Dr Dicky Ng

 November 28, 2025  Dec 1 is World AIDS Day. A time we in health care community should help the society to take note of this dreadful disease, and help the people to prevent contracting it.   Source: World of Buzz July 2, 2025   From the above news, we can see that it is still an issue in our country.     HIV transmission   The virus is spread through certain bodily fluids, including blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. Transmission routes   The most common ways HIV is transmitted are through unprotected sex, sharing needles for injecting drugs, and from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. Casual contact is not a risk   HIV cannot be spread through non-bodily fluid contact, such as shaking hands, hugging, sharing toilets, or being in the same room with an infected person. No cure, but manageable   There is no cure for HIV, but it has been transformed from a fatal illness into a manageable chroni...

  November 21, 2025   Antibiotic was a great discovery about 100 years ago. It saved many lives over the past century, likely someone closed to you have been protected by it, or even you, and me.     However, situation becomes more complex when it is overused.  Here is why: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) happens when germs—like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites—stop responding to the medicines used to kill them. When this happens, antibiotics and other treatments no longer work well. This makes infections harder or sometimes impossible to treat, which can lead to more people getting sick, more severe illness, and more deaths. World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a worldwide event held every year from 18 to 24 November . Its goal is to help people understand what AMR is and why it is a serious problem, and to encourage countries and communities to take action. It is one of the official health campaigns of the World Health Organization (WHO). The th...

 November 14, 2025   Today is World Diabetes Day. It is established by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), is observed annually on November 14th. It commemorates the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin . The day's purpose is to raise global awareness of diabetes, its prevention, and the challenges faced by those affected. A key initiative is the blue light campaign, where iconic landmarks worldwide are illuminated in blue to symbolize the fight against the disease. Each year has a specific theme; for example, recent themes have focused on access to diabetes education and the role of nurses. Series of Activities are planned and carried out in Penang by the State Branch. November 5, Webinar on Diabetes in the Workplace. November 12, Kurang Manis Run at USM.   Look out for the evening Blue Lighting of Buildings and Iconic Structures in Penang, take photos and post it on Social Media to help hig...

 November 7, 2025   November is a special period where IDF (International Diabetes Federation) encourages its member associations all over the world to put additional effort to raise awareness and advocate for diabetes, and people living with diabetes. So, look out for these, and talk about it with your social circle, the implication of this body condition, that might seem to be mild in the early stage, for most if not all who have the condition. What is the implication to you if you have diabetes? How would it change your life? Short term, medium term, long term? What does it mean if your loved ones, someone you really care have diabetes? What does it mean to you if 30 or 40% of your colleagues have diabetes? How would it affect your work, your standing in the company? If our society, our country men have high number of people living with diabetes, including those who are under 30 years old, how can it impact you, and me?  (short term- in the ne...