Have you ever heard of someone being hospitalised after a fall? It may seem like a small incident, but for many, a single fall can change everything. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide, claiming an estimated 684,000 lives each year. Despite how common…
Vision problems among Malaysian children are becoming more common, yet many go undetected until they begin to affect learning, behaviour, and overall development. A study has shown that 22.3% of children are affected by some form of visual impairment, with more than half of the cases linked to treatable causes. Dr Fiona Chew Lee Min,…
Tumor otak merupakan penyakit yang jarang berlaku namun berisiko tinggi, dan sering kali tidak disedari sehingga mencapai tahap yang kritikal. Di Malaysia, tumor otak menyumbang kepada 1.6% kes kanser baru yang melibatkan otak dan sistem saraf pada tahun 2020. Secara global, lebih 300,000 kes dilaporkan pada tahun 2022, menjadikan tumor otak antara 20 jenis kanser…