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Help available for bullied housemen, says Health Ministry

Bullying: Ministry to hold closed-door dialogues with junior doctors -

Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad promises to get to the bottom of the problem.

Survey: Majority of junior docs bullied, some considered suicide

Nearly 80% of respondents say they have been bullied, with 71% saying their experiences would constitute 'symptomatic bullying'.

Mind our language during ward rounds

No school closure in Kedah due to HFMD | Malay Mail

ALOR SETAR, July 22 — The Ministry of Health Malaysia (KKM) stresses that there is no school closure in Kedah so far as a result of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases. Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah…

Malaysia MOH: No schools in Selangor closed due to HFMD

The Ministry of Health in Malaysia is debunking allegations on social media that there are 51 schools closed in a district in Selangor due to hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). They say based on the monitoring carried out by MO…

Childcare: Keeping our children safe

LETTER | Major reforms needed in the issue of keeping children safe in the hands of child minders.

The extent of Bullying experienced by junior doctors in Malaysia

Enlist private doctors to combat diabetes? Why not? - Views | The Star Online http://po.st/f2J7cM via @staronline

MIRI: Politicians must think of ways to better the lives of the people by coming up with beneficial ideas or listen to good ones, like a suggestion by a medical doctor at a conference in Miri recently that private clinics be enli…

Doctors’ fees, baby formula among SST-exempt items | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Nine items that were previously taxed under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will now be exempted under the Sales and Services Tax (SST) that will take effect on September 1. According to the Finance Minis…

Negri Sembilan records rise in HFMD since January | Malay Mail

SEREMBAN, July 20 ― The Negri Sembilan Health Department recorded a total of 1,350 cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) from January to yesterday, said State Health, Environment, Cooperatives and Consumerism Committee cha…

Four main motivators of child marriage identified in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: The four main factors that lead to child marriages in Malaysia are low household income, lack of parenting support interventions, lack of access

Genomic editing is the future of health

CYBERJAYA: An Egyptian scholar asserted the vast potential of genomic editing in the care of patients and prevention of gene-related diseases among healthy people. In a public lecture titled ‘Publi…

HFMD: No school closures in Selangor, says Health Ministry | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed that there has been no closure of schools or classes in Selangor due to the outbreak of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). Health director-general Datuk Dr…

Rich families triggered HFMD outbreak: Malaysian health official, Malaysia News - AsiaOne

GEORGE TOWN - More affluent families in Penang, who travelled with their children during the school holidays last month, triggered the extreme outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) plaguing the state.

Dr Amar answers questions on HFMD

How worried should you be? You have a little one in kindergarten and you keep hearing stories about Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). The name alone is enough to strike fear in your heart. Senior Consultant Paediatrician Dato'…

Dr Dzulkefly: Doctor quality, not quantity, is the best medicine - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/oz64dv via @staronline

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will focus on producing quality doctors, rather than quantity, says its Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

We need a Health Ombudsman

The formulation and implementation of specific policies and strategies to minimise harm and improve the quality of healthcare provided to patients is vital.

More premises closed as HFMD cases in Penang spike

A total of 32 places remain closed, comprising primary schools, nurseries, kindergartens, childcare centres and preschool facilities.

State health director: 1,605 HFMD cases reported in Sabah since July 14 | Malay Mail

KOTA KINABALU, July 18 — As many as 1,605 cases of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) have been reported in Sabah from January to July 14, with an average of 58 cases each week. Sabah Health director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi…

Learning biomedicine from experts

EXPANDING its programme offering under its Biological Sciences Department, Sunway University recently introduced BSc (Hons) Biomedicine.

Overcoming kids` fear of doctors

THE world of medicine can often be seen as overwhelming to the community outside the medical profession, especially children.

Pharmacists as care providers

Health Ministry mulls price controls on medicine | Malay Mail

PETALING JAYA, July 17 — The Health Ministry will look into a price control mechanism for medicines, said its deputy minister, Dr Lee Boon Chye. “As medicines are not price-controlled, the price just keeps increasing every year.…