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Nurses and other hospital staff do end up being victims too. — MIMS I injured my thumb several weeks ago and have been undergoing regular physiotherapy sessions. During my last visit to the hospital, I was joined by a nurse, in her 30s, who works at the same hospital. She underwent a surgery to correct carpal tunnel syndrome recently. Carpal tunnel syndrome is common among nurses. Carpal tunnel syndrome - involves the compression of the median nerve and leads to pain, numbness or weakness of the wrist and hand. - Women are three times more likely than men to have the condition. - In 2010, about eight out of every 100,000 full time hospital workers had work-related carpal tunnel syndrome that was severe enough to require days away from work, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. A research titled ' Occupational risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome among nurses in medical ' by UKM's Anuar Ithnin, Dinnee Kong and Saraswathy Venkataraman, published ...

As published in Malay Mail today By Gwen Manickam gwen@mmail.com.my PETALING JAYA — It was a visit that struck all the right chords for cancer-stricken teenager Muhammad Syazwan Ashraf Mohd Sukri, 19, who sadly passed away hours after meeting his rock idol. Syazwan had his last wish when he spent more than an hour with Man Kidal of Lefthanded at University Malaya Medical Centre before he died. The member of the 80s rock band surprised Syazwan who had been his big fan since childhood. The meet-up at Syazwan’s ward, while emotional, drew joy from the boy who was suffering from dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, a rare form of soft tissue cancer. Syazwan’s wish before he drew his final breath was to meet Man Kidal and, ultimately, the meeting could not have been more timely. “I am touched but at the same time amazed he knows me. Through music, I have this fan,” said Man Kidal, 52. “This is something I will remember all the days of my life.” He visited Syazwan with his wife Norla...