A Session with Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Yahya Awang February 19, 2016 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging, Medical Innovations & Advancements He is known for performing the coronary artery bypass surgery on former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad in 1989. He went on to play an instrumental role in establishing the National Heart Institute...
Look Back at 2015 December 18, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements 2015 is coming to an end, and in his last show for the year, Dr. George Lee looks back on the biggest health stories that were covered on his weekly show. He closes the book on the main issues from the...
Y Chromosome linked to Cancer Death Risk November 27, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements A study from a Swedish team found a correlation between loss of the Y chromosome and early death, in addition to an increased risk of cancer. Could this indicator be used as a biomarker? How much does that...
Rabies In The Northern States September 25, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements Rabies is one of the oldest diseases known to humans and there is still no treatment available once a patient develops the symptoms. Malaysia has been declared rabies-free since 2012 by the World Health...
Bariatric Surgery And Diabetes September 18, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements Malaysia has the highest rate of obesity among Asian countries, with 49 percent of women and 44 percent of men bound to be obese. We also have the highest number of diabetes among ASEAN countries, with one...
Antibiotic Appocalyse September 4, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's Professor Mark Baker said 10 million antibiotic prescriptions a year in England were inappropriate. There is universal consensus that the very basis of...
Is BPA Safe? Organoids Inform The Debate August 21, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements An important industrial material used to strengthen plastics, Bisphenol A (BPA) coats many of our bottles and plastic containers. Even as some countries ban BPA-containing bottles, scientists continue to...
I See With My Bionic Eyes August 14, 2015 Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements Age-related macular degeneration is responsible for severe vision loss in developed countries. When our eyes fail, the world slips into a blur and darkness, and life dims. English surgeons however,...
Look Back at 2014 December 19, 2014 Battle of the Sexes & Social Media, Dr. In The House, Medical Innovations & Advancements Flood, plane crash and a true annus horribilis. A review of 2014. Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your...
Wikipedia Doctor May 30, 2014 Dr. In The House, Health & Aging, Medical Innovations & Advancements Feeling vulnerable and head to the Wikipedia straight away? Are you replacing your physician with your laptop? What are the risks and benefits of the internet healthcare era? Your browser does not...
