Health & Aging

You might have seen people talk about having “ghost poops” on social media, and no, this isn’t related to Halloween. What it refers to is stool that is easy to pass and leaves no residue when you wipe...

Catering to the needs of an ageing population means planning ahead and setting aside enough funds for those policies and programmes, but with aged care so glaringly missing from Budget 2026, are we doing...

When someone is diagnosed with a life-limiting disease, palliative care is important to help patients live with good quality of life. Rehab therapy can play a role in helping patients with issues like pain,...

People - adults and children - are turning to AI chatbots to talk about their mental health and how they’re feeling. But is this as harmless as it seems when in some cases, people are pushed to psychosis or...

Guest: Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist, Dr Anjanna Kukreja, Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician China is currently seeing an outbreak of chikungunya - a mosquito-borne illness - in Guangdong...

The rising popularity of ceramic cookware products has seen these colourful pots and pans become coveted products in kitchens today. The range of kitchenware often come in pretty colours, claiming to be...

Extreme heat exposure can be deadly, and one of the ways that could happen is through kidney damage. It’s not a consequence of higher temperatures that people think about but it is a concern, especially...

The recent spate of heavy vehicle accidents has raised concerns over the severity and long-term consequences of trauma injuries, particularly head trauma. We delve into the issue with consultant neurosurgeon...

Two in three Malaysian men above 40 are at risk of erectile dysfunction, but how many of them are open to talk about it, let alone seek medical help? 26 years after the blue pill was discovered to treat...

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...