How does the world around us – our environment, our culture and our relationships – interact with our health? The Deputy Minister of Health discusses how we can create a culture of health, and look at the environmental, economic and social forces that affect our health system. This is an edited recording of the townhall session that was held at the BFM Health & Living Live 2019 by AIA Vitality.

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How does the world around us – our environment, our culture and our relationships – interact with our health? We look at traditional medicine and its place in the Malaysian healthcare system today, and ask whether evidence-based medicine is the only way forward. This is an edited recording of the debate session that was held at the BFM Health & Living Live 2019 by AIA Vitality. Debaters on the panel were: Dr Rafidah Abdullah, Consultant Physician & Nephrologist and Head of Department of Medicine, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital; and Dr Amir Farid Isahak, Practitioner of Holistic Integrative Medicine and Consultant Gynaecologist

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How does the world around us – our environment, our culture and our relationships – interact with our health? One of the most pressing social issues facing us today is the physical and emotional toll faced by the sandwich generation: middle-aged individuals who are pressured with the obligation to support and care for their elderly parents while also raising their children. This is an edited recording of the panel discussion that was held at the BFM Health & Living Live 2019 by AIA Vitality. Members of the panel were: Dr Peter Ng Eng Pin, Consultant Urologist; Dr Mohd Rusdi Abdullah, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon; Dr Lee Say Fatt, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist; Shantini Ruth Vanniasingham, Clinical Psychologist, Subang Jaya Medical Centre

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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Over one million patient-related messages are sent each day by doctors in Malaysia’s public hospitals, using chat apps. These messages may often contain confidential information about patients and their medical conditions. We look at patients’ privacy issues and how to use technology to ease clinical communication while protecting patients’ data.

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We are back for our monthly open clinic segment, where we get our doctors to address your health concerns. On today’s show, Dr Premitha Damodaran, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, is here to answer your questions about women’s health issues – from menstruation to menopause and everything in between.

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On May 2, the Cabinet announced that price control measures for medications would be implemented. This has generated a flurry of reactions from the pharmaceutical industry, private hospitals, civil society and consumers. We try to understand the issue with the help of Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy and Dr June Choon, Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences, who specialises in health economics.

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Problems of the face, mouth and jaw, such as facial trauma, tumours and jaw disorders, require complex expertise. We find out how these problems can be treated, as well as how they could impact our daily routines from Dr Sathesh Balasundram, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon from Subang Jaya Medical Centre.

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Corruption occurs in many aspects of our daily lives, from the individual level right up to the institutional. While healthcare is the one sector that you hope to be free of the taint of corruption, unfortunately, it is among the most corrupt sectors in many countries. In this episode of Health: The Nuts & Bolts, we explore areas of healthcare in Malaysia that need to be strengthened against corruption, abuse, wastage and fraud.

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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. When we talk about private hospitals, what often comes up is the price. Are private hospitals too expensive? How do they justify their costs? We’ll be speaking to Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh, president of the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia to find out more about this as well as the role of private hospitals in furthering public-private partnership to improve the provision of healthcare services.

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. When we talk about private hospitals, what often comes up is the price. Are private hospitals too expensive? How do they justify their costs? We’ll be speaking to Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh, president of the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia to find out more about this as well as the role of private hospitals in furthering public-private partnership to improve the provision of healthcare services.

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