Is COVID-19 Well And Truly Over? May 19, 2023 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging, Medical Innovations & Advancements In early May, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 is no longer considered a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC. Following the announcement, the Ministry of Health...
PrEP Prevents HIV : Must Be Accessible To All March 31, 2023 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements PrEP - or pre-exposure prophylaxis - can be life-saving, as it’s highly effective in preventing HIV when taken as prescribed. Recently, Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said that the Ministry...
What ChatGPT Means For Medicine and Research March 10, 2023 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements Healthcare providers rely on studies published in scientific journals to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in medical research. But what happens when the study wasn’t even written by a...
Medical Brain Drain – What’s the Problem? (Part 1) January 6, 2023 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements Malaysia is losing our doctors. It’s a fact that we’ve known for years, as we’ve seen and heard stories of doctors leaving the public healthcare system not just for the private sector, but moving abroad...
What Do You Want From The Next Health Minister? November 25, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements It’s almost a week since the 15th general elections, and finally, the political drama seems to be coming to an end with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim being sworn in as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. While...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Are We Prepared for a Monkeypox Outbreak? June 20, 2022 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements With reports of monkeypox spreading in countries where it is not usually found, experts and the public are both keeping an eye on its spread and beefing up measures to keep the virus contained. But is it a...
