All eyes were on the trade deal signed between American President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim last year, but what seemingly went under the radar was the implications the deal has in the field of medicine. Part of the deal included Malaysia “accepting prior marketing authorisation by the FDA as sufficient evidence” that medical devices and pharmaceutical products from the U.S. can be used in our country. We speak with Brook K. Baker, Professor of Law Emeritus at Northeastern University, about what this actually means for Malaysia and our healthcare system. 


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All eyes were on the trade deal signed between American President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim last year, but what seemingly went under the radar was the implications the deal has in the field of medicine. Part of the deal included Malaysia “accepting prior marketing authorisation by the FDA as sufficient evidence” that medical devices and pharmaceutical products from the U.S. can be used in our country. We speak with Brook K. Baker, Professor of Law Emeritus at Northeastern University, about what this actually means for Malaysia and our healthcare system.&nbsp; Image Credit: Shutterstock

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U.S.-Malaysia Trade Deal: How American Drugs Could Get Express Approval 

For a long time, the conversation on obesity has often been simplified to a lack of willpower. But as we start to see obesity as a chronic disease, it means recognising that for many individuals, their biology is working against them. So how do your hormones and genes shape how your body responds to food and stores fat? Here to help us understand that is consultant endocrinologist Prof Dr Roger Chen. 


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For a long time, the conversation on obesity has often been simplified to a lack of willpower. But as we start to see obesity as a chronic disease, it means recognising that for many individuals, their biology is working against them. So how do your hormones and genes shape how your body responds to food and stores fat? Here to help us understand that is consultant endocrinologist Prof Dr Roger Chen.&nbsp; Image credit: Shutterstock

How Your Hormones and Genes Drive Obesity

Parents are starting 2026 with no small amount of anxiety, as their children face increasing pressure to manage studies, relationships and online influences. They’re feeling helpless and lacking the social connectedness that would allow them to reach out for help in supporting their children. This month’s impact story is how one educator is supporting families by building a community for the parents of his centre’s students.


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Parents are starting 2026 with no small amount of anxiety, as their children face increasing pressure to manage studies, relationships and online influences. They’re feeling helpless and lacking the social connectedness that would allow them to reach out for help in supporting their children. This month’s impact story is how one educator is supporting families by building a community for the parents of his centre’s students. Image Credit: Shutterstock

Mind Matters: Helping Parents Find Connections

Two numbers took the world by storm last year - six and seven. Kids were driving teachers up the wall, shouting “6-7” in classrooms. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer got in trouble after using it during a visit to a primary school. It became Dictionary.com’s word of the year. Kids’ slang has been a big part of conversations in recent years, because of how quickly it tends to catch on, take over children’s everyday interactions, and get replaced just as quickly by new phrases. In today’s conversation, we try to understand the role of slang in children’s lives.


Content warning: This conversation contains some words and phrases that refer to self-harm practices. 


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Two numbers took the world by storm last year - six and seven. Kids were driving teachers up the wall, shouting “6-7” in classrooms. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer got in trouble after using it during a visit to a primary school. It became <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Dictionary.com">Dictionary.com</a>’s word of the year. Kids’ slang has been a big part of conversations in recent years, because of how quickly it tends to catch on, take over children’s everyday interactions, and get replaced just as quickly by new phrases. In today’s conversation, we try to understand the role of slang in children’s lives. Content warning: This conversation contains some words and phrases that refer to self-harm practices.&nbsp; Image credit: Shutterstock

U.S.-Malaysia Trade Deal: How American Drugs Could Get Express Approval

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