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Dr Steven Tucker answers audience questions live on our Doctor-On-Call webinar, on cancer screening & prevention, genetic testing and more!

Early diagnosis through cancer screening can offer a better chance of cure, and preventive care can reduce the risk of getting cancer in the first place.

Puberty often starts earlier in girls compared to boys. Find out the different physical and emotional changes when a girl faces puberty.

More than 60% of diabetics in the world live in Asia. How are genetics related to diabetes? Find out more in the article here.

Puberty refers to a period when our major organs and body systems mature. The process begins around 11 for girls,…

Psoriatic arthritis is a form of joint inflammation that affects people with psoriasis – an autoimmune condition that causes red,…

Doctor On Call, or DOC for short, is a brand new series brought to you by Medical Channel Asia. This…

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is caused by an infection developing in the female’s upper genital tract that is usually caused…

Sarcopenia is the age-related degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass which primarily affects the elderly. The resultant loss of muscle…

The word ‘osteoporosis’ means porous bone. It is a disorder in which bones become thinner and lose their strength over…