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Surgical Symposium on Advanced Robotic Technology (SSMART)
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Mark your calendars and join us at the Surgical Symposium on Advanced Robotic Technology (SSMART), where our accomplished multispecialty robotic experts will share insights on the various applications of robotic-assisted surgery across multiple specialties, including urology, gynecology, general [...]
Swabbing for Covid-19
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Symptoms and Treatments for Psoriatic Arthritis
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What is Psoriatic Arthritis? Patient with Psoriatic Arthritis Psoriatic arthritis is a type of arthritis that affects people with psoriasis, a skin condition that causes inflammation. It can cause joint pain, stiffness, and inflammation and can affect various parts of the body. This [...]
Tackling Benign Prostate Hyperplasia, An Unseen Challenge Among Malaysian Men
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KUALA LUMPUR: The prostate is a walnut-sized gland, a vital organ at the urinary bladder's base that produces fluid to protect and nourish sperms, while the muscles keep urine from leaking out. However, as men age, this organ can cause issues, with one of the conditions being Benign [...]
Tackling Prostate Cancer in Malaysia: Importance of Early Screening
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Definition The prostate gland makes the fluid that forms part of semen. This gland sits below the bladder, above the rectum, and around the urethra. Prostate cancer happens when functioning cells in the prostate gland become malignant and grow out of control. Differences [...]
Tackling The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemic
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 – Malaysia faces a silent but growing epidemic, namely Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). CKD is a long-term condition that is described as a gradual loss of kidney function over time. Affecting a significant proportion of the population, CKD remains largely invisible [...]
Take good care of your gut
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A healthy gut contributes to a strong immune system, heart health, brain health, improved mood, healthy sleep and effective digestion. Dr Chung Yun Chien uses pop singer Selena Gomez’s condition – systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) which causes her body’s immune system to [...]
Taking steps to up cancer fight
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Cancer is the fourth most common cause of death in Malaysia, with approximately 37,000 cases reported every year. It is estimated that this number will rise to more than 55,000 newly-diagnosed cases by 2030. The Health Ministry’s Malaysian Study on Cancer Survival reveals that [...]
Talented Radiation Therapists Transform Radiotherapy Masks into Cancer Patients’ Favourite Characters
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To make cancer treatment as accurate and effective as possible, it is important to make a radiotherapy mask to hold the patient’s head and neck still and in exactly the right position each time the patient undergoes radiotherapy. Most often, the radiation therapists will heat thermoplastic [...]
Tales From The Hospital
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Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah and Sunway Medical Centre bag top honours at BMCC's award ceremony
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Sunway Medical Centre recently bagged the UK-Malaysia Outstanding Partnership Award in recognition for its contribution in research and clinical training opportunities, following a partnership with the University of Cambridge in [...]
Targeted Screenings Encouraged for Early Detection of Lung Cancer
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Many cases of lung cancer recorded among non-smokers are due to exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS), third-hand smoke (THS), or air pollution. Dr Anand Sachithanandan, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City, therefore, encouraged targeted lung cancer screenings [...]
TCM Cupping
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Cupping is an ancient form of TCM treatment that a TCM physician puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. The physician utilizes glass, bamboo, ceramic or plastic cups over a painful area or acupuncture points leaving temporary marks on the skin (redness or therapeutic [...]
TCM Manipulation
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A) Traditional Chinese Massage Therapy (Tuina) Tuina or tui-na (pronounced as twee-nah) massage is believed to be the oldest system of bodywork. It is based on the theory of meridians and collaterals and is a special form of massage that utilizes techniques specific to Chinese medicine. The [...]
TCM Rehabilitation
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TCM rehabilitation incorporates modern healthcare by using a variety of unique methods and useful measures for the disabled, senile and chronic diseases. At TCM, we take treatment measures under TCM basic theory where we focus on the symptoms (the basic factors and external manifestations of [...]
TCM Scraping
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Guasha is a therapeutic method for pain management using specific tools to press-stroke the surface of the body. According to TCM principle, it is used to relieved blood stagnation and to enhance immunity, clinically itt is used for muscle fatigue and to disperse heat etc. Is Gua Sha [...]
TCM Specialities
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TCM Wellness
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TCM Wellness provides a solution for these sub-optimal health issues to help you obtain optimal wellbeing. In TCM, traditional Chinese medicine emphasises on the “preventive treatment of Diseases” and the harmonisation and relationships between five major “organs” in [...]
Technology in Cancer Treatment
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Telemedicine Command Centre
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