General Enquiries “Sir, how are you today?” That is one of the conversation starters used by some doctors in the clinic when meeting their chronic patients who came for follow up treatments. A simple enquiry like that can induce a…
A healthy lifestyle will make all bodily functions work better, including immunity. Keeping physically active through active transport (AT) is one of the key components of a healthy lifestyle. AT means walking, cycling and using public transport, and this is…
Demensia adalah satu istilah umum untuk sejenis penyakit pelbagai gejala yang disebabkan oleh kerosakan pada otak. Gejala penyakit demensia ini berlaku dengan cara yang berbeza, bergantung kepada bahagian-bahagian otak yang terjejas. Ianya boleh merangkumi masalah hilang ingatan, penyusutan kebolehan berfikir,…
Is the current number of testing conducted enough? This is always a concern for the medical community and general public alike. The simple and no brainer answer to that question is – there is never enough testing. The best number…
Virus influenza? Merupakan punca kepada jangkitan saluran paru-paru akut yang disebabkan oleh Influenza A dan B. Ianya adalah penyakit epidemik yang terjadi hampir setiap tahun terutama sekali pada waktu musim sejuk di kawasan yang beriklim khatulistiwa. Golongan veteran dan individu…
Nombor ajaib yang sering disebut sebut untuk menunjukkan kadar kebolehjangkitan COVID-19, iaitu R0atau R-naught, nampaknya semakin meningkat kebelakangan ini. Sebelum PKP dilaksanakan, R0berada pada kadar 3.55. Nilai tersebut menjunam ke 0.3 semasa PKP dan kini telah naik kembali ke 1.36.…
Adjusting to Life after Lockdown As Malaysia transitions to the recovery phase, we can see many more sectors of the economy starting to open. More leeway is given to our citizens who are relieved to be able to enjoy the…
What is Covid-19? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause respiratory illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The…
Malaysia was able to control the spread of Malaria Disease throughout the years with the various initiatives taken by the Ministry of Health programs. However, it still remains as one of the main public health concerns in this country. Recently,…
Being sanctioned as the Asia’s fattest country with approximately half of the population overweight or obese1, we are often, fortunately but shamefully, worried over the choices of food to eat unlike the other 820 million people around the globe whose…