Shift work (SW) means a group of workers alternating with other groups in the workplace, working in a rotation through 24 hours in a day. It is required in some industries due to a demand supply need of 7 days…
My first day of medical education officially started in Anatomy Dissection Hall at Manipal, India five years ago. We were wearing crisp new white lab coats, surrounding a lifeless body covered with cloth on a metal table. The hall…
The Malaysian Medical Gazette’s first and foremost aim is to empower the community through its health education articles. These are largely from our regular columnists who spend the nights typing away on their keyboards. But what happens when these columnists…
Humans, when sick, are a desperate species. We only realize how important it is to be healthy when we are sick. We find ways to recover – fast. This is our weakness and it is being capitalized on – by…
The delivery of the precious bundle of joy is almost always the highlight of any pregnancy; seeing the face of your labour of love (no pun intended) for the first time and all the pain just simply melts away. However,…
Satu kajian yang dijalankan oleh American Lung Association pada tahun 2007 menunjukkan peningkatan penggunaan shisha di seluruh dunia dan kebanyakannya terdiri daripada kalangan remaja dan pelajar universiti. Para belia menganggap shisha suatu produk herba dan berpendapat bahawa asap shisha tidak…