Health & Living

Mar 09 2025 3513 ep. 35 mins 1k
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Wander and be enlightened by the endlessly fascinating inner universe that is the human body. We speak with experts, Nobel laureates, cancer survivors and healthcare workers who share their unique perspectives on wellness and living and the latest medical research.

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Are Supplements Safe If You’re On Psychiatric Meds?

Mar 09 2025 40 mins  
As mental health issues like depression and anxiety rise, more people may be on short- or long-term prescriptions of medications for these conditions. At the same time, people are also more likely to be consuming a plethora of other medications and supplements for a variety of medical concerns or just for general well-being. Bharati Suresh Chand, a pharmacist, helps us to understan

Are Generic Drugs Less Effective?

Mar 06 2025 34 mins  
Are generic drugs less effective than brand-name ones? Generics are often described as cheaper but just as effective alternatives to brand-name drugs, but some people have claimed that generics simply don’t work as well for them. In this episode, consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by Prof Dr PT Thomas, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor

Counsellor’s Corner: Why Does Rejection Hurt So Much?

Mar 05 2025 44 mins  
How do you deal with a “no”, whether it’s having your project pitch shot down at work, or being turned down for a date? On this month’s Counsellor’s Corner, licensed counsellor Heeran Kaur talks about why rejection hurts, and how to learn to cope with it. Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Preventing Women From Dying After Childbirth

Mar 04 2025 41 mins  
Severe bleeding after childbirth, also known as post-partum haemorrhage, continues to be a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide, including here in Malaysia, despite advances in medicine. So how can we stop PPH - a treatable condition - from continuing to kill women at what is supposed to be one of the happiest moments in their lives? Here to delve into that is Prof Dr Jami

Listen Up! Here’s How To Protect Your Hearing

Mar 03 2025 26 mins  
Many of us spend hours a day listening to sounds at levels that our ears are probably not meant for. But how often do we stop and think about how it’s impacting our hearing each time we kick the volume button up a notch? In conjunction with World Hearing Day - which is observed annually on 3rd March - we speak to Dr Natalia Wroblewska, Public Health Specialist with the WHO Repres

Can We Cure #4: Cancer?

Mar 02 2025 39 mins  
What if we could one day cure all cancers? Why has it been so difficult for scientists to find a cure? In this mini series, we explore the challenges that scientists face and what a cure would mean to people living with cancer. In this episode, we speak to consultant gynaecological oncologist Prof Dr Woo Yin Ling and consultant clinical oncologist Dr Jennifer Leong.Image credit: Sh

Your Guide To Glucose

Feb 27 2025 47 mins  
Our body needs glucose to function, but as with all things in life, you can have too much of a good thing. We dive into what glucose does to our body and whether “hacks” to lower glucose spikes work, as consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by consultant endocrinologist Dr Saiful Kassim.Image credit: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phones Off, Books Down!

Feb 26 2025 42 mins  
As a parent today, it’s easy to get caught up in debates over Montessori versus traditional kindergartens, international versus national schools, and British versus American, Australian, and so on. But what if we put all the labels aside, and focused on the fundamentals of how children learn best: through playing outdoors, getting dirty, and exploring with all their faculties and

Physiotherapy For Children with Rare Disorders

Feb 25 2025 36 mins  
Improving quality of life for someone living with a rare disorder isn’t just about treating or finding a cure to the condition, but also about helping them lead as normal a life as they can. In many cases, rehabilitation such as physiotherapy can play a vital role. Here to help us understand that are Sharfiza Abdul Aziz, senior paediatric physiotherapist, as well as Nur’shafina

Because Feelings Matter #38: How A Father Survived Suicide Loss

Feb 24 2025 35 mins  
Back in 2022, Fuad would visit KLIA regularly over the course of April to June, where his late son’s architecture installation, ‘Polyhedron Pavilion’, was on exhibit. Having lost his son to suicide in 2021, Fuad treasured such remaining connections and memories of his son, and slowly learned to come to terms with the grief. Fuad shares his journey of surviving the suicide los