Glaucoma can affect anyone of any age or gender and is also hereditary. In general, glaucoma cannot be cured and will lead to vision loss. However, it can be treated and controlled. This World Glaucoma Week, Consultant Ophthalmologist Dr Linda Teoh highlights how glaucoma affects our quality of life.

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Do you feel too unmotivated to go to work? Do you feel increasingly negative about work, like there’s just no point? Have you been feeling this way for quite awhile? If so, you may be burned out - an increasingly common affliction these days. Recognise the signs and find out what you can do to overcome it.

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We discuss the latest in health news. This week, Rhianne makes her debut on Health News Digest by replicating a new study that suggests that each person's face could actually be shaped by their name; Tina shares how much pee is actually in your swimming pool; and Soon Heng wonders why Freddie Mercury’s vocal folds piqued the interest of scientists.

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0:00 - Intro

1:32 - Face shaped by name

13:09 - Urine in swimming pools

21:20 - Freddie Mercury's vocals

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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Geriatrician Dr Philip Poi joins him to discuss a recent study that suggests that South Korean women will be the first in the world to have an average life expectancy above 90. What is it that the South Korean got right? Will the life expectancy gap between men and women start to close? What challenges will this bring in terms of pensions and care for elderly people?

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Neurons play a crucial role in how we move, behave, and essentially, how we live. And genes play a big role in neurological functions - and disorders. However, we now have the technology to identify specific genes that are linked to some of these diseases. In this first episode of our neuroscience series, we are joined by a scientist involved in this work, Neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar. Here she discusses the genetic causes behind neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s in Malaysians, and also her involvement with the community outreach organisation “Jeans for Genes”.

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Often times in divorces, one partner wants to preserve and repair the relationship while the other seeks to end it. Discernment counselling helps these couples look through their relationships, clarify individual needs and agendas, and whether or not the problems in the marriage could be solved. Dr Johnben is back with his monthly show, joined by licensed marriage and family Dr Mary Kelleher, who is in town to speak about this specialised form of counselling. 

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This month, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Rajesh Singh explains how foot pain is different in different groups of people.

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We discuss the latest in health news. This week’s theme is brain health. We hear about former England and West Brom striker Jeff Astle's early onset dementia that was linked to his footballing career; how too much or too little sleep can make us fat; and review some sounds to relax, meditate, study and sleep to.

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0:00 - Intro

1:02 - Football Dementia

11:00 - Sleep Obesity

24:51 - Ambient Music

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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. After the authorities reported that Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korea’s leader, had been killed by VX nerve agent, Dr George Lee decides to learn more about nerve gases from Dr Alzamani Mohammad Idrose, Emergency Physician and Disaster Medicine Specialist. 

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Michigan State University researchers are the first to uncover reasons why a specific type of immune cell acts very differently in females compared to males while under stress, resulting in women being more susceptible to certain diseases. Resident Geneticist Dr Arif Anwar breaks it down for us.

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