Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Joining him this week is Dhinesh Bhaskaran to talk about patients’ and doctors’ rights.

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Breast cancer is a leading killer of Malaysian women with about 5000 new cases every year. Half of the women diagnosed are below 50 years old. With a consultant breast and endocrine surgeon in the studio with us, we will discuss the roles of screening, surgery and supplements in preventing and treating breast cancer. Also, what are the options for reconstructive surgery?

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A proponent of positive psychology, Clinical Psychologist Paul J introduces us to Project Happiness.

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We discuss the latest in health news. Being an athlete is no easy task, but becoming a paralympian can be even more challenging. With the recent increase in media coverage of multi-sport paralympic events including the Invictus Games and the 9th Asean Para Games, Chua Ern Teck and Tina Carmillia uncover the process of disability sport classification, and how physical activity is becoming more accessible to all.

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We often take our voice for granted, until we start noticing changes to its quality or pitch. Sunway Medical Centre’s Speech-Language and Swallowing Therapist, Nurul Hidayah Dean Kamarudin, and Specialist Speech-Language Therapist, Cecilia Santiago, describe some of the common voice and speaking issues, and the therapy and management available to address them.

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In last month’s 29th SEA Games, we were all amazed by sportsmen and sportswomen at their prime, performing feats that many of us wouldn’t even imagine. Today for our monthly show with Dr Harjeet, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, we will focus on athletes and acute joint injuries. Not just any athletes, but athletes competing at the international level when they are in their 60s, 70s or even 80s. How can older athletes excel at an age when our bodies are supposed to be deteriorating? And how would recent advances in joint injury treatment prevent progress to osteoarthritis?

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UC Berkeley researchers recently published a study that uncovered 27 distinct states of emotion. They were also able to organise the findings into an interactive map. One of the researchers, Alan Cowen, breaks down the study for us.

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We discuss the latest in health news. This week, we focus our attention to some of winners from the recent Ig Nobel Prize, which honours research that first makes people laugh, and then make them think.

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0:00 - Intro

2:25 - Peace Prize (Link) and Anatomy Prize (Link)

10:10 - Medicine Prize (Link), Cognition Prize (Link) and Obstetrics Prize (Link)

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As our nation gets heavier and older, what does recent research on cholesterol and heart health tell us that we need to understand? Here to help us with that is President of National Heart Association of Malaysia, Dr Ng Wai Kiat.

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In conjunction with World Pharmacist Day on 25 September, we speak to the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society to learn the roles of pharmacists in the country and the challenges they face.

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