Lai Cheng

Plastic waste isn’t just choking oceans – it’s infiltrating our bodies in ways that scientists are only beginning to uncover. In a new scientific review, published in the journal Osteoporosis International, researchers examined 62 studies in order to determine the known effects of microplastics on human and animal bones. They found that micro and nanoplastics could be harming bone health...

A simple exercise like walking increases the size of your brain. Having a sedentary lifestyle is basically a slow death sentence. The groundbreaking study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers found that adults who walked for 40 minutes, 3 times a week, for a year experienced growth in the hippocampus – a region of the brain crucial for spatial...

A recent policy circular issued by a third-party administrator (TPA) responsible for handling private health insurance claims instructed doctors to prescribe medicine by indicating the active ingredients of medicines only, commonly known as the generic name. This has triggered discussion, particularly within the private healthcare sector. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is concerned...