It's a staple storyline on dramas like Grey's Anatomy, but in real life, how many of us really understand the ramifications of medical law on our experience of healthcare? Explaining more on medical laws in Malaysia is Dato' Dr. NKS Tharmaseelan of the Medico Legal Society of Malaysia.

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A technology that's only become available in the last few years, egg freezing is allowing women to have more fertility options. But it's newness is also cause for concern and misunderstanding. Here to explain more and to clear up the air is Dato' Dr. Prashant Nadkarni, fertility specialist and Dr. Helena Lim, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist. 

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A device that could one day restore bladder function to patients with a severed spinal cord has been devised by UK researchers and has been tested in animals. Dr. George Lee and Jodi Nikolic talk with us about prosthetic bladders, bladder dysfunction as well as the science involving nerve damage and the bladder.

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Paediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Adriano Arguedas speaks to us about the science of vaccines and their importance in terms of the protection they offer children. 

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The human body carries about 100 trillion microorganisms in its intestines, a number ten times greater than the total number of human cells in the body. What does this powerful number do for our health? Telling us all about it is Professor Bengt Jeppsson.

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One of the most deficient areasof adequate medical care in the remote north Indian Himalayan region of Ladakh is that of women's health. Countless women suffer needlessly from preventable and curable maladies such as cervical cancer, infections and injuries from difficult childbirth. Professor Khoo Suan Phaik, oral physician tells us about her recent experience in Ladakh and about the medical care there.

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In the search for weight loss solutions, hypnotherapy offers a seemingly perfect solution: use your mind to help your body lose weight. Is it really that simple? We find out more from Sheila Menon of the London College of Clinical Hypnosis.

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Just the idea that someone has the fortitude to swim, bike and run for dozens - sometimes hundreds of miles is fascinating. IRONMAN is a triathlon that is held annually in many countries worldwide. Telling us more about triathlons and IRONMAN Malaysia, which will be held next year, is Geoff Meyer, CEO of IRONMAN Asia Pacific and Craig Alexander, multiple IRONMAN champion.

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As of 2010, an estimated 285 million people had diabetes, with this number expected to double by 2030, mostly in Asia and Africa. How much of this burden is being borne by children, and how do the symptoms and treatment differ from childhood to adulthood? We get two separate perspectives from Dr. Izzurina Bashah Mohamed Ibrahim and Ambreth Kaur, parent of 10-year-old diabetic patient, Veena.

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Last month, Dr. Sri Ganesh Kalimuthu, consultant histopathologist, joined us to talk about artificial intelligence in histopathology and how it might change the field. This month, he is joined by Professor Dato' Dr. Fuad Ismail, consultant oncologist, to talk about how artificial intelligence in histopathology may be implemented here in Malaysia.

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