Category: Community
Businesses partner to ease patients’ access to therapeutic products for dermatology, in Asia
Healthcare companies DKSH Business Unit Healthcare (DKSH) and LEO Pharma have entered into an agreement to bring high-quality therapeutic products for dermatology and thrombosis to patients across Asia – partnering in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and the […]
“Listen To Your Asthma” campaign launched by AstraZeneca and Asthma Malaysia
Biopharmaceutical group AstraZeneca (AZ) has launched an asthma awareness campaign entitled, “Listen To Your Asthma,” to help educate and raise awareness about severe asthma so that those suffering from severe asthma symptoms can get the right diagnosis and treatment to […]
How you can reduce your risk of silent heart attacks
Silent heart attacks, known as silent myocardial infarction (SMI), account for 45% of heart attacks. They are described as “silent” because they occur without the usual, recognisable symptoms of a heart attack; but can still lead to a myriad of […]
Virus to kill cancer cells trialled in UK
A new type of cancer therapy that uses a common virus to infect and destroy harmful cells is showing big promise in early human trials, say UK scientists. One patient’s cancer vanished, while others saw their tumours shrink. The drug […]
Free lung cancer screening for Malaysians at select private cancer facilities
The public will soon be able to access cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) screening technology for lung cancer detection at three primary care clinics: Beacon Hospital, Subang Jaya Medical Centre and Sunway Medical Centre. The free AI-lung cancer screening programme was […]
Two COVID antibody treatments no longer recommended by WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) “strongly advises against” the use of two COVID-19 antibody therapies developed during the early days of the pandemic, citing mounting evidence that the virus’ continued evolution has rendered the two therapies obsolete. The two therapies, […]
The health consequences short girls face
For girls, being short or petite is often considered cute and comely – but according to Associate Professor Dr. Azriyanti binti Anuar Zaini, Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Endocrinologist; and Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University […]
World Alzheimer’s Month: Coping with Alzheimer’s and dementia
The memory loss typical of Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s) and dementia is often misunderstood to be a consequence of aging. In conjunction with World Alzheimer’s Month this September, it’s time for us to better understand the differences between Alzheimer’s and dementia, […]
Are young children more prone to infection post-pandemic?
Children who were confined to their homes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic likely experienced poor immune development and suffer consequences as a result: many children have taken ill soon after the reopening of school, leaving parents worried that their children may […]
Flu prevention campaign for older adults launched in Malaysia
Influenza (flu) prevention is one of the key lifestyle changes to help older adults maintain good health and the assurance of independence and quality of life. Recently, the expert Immunise4Life (IFL) programme founded by the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MoH), […]
