Body image is central to how you feel about yourself, and has a significant impact on mental and physical health. We speak to Professor Viren Swami, professor of social psychology at Anglia Ruskin University, on the ongoing struggle to define a positive body image and how cross-cultural differences complicate the issue.

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With heart disease being the number one cause of death among Malaysians, knowing how to prevent a heart attack could save your life. Dr Zubin Othman Ibrahim, Consultant Physician & Cardiologist from Ara Damansara Medical Centre, talks about how to predict a heart attack, and whether statins should be prescribed to everyone at risk.

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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Gone are the days of invasive open surgeries. With advancements in medical research, robotic surgical intervention for gynaecological malignancies is quickly becoming more common. But do we have enough experts, are our patients aware of this option, and do they have the buy-in from insurers?

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Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health announced that it is targeting to ban smoking in open-air restaurants, as well as in Parliament, by the end of this year. Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye gives us a quick update on what this ban will entail and how it will be enforced.

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Two years ago, the Ministry of Health set the ambitious target of achieving zero HIV and AIDS by 2030. With almost 94,000 people in Malaysia living with HIV (2016) and the shifting mode of HIV transmission, what are the new approaches that will help us to address the new challenges? We speak to Assoc Prof Dr Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa from University of Malaya and Frederick Pour from PT Foundation about the use of antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infections.

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We return with our monthly mental health clinic with consultant clinical psychologist Paul J. On this segment, we address your concerns regarding mental, emotional and psychosocial issues.

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In our callers’ segment, we address some of your most pressing health concerns with some help from the experts. No case is too trivial. This week, we find out if it’s dangerous to swim when it rains and whether honey is an effective home remedy. 

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We bring the latest in health news. With the news that Universiti Malaya is stopping its Bachelor of Pharmacy undergraduate programme, we speak to Amrahi bin Buang, President of the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society on what this move means to the development of the pharmacy profession in Malaysia.

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We bring the latest in health news. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the government is considering implementing a soda tax to reduce sugar consumption. Will this reduce diabetes rates or will it just give us gas?

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We bring the latest in health news. Deputy Women, Community and Family Development Minister Hannah Yeoh said suicide should be decriminalised. We look at whether the law to punish people for attempting suicide is archaic.

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