Dear Dr G,I am a mother of two teenagers who are just starting secondary school.I received paperwork from the school health department asking for consent for HPV vaccinations for both children.Of course, I...

The burden of chronic kidney disease is a silent but growing public health crisis in Malaysia. Minister of Health Dato’ Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad recently highlighted how treatment costs have surged from...

Dear Dr G,I read with interest your argument that men are the weaker sex when it comes to immunity against HPV infection.I am a woman in my late twenties, well protected against HPV through early...

What is the DRG or diagnosis-related group system? If you’ve been following the news about healthcare reform, you would’ve heard Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad mention this several times...

Dear Dr G,I read with interest how you highlighted the possibility of men having of cancer following human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.You did note HPV-related cancers are far more common in women and...

Dear Dr G,I am a father of two boys who is keen to highlight the lack of awareness for cancers in men induced by HPV.I have two teenage boys who are 13 and 14 years old. Both of them recently came home with...

2.8 million Malaysian children are overweight or obese. This was estimated in the World Obesity Atlas 2026 released in March. But childhood obesity is not a new problem we’re dealing with, so is this number...