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Dr Jaime Galvez Tan, former Health Secretary and convener of the HPA, stresses the importance of prioritising heart health through dietary choices. “One way of showing extra love and care for our hearts is to cut down our consumption of Ultra-Processed Products (UPPs) to save ourselves from cardiovascular diseases,” he emphasises. Dr Tan advocates replacing UPPs with healthier alternatives such as fresh fruits, vegetables, and home-cooked meals. These choices provide essential nutrients while reducing the intake of harmful additives.

Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz, the current president of MMA, highlighted the importance of considering a three-shift system with flexi-allowance while commenting on the difference in working hours between doctors in Malaysia and doctors overseas.

Dr Goh shared that “The complications from both type 1 and type 2 diabetes have serious complications when they attack blood vessels. When this happens, it can cause microvascular heart diseases and lead to blindness, kidney failure, loss of sensations in the nerve and more. Macrovascular heart disease causes heart attack and stroke.

Type 1 diabetes usually has more complications and has a greater impact on reducing the lifespan. However, in both diseases, the life expectancy is reduced. Therefore, the patient is better off getting a reversal cure via metabolic surgery. 

In a recent public advisory, PhilHealth underscored its commitment to addressing the financial complexities associated with stroke care. The benefit packages for both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes have undergone significant increases to better align with the actual costs incurred during treatment and recovery. Specifically, the benefit package for ischemic strokes has seen a substantial rise from P28,000 to P76,000, while the coverage for hemorrhagic strokes has been elevated from P38,000 to P80,000.

In a striking case of medical malpractice, Siti Palilah Ismail, a self-employed beautician, was sentenced to eight weeks in jail for performing invasive facial aesthetic procedures without a medical license.

UMMC’s non-invasive stroke recovery programme can help patients recover by modifying brain activity via electrical stimulation over 10 sessions in 2 weeks. They currently have the capacity to treat more patients and are urging stroke patients to get treatment.

The Heart Research Institute, Australia, has developed a drug to battle stroke. This promising drug might improve blood flow to…

In a world where technological advancements continuously reshape various aspects of life, healthcare is no exception. The National University Hospital (NUH) in Singapore has made a significant leap in this direction by implementing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) triage tool called RapidAI. This AI tool, capable of identifying stroke patients in less than a minute, is revolutionising the way healthcare providers approach stroke management. By significantly reducing the diagnosis time, it enables faster treatment decisions, thereby improving patient outcomes and potentially transforming stroke care in Singapore and beyond.

A study published in the Frontiers of Nutrition in 2020 found that higher egg consumption linked to lower stroke risk in Asia. Read more

Researchers from the Philippines get a breakthrough in developing a wearable robot to assist patients during rehabilitation exercises