Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Since the rabies epidemic was declared in Sarawak in 2017, the total number of cases has risen to 19 as of June this year. So what has been done since to manage and reduce the spread of rabies? We’ll be speaking to Dr Vickneshwaran Muthu from the zoonosis sector in the Ministry of Health to find out more.

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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Since the rabies epidemic was declared in Sarawak in 2017, the total number of cases has risen to 19 as of June this year. So what has been done since to manage and reduce the spread of rabies? We’ll be speaking to Dr Vickneshwaran Muthu from the zoonosis sector in the Ministry of Health to find out more.

In May, the World Health Organisation launched its first ever guidelines on how people can reduce the risk of dementia. So what are the steps that we can and should take? And when should we start taking those steps? We’ll find out more from consultant geriatrician Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin and geriatric psychiatrist Dr Benedict Francis on what we can do to keep dementia at bay.

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If you interact with an elderly person regularly, you might notice that most of them have difficulty remembering things and we often brush this off as part of growing old. As such, we don’t look at memory loss for what it is. In today’s show, we discuss the relationship between memory issues and old age and the diseases that come with it.

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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. World Suicide Prevention Day was observed on Monday, September 10th, and we turn our focus to the doctors. Research showed that doctors had a lower mortality rate than the general population for all causes of death including cancer and heart disease – except when it comes to suicide. Why are doctors taking their own lives when they are dedicated to saving others?

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Eating disorders are not about food, greed or hunger. They are complex psychological conditions, tied to our cultural notions about body image and health. Consultant psychiatrist Dr Gurdeep Grewal is here to help us understand eating disorders as a psychosocial issue. He is joined by Ismail Amsyar Mohd Said, who will share about having lived with anorexia.

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Women experience mental health issues very differently compared to men. Is it related to the cliche that women are “more emotional” than men? Or are there more complex factors related to gender biases and taboos in society? Consultant psychiatrist Dr Gurdeep Grewal and Sumitra Visvanathan, Executive Director of Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) discuss how to address mental health issues among women.

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Last week, it was reported that three mosques in Penang are set to run what will be the world’s first opioid addiction treatment clinics to use naltrexone, a new drug for harm reduction. Heroin addiction is a significant public health problem in Malaysia, along with alcohol addiction. In today’s Psychiatry series, we’ll be looking at various substance-related addictions and the challenges on the long road to rehab and recovery.

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There has always been some doubt in the scientific literature regarding the efficacy of antidepressants in treating major depressive disorder. However, a meta-analysis just published in The Lancet has shown that all types of antidepressants are more effective than placebo in treating depression.

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How does one determine if hyperactivity and lack of focus is merely that, or a sign that one may have attention deficit disorder? How does ADD present in children and adults? Find out the causes, diagnosis, and management of ADD from Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Gurdeep Grewal and Clinical Psychologist Farah Ahmad.

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