medicine and healthcare

Harmonizing Hope: One Note at a Time in Malaysia and Beyond

Indra Selvarajah wishes for us to recognize — and utilize — the healing benefits of music. Fighting Alzheimer’s during his later years, Ronald Reagan frequently reacted to well-known tunes, occasionally joining in by singing or bobbing his foot, as the illness eroded the mental faculties of the 40th U.S. President. Reagan was not the only […]

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I Was Fit and Cycling Until the Moderna Vaccine—What Happened Next Left Me Desperate for Relief

Do you have a tale to tell? Email katherine.lawton@mailonline.co.uk EXPLORE FURTHER: I received the Moderna vaccination and have been confined to my bed ever since. Not too long ago, Danielle Pieton was an extremely fit road cyclist who had recently realized her longstanding ambition of relocating. France . The 51-year-old British woman was enthusiastically starting

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Experts Urge Boosting Training Capacity to Address Shortage

PETALLING JAYA: Experts argue that authorities should take strong action by broadening specialized training programs and providing improved incentives to tackle the persistent scarcity of healthcare personnel. Prof Dr John Chan Kok Meng, the honorary secretary of the Malaysian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, mentioned that specialized training was formerly limited to universities via

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Dr. Zahilah’s Urgent Message: ‘We Need to Understand You’ — An Appeal for Autism Awareness in Malaysia

These words—addressed to an autistic child—triggered a pivotal moment in the career of Dr. Zahilah Filzah Zulkifli, a consulting pediatrician. She recounts a profoundly intimate experience from her time at the hospital that questioned all her previous understanding of autism. This led her down a path away from conventional medical approaches towards exploring neurodiversity, advocating

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Could You Be One of Over Three Million Undiagnosed Brits with Autism or ADHD?

A prominent neuroscientist suggests that most Britons might now view themselves as neurodivergent. Professor Francesca Happe thinks that lowering the stigma associated with conditions like ADHD And there has been an increase in both professional and personal diagnoses of autism. Even though tolerance is beneficial, she cautions that actions previously seen as mere idiosyncrasies are

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