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…
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…
Kata pengarang itu, “Kota kami sudah lama menciptakan mitos ini: bahawa, orang yang mahu bunuh diri – adalah manusia lemah dan tidak punya kualiti”. Ya. Ianya satu mitos. Bunuh diri tidak semestinya lambang kelemahan tetapi ia adalah manifestasi penyakit. Cerpen…
The recent headlines exposing sexual harassment in the medical fraternity elicited a gamut of reactions ranging from anger to shock and disbelief. What was alarming were the number of doctors who recounted their personal traumatic experiences in various disciplines. It…
Finding out that a friend or loved one received a cancer diagnosis is devastating. The worst thing is, you feel helpless and unsure how to fix it. Perhaps the first thing to understand is that there may not be a…
Umum mengetahui penyakit tangan, kaki dan mulut (HFMD) seringkali terjadi di kalangan kanak-kanak yang mana kebanyakannya akan sembuh dengan sendirinya berserta rawatan sokongan di rumah. Namun baru-baru ini, negara kita digemparkan dengan peningkatan kes tersebut sehingga ke peringkat wabak yang…
Beberapa hari yang lalu, negara kita dikejutkan sekali lagi dengan berita perkahwinan yang melibatkan seorang kanak-kanak perempuan. Namun apa yang lebih membimbangkan, kanak-kanak itu baru berusia 11 tahun dan merupakan antara pengantin perempuan termuda yang pernah dilaporkan di Malaysia. Berikutan…
Do you realise, that all of us are “Smokers”? What should we do? Do you feel that the number of smokers in the world, in general, and specifically in Malaysia, is shrinking? Are you confident that the world community is…
A couple of months ago, I wrote about the Society of Aeromedicine Malaysia (SAMM) and highlighted some of the activities and critical transport of patients that the society has done, both locally and abroad. Since its publication, I’ve received a…