The recently published National Health and Morbidity Survey 2024 focusing on nutrition revealed just how bad Malaysians’ diets are. Now that’s probably not a surprise to most of us but...

Obesity is a slow-moving emergency in Malaysia – creeping steadily through the population, raising healthcare costs, reducing productivity and contributing to rising levels of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It is one...

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that typically begins in early childhood. It affects how the brain develops and processes information. There are three types of ADHD — the...

The world is changing rapidly, with social and environmental landscapes shifting at a pace that is difficult to keep up with. At the institutional level, this can be even more challenging. ...

Not all salts are created equal. From everyday table salt to pink Himalayan crystals, each type offers unique characteristics and health implications. In this article, Gan Jia Yi, a final-year...

OMAD, or One Meal a Day, is an increasingly popular fasting approach where individuals consume all their daily calories in just one meal. Touted as a quick path to weight...

The health and welfare of humans and animals are intertwined in many ways. Pets offer us companionship, livestock help to provide sustenance and biodiversity protects entire ecosystems. Quite simply, we...

Sign language interpreting in hospitals is not the same as in conferences or meetings. There are no slides, no prepared scripts – just people, symptoms and unfamiliar words. It’s a...