Ketagihan dadah (KD) adalah sejenis gejala kronik yang berulang melibatkan orang yang menyalahgunakan dadah akan terus mencari dadah walaupun keseronokan yang dirasai pada tahap asal penggunaan dadah semakin berkurang setelah pengambilan dadah untuk masa yang berpanjangan. KD menimbulkan beban sosial…
The recent suicide of a prominent physician in Brisbane, Australia sent reverberations of shock among the medical fraternity globally. Sadly, this has been seen time and time again. Suicide, especially in Asian societies is a taboo topic. Unfortunately, this is…
In this millennial age, day by day we see the exponential growth of ‘miracle products’. These are products that claim to be able to have miraculous. Eat this product and it can cure all diseases. Apply this product to your…
Secara global, data terkini yang diterbitkan pada 2008 menunjukkan 41% kehamilan adalah tidak dirancang. Kadar kehamilan tidak dirancang untuk Asia adalah 38%. Sebab-sebab untuk kehamilan tidak dirancang adalah Keperluan tinggi untuk khidmat perancangan keluarga yang tidak dipenuhi di banyak tempat…
Hot topic nowadays, pedophiles. You see them on the news, social medias, real life. Let’s not forget another version, the virtual perpetrator. The world is different today. Children know gadgets and access the virtual world from frightfully young age. Boundaries, do…
Ramadhan dan ‘Eidul fitri Dalam tradisi Islam sebagaimana yang difahami oleh generasi tiga abad pertama, ‘eidul fitri, atau lebih mesra di Malaysia dengan nama ‘Hari Raya Aidilfitri’ adalah hari kemenangan spiritual. Suatu simbol kegembiraan atas peluang mendapat didikan dan spiritual…
What do you do when faced with challenging patients? A patient who barges into the consultation room without invitation and demanded unhesitatingly to talk to you, failing which he will call the minister of health or even the prime minister…
A middle aged women came to the Emergency Department at 1 am in the morning, 2 days after she was hit by a reversing car. She was at the passenger site, not wearing the seatbelt, couldn’t really describe how she…
Anak anda dihantar ke pusat jagaan harian dalam keadaan sihat dan ceria. Apabila pulang ke rumah didapati anak kecil tersebut mengalami cirit birit dan muntah berpanjangan disusuli dengan demam! Jangan ambil remeh sekiranya tanda-tanda tersebut dialami oleh anak anda. Ia…
Background Clinical research provides the evidence base on which we make patient care decisions. So, patients and health care providers expect that a research project will be well designed, well conducted and well reported. Previous research has already indicated that…