We have all been confined to our homes for nearly six weeks now. Although we have not been out and about, we could all sense the sociocultural changes that are about to occur as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The way we live and the world as we knew…
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Attention all patients who have prescriptions scheduled for refill and pick-up at the local hospital or health clinics during the Movement Control Order (MCO), this guide is for you. You need to read this because chances are, 1) you do not have enough medications to get you through the MCO…
It has been four months since COVID-19 reached our shores. And in a couple of days, it would have been exactly a month since the Movement Restriction Order (MCO) was enforced in Malaysia. Life as we knew it has changed and everyone is still grappling with this new normal as…
A systematic review and meta-analysis, which included eight (8) studies of lab-confirmed COVID-19 infections and a total of 46248 infected patients from hospitals in China, has found that underlying disease, including hypertension, respiratory system disease and cardiovascular disease, may be risk factors for severe COVID-19 infection (1). It is crucial…
Over the past few weeks, many countries all over the world have issued stay-at-home or social distancing orders in their effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 infection. Although the orders are for everyone, people with vulnerabilities especially those with chronic illnesses (i.e. diabetes, hypertension, chronic lung diseases, cardiovascular…