Anticholinergics are prescribed for many health conditions in older people, including overactive bladder, depression and seasonal allergies. However, anticholinergics also block signals in the brain and cause side effects like impaired cognition in older people. Helping us learn more about anticholinergics is Dr. Tan Maw Pin, consultant geriatrician, and Dr. George Lee, consultant urologist.

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We all hope for an unblemished, normal child at birth, but sometimes it’s not to be. Addressing birth defects that occur in the bone or muscle of the face and limbs, such as cleft lip/palate and club foot are Dr. Margaret Leow and Dr. Ong Shong Meng of Sunway Medical Centre.

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Regenerative medicine is a new avenue in human health, with the potential to resolve unmet medical needs by addressing the underlying causes of disease. Giving us some examples of how it can improve our current healthcare system is Tan Sri Ismail Merican, former Director General of the Ministry of Health.

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Fascia is the tissue that holds our bodies together, connecting everything. Highlighting its importance this month and its role in healing, is Dr. Rajesh Singh, consultant orthopaedic surgeon.

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Imagine not being able to really grasp language, either spoken or written. That in turn may manifest in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or do mathematical calculations. That’s what Specific Learning Disorders are like. Explaining how to deal with this is Dr. Raja Juanita Raja Lope, developmental paediatrician.

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Surgeons perform tens of thousands of surgeries in a year to treat prostate cancer. The procedure, called radical prostatectomy has become a fine art in the medical world. How does robotic surgery come into play to improve this surgery? Dr.George and Dr.Loh Chit Sin join us in this discussion.

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We all get food poisoning from time to time and usually take it in our stride, but acute diarrhoea is actually the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years old. Dr. Nazrul Neezam Nordin, paediatric gastroenterologist, tells us more.

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A new study has now demonstrated that smoking is associated with the loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells, potentially explaining why smoking is more of a risk factor for cancer among men. Unpacking the details of the study for us is Dr. Arif Anwar, resident geneticist. 

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With patents littering the medical landscape in terms of medicine, technology and research - do they help or hinder progress? While they protect the work that researchers do, they can also stand in the way of free sharing of information. Professor Richard Gold, founding Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy in McGill University shares his opinion.  

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Low carb diets are often employed by people trying to achieve weight loss, but are they sustainable and what do they actually do? Karen Siah, fitness trainer, explains what cutting out staples like rice, bread and noodles can do.

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