When Kanban Meets Scrum…

A SIMPLE Kanban (Japanese for signboard) board saved the day for employees of an IT department at a multinational manufacturing company in Penang.


Breath-in medication for TB is viable

A RESEARCH group from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM, in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy and Centenary Institute from The University of Sydney have developed needle-like antibiotic micro-crystals for tuberculosis (TB) treatment.


Blocking harmful sunrays with ZnO

WITHOUT sunlight we are dead. Plants can’t grow and we don’t get the oxygen that we need from plant’s photosynthesis that produces oxygen. But sometimes we curse nature when there’s too much sunlight, in particular, the ultraviolet (UV) component of sunlight. UV radiation has been blamed for many skin problems including sunburn, skin aging and even skin cancer.


Hello, how are you?

A simple yet important question to foster a culture of caring towards struggling parents of special needs children


A ‘bone to pick’ with trauma injuries

AS a little girl who was brought up by parents with medical background, the hospital compound was largely my playground.