Dr. In The House

Bright colours, trendy designs, and cool flavours. E-cigarettes or vapes have been the new in-thing for a while, despite escalating warnings that they’re not the less harmful cousins to traditional...

Former US President Joe Biden has just been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to the bones. We get consultant urologist Dr George Lee to talk about how prostate cancer - typically...

Everything related to healthcare is becoming more expensive today, including medicines, hospital and clinic visits, and insurance premiums. What role do community pharmacies play in helping people get...

What does it mean to be obese? We’re now slowly recognising that it’s not just a result of your lifestyle choices, but is a complex disease. Earlier this year, a group of international experts published...

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer among Malaysians, but it’s often difficult and embarrassing to talk about even after treatment, especially if you need a stoma bag. We explore what that...

You may know how common chronic kidney disease is, but did you know that the disease could soon have a new - and much younger - face in Malaysia? With more children and adolescents developing obesity and...

Are generic drugs less effective than brand-name ones? Generics are often described as cheaper but just as effective alternatives to brand-name drugs, but some people have claimed that generics simply don’t...

Guest: Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist, Dr Saiful Kassim, Consultant Endocrinologist Our body needs glucose to function, but as with all things in life, you can have too much of a good thing. We...

Guest: Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist, Professor Dr Sanjay Rampal, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Malaya, Professor Dr Lim Lee Ling, Head of Diabetes Care Unit and Senior...

Remember that time during the pandemic Trump and many others promoted hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment? Well, the paper that people referred to in early 2020 has recently been retracted, but can the...