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Khairy Promises More Health Screenings For Sungai Buloh https://t.co/eItyPVRWdW — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 13, 2022

Khairy Jamaluddin urges people not to be afraid of health screenings, saying prevention is better than late treatment.

Diet beats meds for IBS! https://t.co/6lgKwv22Vg — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 13, 2022

Should Low FODMAP diet be first line therapy for IBS?Carbone F et al. Diet or medication in primary care patients with IBS: The DOMINO study - a randomised t...

Radzi’s Putrajaya Manifesto Addresses Special Needs Children, OKU, Child Malnutrition https://t.co/W9K0pEO1hU — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 12, 2022

PN candidate Radzi Jidin plans to make Saturday a sports day to tackle obesity in Putrajaya, where nearly half of adult residents are obese, the highest in Malaysia.

Selangor offers free influenza, pneumococcal vaccinations from Nov 14 to Dec 31 - https://t.co/nkY1lFPTL2 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 12, 2022

By Sulyn Chong SHAH ALAM, Nov 9 — The Selangor government is offering 10,000 free influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations to its citizens who are identified as high-risk. Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said that…

In Ulu Kinta, Orang Asli Women Share Insights On Health Care Access https://t.co/FcYgp2GOOF — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 12, 2022

Orang Asli women from the Temiar tribe at Kg Makmur in Ulu Kinta, Perak, speak about mobile clinics for health checks and a Jakoa health transit station turned makeshift maternity ward.

Health tip: Flood safety info https://t.co/n41I8zk1nJ — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 12, 2022

Banjir/Flood season! What to do to keep safe and healthy. Adapted from WHO https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/how-do-i-protect-my-health-in-a-flood Our Journey Ends Here by Spheriá | https://soundcloud.com/s…

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary https://t.co/DXwPd19C1S — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 12, 2022

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

Malaysia GE15: Will success or failure handling COVID-19 determine who wins at the ballot box? https://t.co/u9RSkbSgiM — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 11, 2022

Opposition figures have attacked some politicians for their ineffectiveness in dealing with the pandemic and resulting economic woes.

In Rare Move, Health Care Professionals List Demands In GE15 https://t.co/JXSmXsvZWI — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 11, 2022

Health care workers across the public and private sectors express hopes for the next government, including fair opportunities for junior doctors and higher allowances for nurses and admin staff.

Dietary supplements for cholesterol - do they work? The Truth! https://t.co/tDilQkvhfg — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 11, 2022

Selangor Rolls Out Free Pneumococcal Jabs For Elderly https://t.co/K8funUBQTU — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 10, 2022

Dengue cases up 16% last week, two deaths reported https://t.co/IYWuDckQKa — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 10, 2022

The number of dengue fever cases increased by 233 cases to 1,693 compared to the 1,460 reported the previous week.

Galen: All Coalitions Making Empty Promises On 5% Of GDP For Health https://t.co/H58EiMWtVw — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 10, 2022

Recovery in medical travel numbers to Malaysia https://t.co/833SbQGhxL via @LaingBuisson News — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 10, 2022

Six months after reopening its borders, Malaysia is seeing a return of foreign medical tourists. Find out more in the full article.

Malaysia Healthcare emphasises need for preventive healthcare across borders | ITIJ https://t.co/y9AKzgmL5o — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 10, 2022

Malaysia is a popular global destination for healthcare travellers

Duopharma reports 5.54% rise in quarterly profit https://t.co/WktVmuVCmw — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 10, 2022

Generic drug producer attributes improved performance to higher demand.

KJ says will retable GEG bill if made health minister after GE15 https://t.co/HE3FrOWWYk — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 9, 2022

He also says if, however, PH wins in GE15, then Dzulkefly Ahmad will table the bill as he is as committed in protecting Malaysians' health.

Aspiring Neurosurgeon Explains The Problem With Junior Doctor Placements In Malaysia via @saysdotcom https://t.co/z2mwS06BeX — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 9, 2022

He also warned that this may be the reason why Malaysia will have fewer specialists in the future.

Comparing Health Pledges By Harapan, BN, And Perikatan https://t.co/dNtP32ofwv — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 9, 2022

PH’s GE15 manifesto contains much more substantive proposals to reform health, social and aged care that, crucially, address systemic issues, compared to business-as-usual PN and wholly apathetic BN.

BN Manifesto Shockingly Lacks Health Care Reform Pledges https://t.co/269xCobQno — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 8, 2022

BN’s GE15 manifesto excludes the Health White Paper and tobacco GEG; ironically, it was PH that took up most of Khairy Jamaluddin’s health care reform ideas, including a pledge to cut smoking rates.

New Covid-19 cases up by 57% to over 26,600 last week https://t.co/1GLaoD5BRy — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 7, 2022

Admission of Category 3, 4 and 5 patients to public hospitals also rose by 37%.

Pathlab Said to Weigh Sale of Malaysian Medical Testing Business - Bloomberg https://t.co/rmWW3u9muO — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 7, 2022

Pathology & Clinical Laboratory (M) Sdn., a Southeast Asian medical testing company, is considering selling its business in Malaysia which could fetch about $200 million in a transaction, according to people with knowledge of the…

Bird watching benefits mental health https://t.co/YKqFMBp1J5 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 7, 2022

A recent study has found bird watching to be beneficial for mental healthRef:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20207-6

MMA president now heads Commonwealth Medical Association https://t.co/jFcVPrpSEC — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 6, 2022

The last Malaysian to helm the association was Dr P Krishnan, who served as CMA president from 2001 to 2004.