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MOH continues to monitor COVID-19 cases during GE15 campaign - Khairy https://t.co/kH5WAUJfoO — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 6, 2022

Khairy, SOP, GE15, EC, votes, sungai buloh, COVID-19

Eating late at night makes you fat! https://t.co/aUPjkqLhvL — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 6, 2022

Scientists work our the mechanism whereby late night eating increases risk of diabetes and obesityRef https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36264811/

Love or arrhythmia? When your heart skips a beat https://t.co/aKC0QxrPyn — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 5, 2022

Premature ventricular contractions are common but should not be disregarded, especially if they interfere with heart function or cause significant issues.

Covid update 5.11.22 https://t.co/veB6mpbtaW — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 5, 2022

Update on the Covid situation for 5.11.22

Miri field hospital project set to be completed by Feb 28 next year https://t.co/QdWw23MCto via @@theborneopost — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 4, 2022

MIRI (Nov 4): The Miri Field Hospital project is set to reach completion by Feb 28 next year. Funded by the state government, the RM2.5 million facility would augment the services provided by the main Miri Hospital, said Minister…

‘I Cannot Vote’: Disenfranchised Seputeh Aged Home Residents https://t.co/9NSX6JdVrh — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 4, 2022

20 seniors at St. Mary’s Aged Home in Taman Halimahton in Seputeh, KL, find it near impossible to vote in GE15 due to crowded polling stations and needing family and friends to get them there.

The top 3 medical benefits provided by Malaysia and Singapore employers https://t.co/pnLqhbe5r4 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 4, 2022

While Malaysia companies are more likely to tap on insurance providers for their employee medical benefits, those in Singapore tend to use self-managed reimbursement.

No plans to introduce Covid-19 SOP for GE15, says EC https://t.co/2AUTLjeofW — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 3, 2022

PETALING JAYA: There are no plans to introduce Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP) for the 15th General Election (GE15), says the Election Commission (EC).

Covid-19: Keep face masks on as Malaysia enters new wave, says Khairy https://t.co/v2NjUY2clJ — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 3, 2022

PETALING JAYA: People should keep their face masks on in crowded and enclosed areas as a new Covid-19 wave sweeps the nation, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin

Analysis: Harapan Manifesto Goes Big On Health And Aged Care Reform https://t.co/HiisssrDHy — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 3, 2022

Pakatan Harapan’s GE15 manifesto should be welcomed as a recognition of the real (but often ignored) problems that Malaysians are facing now with health, and social and aged care.

Lessons Learned From Highest Malaysia Covid Pregnancy-Related Deaths In Decades – Dr John Teo - https://t.co/jXjBUzjRYd — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 3, 2022

Malaysia’s 2021 maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 68.2 per 100,000 live births is a 170% increase from 2020 figures, and a 220% increase from 2019. The last time Malaysia recorded MMR over 60 was in the 1980s.

Nose picking linked to Dementia https://t.co/r8imZlEuwD — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 3, 2022

New research shows possible linkRef:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-06749-9

Stay vigilant, says Khairy amid new Covid-19 wave https://t.co/Bk44uAqhie — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 2, 2022

The public are encouraged to continue wearing face masks in crowded and closed areas.

GE15 Wishlist On Health Care, Ageing, Medical Travel – ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital https://t.co/aWd7gri5A5 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 2, 2022

A long-term partnership between public and private health care providers will benefit all Malaysians.

Harapan Moots Third Party EPF Contributions To Avoid Retirement Poverty https://t.co/qfZRkTEtWf — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 2, 2022

PH’s plans for aged care includes an agency or department for older persons and an elderly protection scheme under Socso.

Harapan: Public Health Spending 5% Of GDP In 5 Years https://t.co/RC1MJhat3V — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 2, 2022

PH pledges to raise public health care spending to 5% of GDP in 5 years, as well as to introduce a National Health Services Commission to manage health care professionals’ human resources and a Health Commission to monitor a Nati…

Health ministry monitoring cyclamate sweetener in ‘baby pineapples’ https://t.co/CDR0CLo2nF — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 1, 2022

It says it has taken 115 samples and found 11 to contain cyclamate, with those involved fined a total of RM8,500.

Malaysia donates urgently required medical supplies to Sri Lanka https://t.co/HLR7yrfefq — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 1, 2022

The Malaysian government has extended a goodwill gesture by donating a consignment of urgently required medical supplies to Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says

Recognising Obesity As A Chronic Disease, Not Lifestyle Choice https://t.co/3B9O2Wgabt — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 1, 2022

The Asia-Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity points to a genetic code designed for famine and the discovery of processed food that makes excess body weight “very hard to reverse”.

Why More Women Than Men Are Obese https://t.co/Z3TSnGQsX7 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 1, 2022

Obesity in women can be attributed to childbirth, vulnerability to certain diseases, and household roles, experts say.

Blood pressure medication - what's the best time to take? https://t.co/x1RrXxw6CR — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 1, 2022

ReferencesHermida RC et al. Bedtime hypertension treatment improves cardiovascular risk reduction: The Hygia Chronotherapy Trial. Eur Heart J 2019 Oct 22; [e...

Covid News Update 1.11.22 https://t.co/nD2jnPfhdT — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 1, 2022

Charting Malaysia’s Direction For The Next Five Years – Dr Sean Thum & Dr Khor Swee Kheng https://t.co/bBcMtjCQnc — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 1, 2022

The tobacco Generational End Game bill and the Health White Paper must survive the political transition process. Political parties should support health care reform.

The strain of managing mental health at work https://t.co/GQb8aoL57h — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Nov 1, 2022

Workers want leave to deal with stress but employers prefer to monitor them at the workplace.