1 Million COVID-19 Cases and Counting August 6, 2021 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging, Medical Innovations & Advancements Malaysia hit the 1 million cases milestone the previous week, a number of psychological significance considering the country’s success in controlling the pandemic a year ago. How will we turn the tide to...
Will We Ever Curb Dengue? July 9, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements Dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease in the world. In 2019-2020, the number of reported cases and deaths reached record levels, not only in Malaysia but across Southeast Asia. We...
Should Malaysia Mix COVID-19 Vaccines? July 2, 2021 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements Coordinating Minister for the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin recently announced that there is not enough data for Malaysia to consider mixing two different COVID-19 vaccines. What...
COVID-19 is Airborne, So What Should We Do? June 25, 2021 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging, Medical Innovations & Advancements The World Health Organization has finally recognised that COVID-19 can be spread through the air, instead of just through contact with droplets. What does airborne transmission of the disease mean for our...
Why We Need Continuous Genomic Surveillance of COVID-19 Variants June 18, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements Medical experts have been talking about COVID-19 variants and the importance of genomic surveillance, but what exactly does that involve? With variants of concern spreading across the country - and the world...
The Ongoing Battle To Build Trust in COVID-19 Vaccines May 7, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements With certain COVID-19 vaccine candidates hitting hurdles before they’re even introduced into Malaysia’s National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, it’s become clear that building trust in COVID-19...
Can Data Help Fight the Next Pandemic? April 30, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements, Uncategorized What’s the biggest advantage we have in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic? The obvious answer may be vaccines, but in fact, data is the best weapon we have. But collecting data alone is not enough –...
Tracking COVID-19 Variants In Malaysia April 9, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements The Ministry of Health has reported several local COVID-19 cases involving a more contagious variant that was first detected in South Africa. Not only that, some vaccines are said to be less effective against...
What If Private Hospitals Bought Their Own COVID Vaccines? March 12, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Ethics & Economics, Medical Innovations & Advancements Three weeks into the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, private hospitals are now calling for the government to allow them to procure their own supplies of COVID vaccines and run a parallel...
101 on COVID-19 Vaccines February 26, 2021 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Almost every day, the media has been reporting updates on the COVID-19 vaccines that are being...