THE way forward towards a technological future lies in constant innovation to discover new ways to continuously benefit society – enhancing life for the benefit of all.
ASSOC Prof Dr Yeong Chai Hong of Taylor’s University School of Medicine was recently recognised with the Young Scientist Award in Medical Physics 2021, making her South-East Asia’s first recipient of the prestigeous International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) honour.
Taylor’s University medical students are exposed to the latest technology used in patient care early on in their course, paving the way for them to graduate future-ready.
THE pandemic serves as a reminder of how much health matters to the individuals, society and the global economy. Better health means the growth of the economy by expanding the labour force, quality life care and a longer lifespan.
A group of Taylor’s University students from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences School of Medicine, along with their lecturers Dr Wong Yin How and Dr Yeong Chai Hong, employed 3D printing to replicate patient-specific hearts to improve the current visual techniques of complex heart defects called congenital heart disease (CHD).