How Early is Early For Prostate Cancer? November 18, 2022 Cancers in Men & Women, Dr. In The House When it comes to cancer, doctors always emphasise the importance of being early - early in diagnosis, and early in treatment. But how early is early, and what difference does it make to someone diagnosed with...
Medical Disabilities and Insurance Claims (Part 1) October 28, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements If you are involved in an accident, and suffer injuries that result in a disability, your ability to work and carry out daily activities could be affected. But this doesn’t mean you’re left without...
Investing in Mental Health October 14, 2022 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging Mental health received a visible mention in the recently-tabled Budget 2023, with RM34mil allocated for the establishment of a National Mental Health Centre of Excellence, and RM413.58 million for the Mental...
First Malaysian as the Head of the International Society of Surgery September 30, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements Earlier in the month, the International Society of Surgery - which represents over 3,000 surgeons across the globe - appointed its new president, Dato’ Dr Yip Cheng Har, making her the first woman to head...
Should Suicide Prevention Be Everyone’s Responsibility? September 9, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic was not only that tens of thousands of people in Malaysia died from the disease, or that more than half a million people slipped closer to financial strife. There has also...
Child Marriage Is Also A Public Health Issue September 2, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics Kedah is now the latest state after Selangor to have banned child marriage, after amending its state laws to raise the minimum age of marriage for girls from 16 to 18. But in many states across Malaysia,...
Bullying Does Not Belong In The Workplace August 26, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics The Healthcare Work Culture Improvement Task Force released its report last week, which was aimed at reviewing the Ministry of Health’s work culture. One of the task force’s findings was that bullying...
Being A Surgeon in a Conflict Zone August 19, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements More than seven years after the civil war began, Yemen is one of the largest humanitarian crises we’re seeing globally. With reports indicating that less than half of their health facilities are functioning...
Should Health Professional Associations Engage in Politics? August 5, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics The recent debate surrounding the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill, or more specifically the aspects relating to the generational ban on smoking for those born after 1st January 2007, has generated heated...
A Conversation With The Surgeon Who Started University Hospital’s Neurosurgery Unit July 22, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements More than 20 years ago, neurosurgeon Prof Dr Vickneswaran Mathaneswaran set up a one-person Neurosurgery Unit in University Malaya Medical Centre. Today, the unit is recognised as a major Neurosurgical...
