Our healthcare system takes care of us when we’re ill, but the irony is that it’s also making our planet sick. Globally, the healthcare sector has a significant adverse impact on the environment, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and depletion of resources. Can we make healthcare greener, and in turn, avert the negative health consequences of the climate crisis? In conjunction with World Environment Day, we speak to Professor Shireen Anne Nah, Head of Green@UMHealth, from the Universiti Malaya.

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Every time a new sports fad comes about, doctors and specialists brace themselves for a slew of new patients coming in with fresh aches and pains. We look at the kinds of trouble that people get themselves into when they dive into a new sport without proper preparation and techniques, with Dr Rajesh Singh, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Dr Sivalingam Raja Gopal, Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma & Sports Surgeon.

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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 cigarettes they’re touted to be. In fact, we’re now seeing the unique harms of vaping, especially among children. In conjunction with World No Tobacco Day this year, consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by Prof Dr Anna Marie Nathan, consultant paediatric pulmonologist from UMMC to discuss how vaping is harming our kids. 

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Many of us would still remember the incident earlier this year where a young boy died after he choked on a round gummy sweet. That incident sparked awareness among parents and the public alike about the risk of choking, especially among young children. To find out more about these risks and how we can prevent it, not just among children but adults alike, we speak to Dr Hardip Singh, consultant ENT surgeon at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz. He is also a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 

You can find a video on what  to do when someone is choking here.

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Doctors predicted she wouldn’t live past two years, but six years later, she’s still thriving. Hear Iren Lau’s journey of living with ovarian cancer and how she overcame the odds and stayed strong for her family. We also hear from consultant gynaecological oncologist Prof Dr Woo Yin Ling about how far we’ve come in treating ovarian cancer. 

You can find the Ovarian Cancer Society Malaysia on Facebook and Instagram.

NCD Chronicles is a series about people living with NCDs, going beyond the diagnosis to explore their personal experiences, their challenges, as well as the impact of their health condition on their loved ones. These stories reveal the importance of understanding the unique struggles and needs of the individuals behind the disease, in our response to the NCD epidemic. 

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“I always knew you were different,” wrote Jian Goh in his comic book series ‘Once Upon a Miao’. He was referring to his mother, who had struggled with severe depression, mood swings and hallucinations since he was in primary school. He shares about the isolation and burnout that he has experienced as part of this dynamic with his mother, and how becoming a caregiver to her has increased his awareness of mental health issues.

Every mental health struggle has a story behind it. ‘Because Feelings Matter’ is a series that brings you the stories of people and their mental health issues. These stories aim to normalise conversations about mental health, and to show that it’s okay to struggle emotionally and psychologically, but more importantly, to reach out for help. 

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Women’s sexual health is still considered a taboo subject in some segments of society despite how impactful it can be on women’s lives. On this episode of Ask A Doctor, we answer all questions on women’s sexual health that you’ve been too afraid to ask. 

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Former US President Joe Biden has just been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to the bones. We get consultant urologist Dr George Lee to talk about how prostate cancer - typically believed to be a slow-growing cancer - can turn aggressive, and what treatment options can be offered to patients.

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What’s the difference between letting children play, and using play in therapy for emotional, behavioural, and psychological issues in young children? We find out from Dr Rajini Sarvananthan, consultant developmental paediatrician, and Raynette Soon, play therapist.

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One of the most common perceptions of people diagnosed with schizophrenia is that they tend to be violent. But how much of that is true and how much do we really understand about what it means to live with a serious mental health disorder? For this episode of Mind Matters, and in conjunction with World Schizophrenia Day, coming up on May 24th, we want to shed some light on this less spoken about mental health disorder and how we can better support people living with schizophrenia in the community. We speak to Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin, Consultant Psychiatrist at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, Lynnette Chai, Licensed & Registered Counsellor, and Missy, who is living with schizophrenia. Dr Amer and Lynnette are also both part of the Care Warriors Association. 

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