The Star:
How well your glomeruli function determines how well your kidneys function, which is why doctors assess your level of kidney function by calculating your estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR). A patient’s eGFR is calculated using his creatinine level while also taking age, sex and race into account.
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MENTION “kidney disease” and the first image that springs to mind is that of listless patients, tucked away in quiet rooms with the curtains drawn and tubed into dialysis machines.
Yet these late-stage patients represent the minority of Malaysians living with damaged kidneys. The majority of them, on the other hand, can be seen all around [...]

(And i think i’ll soon be one of them because i don’t drink enough water daily…choi choi choi…)
About 2,500 people in Malaysia are diagnosed with kidney failure every year and the number can be expected to continue growing if nothing is done to check the prevalence of the disease.
Sabah Health Department Director, Dr. Marzukhi Md [...]

WHAT IS GLAUCOMA?
Many people thought screening their eyes are unimportant. But do you know what is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is the name given to a series of devastating diseases that irreversibly damage the eye’s optic nerve. If left unchecked, this can result in serious vision loss over time.
Glaucoma is commonly detected by measuring the pressure in the [...]

Throughout our lives, we undergo changes in our bodies, or we experience issues that could possibly lead to more serious medical complications in the future, down the road. Most of the time, during the prime of our life, there’s little need for anything other than an annual medical checkup or the like.
But as we age, [...]