Several countries have experienced record-breaking high temperatures this year: Delhi, India recorded a new high of more than 49°C in May; the UK went beyond 40°C; and Portugal hit 47°C in July. Although Malaysia has been spared such scorching temperatures, we will not be spared the effects of climate change on our weather. And with scientists warning that wet-bulb temperatures pose even greater danger, we may have to look beyond the mercury to understand the health threat ahead. Emergency medicine specialist Dr Teoh Aik Poey joins us to explain more.

 

Image credit: Piyal Adhikary

Several countries have experienced record-breaking high temperatures this year: Delhi, India recorded a new high of more than 49°C in May; the UK went beyond 40°C; and Portugal hit 47°C in July. Although Malaysia has been spared such scorching temperatures, we will not be spared the effects of climate change on our weather. And with scientists warning that wet-bulb temperatures pose even greater danger, we may have to look beyond the mercury to understand the health threat ahead. Emergency medicine specialist Dr Teoh Aik Poey joins us to explain more.&nbsp;Image credit: Piyal Adhikary

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How Dangerous Are Heatwaves and High Wet-Bulb Temperatures?

For many people with Down syndrome and their families, loneliness is a common experience, especially when children are excluded from play and education settings, and families are isolated and feel cut off from support. We mark World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March by giving those in the community a space to share how society can come together against loneliness and provide real inclusion for people with Down syndrome.


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For many people with Down syndrome and their families, loneliness is a common experience, especially when children are excluded from play and education settings, and families are isolated and feel cut off from support. We mark World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March by giving those in the community a space to share how society can come together against loneliness and provide real inclusion for people with Down syndrome. Image Credit: Shutterstock

World Down Syndrome Day: Together Against Loneliness

What made Tengku Nazeehah decide to go for a colonoscopy, even though she had no symptoms like constipation, diarrhoea, bloody stools or stomach pain? Till today, she can’t explain it, but has no regrets because it detected the cancer that had been growing silently in her colon. She shares her positive outlook on being a colorectal cancer survivor, ostomate and patient navigator. From 31 March, CORUM Colorectal Cancer Survivorship Society Malaysia will be rolling out self-test kits nationwide (Faecal Occult Blood Test) - find out more on CORUM’s website and Facebook page. 

What made Tengku Nazeehah decide to go for a colonoscopy, even though she had no symptoms like constipation, diarrhoea, bloody stools or stomach pain? Till today, she can’t explain it, but has no regrets because it detected the cancer that had been growing silently in her colon. She shares her positive outlook on being a colorectal cancer survivor, ostomate and patient navigator. From 31 March, CORUM Colorectal Cancer Survivorship Society Malaysia will be rolling out self-test kits nationwide (Faecal Occult Blood Test) - find out more on CORUM’s <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://corum.com.my/">website</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/corum.malaysia">Facebook page</a>.&nbsp;

Beyond The Diagnosis #37: Went For Colonoscopy On A Whim, Discovered Cancer

Can you find something to be grateful for every day? For more than 10 years, practising gratitude every day helped Caleen Chua stay away from spiralling negative feelings like depression and loneliness. On ‘Because Feelings Matter’, the founder of Yoga For Mums shares about how she coped with bullying in her adolescence, episodes of depression, and a health scare, through yoga, mindfulness and gratitude. Find out more about Yoga For Mums’ two-day retreat, ENLIVEN Women, happening from 23rd to 24th May. 

Can you find something to be grateful for every day? For more than 10 years, practising gratitude every day helped Caleen Chua stay away from spiralling negative feelings like depression and loneliness. On ‘<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bfm.my/because-feelings-matter">Because Feelings Matter</a>’, the founder of Yoga For Mums shares about how she coped with bullying in her adolescence, episodes of depression, and a health scare, through yoga, mindfulness and gratitude. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.yogaformums.org/enliven-women-2">Find out more</a> about Yoga For Mums’ two-day retreat, ENLIVEN Women, happening from 23rd to 24th May.&nbsp;

How Dangerous Are Heatwaves and High Wet-Bulb Temperatures?

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