujudnya kemudahan perubatan moden dan hospital. Namun, dengan…
You have been bombarded with many anti dengue advertisement. You nod your heads in acquaintance. You sympathise with the victims and say to yourself, “yes, we should do something about this. We can’t lose this battle to just a little…
Piles; what actually is it? The Malays call it “Buasir”, the Chinese call it “痔疮”, while the British call it “Piles”. It all means the same thing. Haemorrhoid is like a special anal cushion, a specialized, highly vascular tissue found within…
Inilah kebiasaan yang dilihat di kaca televisyen. Tiba-tiba lantang kedengaran ambulans berbunyi yang akhirnya sayup-sayup berhenti di pintu masuk Jabatan Kecemasan ; di mana para doktor telah sedia menanti. Pintu belakang ambulans pun terbuka luas, kelihatan paramedik menolak keluar pesakit…
Do your little ones keep you up at night sometimes because of a toothache but when brought to visit a dentist, they throw tantrums, making it impossible for the dentist to tend to their problems? If your answer is yes,…
Anda mengalami sakit tekak, dan hingus yang asyik meleleh-leleh dari hidung anda tanpa henti, seperti paip bocor! Anda pun terus mengheret diri anda ke klinik yang berdekatan. Apabila selesai berjumpa dengan doktor yang merawat anda, anda terkejut apabila membuka plastik…
I am one of those people who never thought about the system in the universities. Aren’t they basically the same for almost all universities around Malaysia? Aren’t we all just striving to hold the degree in our hands, to graduate…
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