Working conditions, particularly long working hours, have always attracted significant discussion within the medical profession. More attention was drawn to this topic earlier this year when a medical officer was killed in a road accident after being on-call. Much of…
I had an email from an old acquaintance asking this question. The sender’s friend was just diagnosed with HIV. The sender did not know how to respond. He wonders what should he say and what should he do with that…
Budaya dan tabiat menghisap vape dan e-cigarette merupakan isu terkini yang menjadi perhatian di kalangan pelbagai lapisan masyarakat di Malaysia, khususnya peniaga serta pengguna vape dan e-cigarette, pakar perubatan dan kesihatan, NGO dan ahli politik. Isu ini mencetuskan polemik yang…
This morning, I saw a picture of an emergency & trauma doctor kneeling at the hospital curb grieving the death of 19 year old patient. It made me stop. It reminded me all those times that I too could not…
Salah satu topik yang sering digaduhkan antara pegawai penjagaan kesihatan dan pesakit adalah keberatan pesakit untuk mengambil ubat yang telah diberikan. Kadar ketidakpatuhan berbeza antara seorang pesakit dari pesakit yang lain; dari yang langsung tidak mahu mengambilnya kepada yang memakan…
The year 2014 was arguably the annus horribilis of civil aviation, at least for South East Asia. We had the twin tragedies affecting our national carrier, followed by the shocking accident of another aircraft belonging to a regional one, all…
Sebagai seorang bakal pengamal perubatan, saya tidak boleh menafikan bahawa susu ibu merupakan makanan terbaik untuk bayi. Walaupun saban hari kita dihidang dengan aneka iklan yang mempromosi kelebihan susu-susu formula, umum mengetahui bahawa susu yang dihasil dengan penuh kasih sayang…
The past few weeks have been interesting for doctors in Malaysia. One single issue has brought our profession together and everyone was so eager to voice out his or her opinion. The hot debated issue is none other than the…
Having had no previous clinical experience, I was very nervous, especially whenever an emergency occurred in my cubicle and even when diluting intravenous medication. I still remember my first time cleaning a patient’s bowel movement. I was fighting with myself…
With the revolution of technological gadgets that are currently made widely available within our grasp, there comes with it the association of medical disorders that were never heard before prior to this. Fellow gadget users have been revolutionized through the…