In a couple of years, health decisions made by the Malaysian governments and health authorities can be subject to lawsuits by pharmaceutical companies, tobacco companies, and other companies that have a stake in health, or the lack of health. So…
Tulang ‘clavicle’ atau disebut juga sebagai tulang selangka dalam Bahasa Malaysia adalah antara tulang yang paling kerap patah apabila berlaku kemalangan jalanraya. Ini adalah disebabkan kedudukannnya yang begitu menonjol dan dekat di permukaan (‘superficial’). Tulang clavicle ini mempunyai 2 fungsi…
I am a semester 5 medical student preparing for my final exam before I end my first phase of medical school. It is late and I am preparing to go to bed. Suddenly, my phone rang. It’s dad. Dad. He…
Thumb sucking is a natural habit in young children that may develop in utero (in the womb). This is a normal process of child development whereby a baby first develops sucking reflex instinctively when any object is placed in the…
Senario 1: Cik Jemah membeli sejenis jamu yang berjenama Jamu Ajaib yang dijual di kedai jamu. Jamu tersebut dipromosikan oleh saudaranya iaitu Cik Jenab, yang beria-ia menceritakan tentang keberkesanan majun tersebut mengurangkan bengkak-bengkak dan sakit sendi akibat penyakit gout yang…
We have seen a series of disease outbreaks in Malaysia. SARS, Nipah virus, Japanese encephalitis, H1N1, to name a few. The effects from those outbreaks are shattering. Fathers lose their sons, daughters lose their mothers, and the basic family unit…