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Healthcare, the costliest sector for cyberattacks – report
According to a cybersecurity assessment, the Asia Pacific healthcare sector is seeing an alarming increase in cyberattacks globally, indicating the critical need to give cybersecurity top priority. The Asia-Pacific region is experiencing a surge in ransomware attacks on its healthcare […]
Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Sports: Calling the Shots in Detection, Prevention and Response
By Dr Aishah Mohd Hafiz , senior lecturer in emergency medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University. As we seek to address SCA awareness and prevention in athletes, we should start raising these questions: How […]
Relieving, Managing Children’s Constipation
Resource persons: Dr Simon Foo Hee Wei, Consultant Paediatrician, Paediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV); and Jillian Tan Foong Yinn, Dietitian at SMCV Functional constipation (FC), one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders in children, is defined […]
Increasing Screen Time Exposes Southeast Asian Children To Online Dangers
Estimates indicate that one in three internet users globally is a child. In Southeast Asia, school-aged children (ages 6 to 14) spend an average of 2.77 hours per day on screens, surpassing the recommended two-hour daily limit, according to a […]
Thermo Fisher, NUH, and Mirxes Enhance Genomic Testing for Early Cancer Detection in Singapore
Thermo Fisher Scientific, National University Hospital (NUH), and RNA technology company Mirxes have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase access to affordable, advanced genomic testing for cancer in Singapore. This partnership aims to develop and clinically validate next-generation […]
Is Coaching in Palliative Care Necessary?
By Dr Jesrina Ann Xavier, member of the Active Ageing Impact Lab at Taylor’s University/ Dr Liew Kean Yew, Palliative Care specialist at Hospital Ampang Globally, the need for palliative care is on an upward trend due to the ageing […]
Tiredness Could be Caused by this Less Commonly Known Health Condition
By Dr Serena In, Clinical Psychologist and Head of Department at School of Medicine in IMU University “Why am I so tired even though I had a full night’s sleep?” “Everybody thinks I’m being lazy, but I’m just exhausted all […]
Saving Lives Together: The Urgent Need for Blood Donations in Malaysia
By Dr Farzana Rizwan and Dr Imam Shaik, Senior Lecturers at the School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University. Blood transfusion is a lifesaving medical intervention for patients under going complex surgeries, experiencing blood loss due […]
Research Highlights Key Insights into Women’s Health in Southeast Asia
Milieu Insight, Southeast Asia’s leading survey software company, and FemTech Association Asia, the region’s foremost advisory and industry network dedicated to improving women’s health through technology, have announced their strategic research partnership. This collaboration has resulted in the highly anticipated […]
Reforms Urged to Support Aging Population in Asia-Pacific – Report
Challenges that come with age Developing Asia and the Pacific are facing significant challenges in securing the well-being of its rapidly aging population. A recent report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), “Aging Well in Asia,” highlights the pressing need […]
