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Peka B40 Approved 71% Cancer Treatment Incentive Applications In 2021 https://t.co/6d4nthTerC — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 19, 2022

The most common cancer types for the RM1,000 benefit last year to complete treatment were breast (30%), digestive system (21%), female genital (14%), and ENT (13%).

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Malaysia’s new Covid-19 infections back above 2,000-mark with 2,017 cases https://t.co/7ZUWWBXdcQ — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 19, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — New Covid-19 infections in Malaysia are back above the 2,000-mark today after a downward trend over the past two days, with 2,017 cases reported in the...

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HFMD: Nurseries the main vector for outbreaks, says Johor health exco https://t.co/dm0tD8eIBb — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

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18 HFMD outbreaks detected in nurseries in Johor https://t.co/kgTADFNYfN — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

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HFMD cases in Selangor still under control, says MB https://t.co/UjSUsmptFp — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

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Gerawat: Covid-19 pandemic leaves over 4,000 Sarawakians jobless https://t.co/hj2OOGvXj6 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

KUCHING (May 18): A total of 4,037 Sarawakians have lost their job due to the Covid-19 pandemic over the past two years, said Deputy Minister in the Premier of Sarawak’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Dat…

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Parents anxious over stalled clinical trial https://t.co/VBjUMmXYYe — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

KOTA KINABALU (May 17): The Federal Health Ministry must engage in more effective communication and teamwork with the medical team in Sabah on the vaccine clinical trial program protocol PRO-nCOV-3002. Sabah Progressive Party (SA…

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Survey: Only 21% Feel Their MySejahtera Data Safe https://t.co/BWoAqDlsXe — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

In a CodeBlue poll, 71% of respondents believe their personal data on MySejahtera is accessible to both government and private companies; 57% won’t use MySejahtera to keep their personal health records.

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Khairy: Government Doctors Excluded From Work Culture Task Force To Omit Prejudices https://t.co/21KfB8j8kr — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

Khairy Jamaluddin says the Healthcare Work Culture Improvement Task Force will seek views from groups representing junior doctors so that HWCITF can produce a balanced and fair report.

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‘Covid-19 cases will come and go’ https://t.co/cUwgQr7qPL — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia can expect new waves of Covid-19 cases to come and go now that the country is transitioning to endemicity, says Khairy Jamaluddin.But the Health Minister said that as long as the number of serious cases in Mal…

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CovidNow: 30.2pc of children in Malaysia fully vaxxed https://t.co/YCPSNkkL1e — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — A total of 1,073,551 or 30.2 per cent of children aged five to 11 in the country have completed their vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday. A…

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Malaysia continues to see downward trend in new Covid-19 infections, total active cases https://t.co/fadqGmB4ep — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has continued its downward trend with 1,404 infections reported nationwide in the last 24 hours, compared to 1,697 the day before. This is after a sharp rise in…

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Malaysia’s Health Ministry Seeks to Improve Whistleblower System via @whistleblowerNN https://t.co/qOxCDqGWwl — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 18, 2022

Malaysia’s Director General of Health told reporters on May 14 that he wants to make improvements to the whistleblowing system.

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Health Ministry: Malaysia records 31,661 HFMD cases, 15 times higher compared to last year | Malaysia | Malay Mail https://t.co/Mu2rI4C0Cu — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 17, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Malaysia has recorded 31,661 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) — 15 times the amount that was recorded within the same period last year. Last year, the country only recorded 2,121 in the same epi…

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HFMD outbreak: Melaka will only close all nurseries on Health Ministry orders, says exco | Malaysia | Malay Mail https://t.co/gviF4d7rW3 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 17, 2022

MELAKA, May 17 — Despite the sharp increase in hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in Melaka, the state government will only close all nurseries and kindergartens if it receives a directive from the Health Ministry. State W…

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MOH agrees to distribute Covid-19 antiviral to private clinics https://t.co/geHdh9cyBO — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 17, 2022

The Ministry of Health (MOH) agreed that Paxlovid antiviral should be distributed to the private clinics and teaching hospitals.

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Covid-19: New cases drop to 1,697, five deaths https://t.co/8UAZB2t84T — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 17, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): A total of 1,697 new Covid-19 cases were reported yesterday, which saw a significant drop in the figure compared to the day before. Yesterday, Malaysia recorded a slight decrease in Covid-19 positive cases…

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Expert Estimates 10% To 20% Long Covid Prevalence In Malaysia https://t.co/gE7S5DaHGG — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 17, 2022

Between 173,000 and 345,000 people in the Klang Valley alone may have long Covid, based on estimates by UM epidemiologist Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming.

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Experts: MySejahtera Infectious Disease Tracker Must Tell Users What To Do https://t.co/4UDBUNCyOH — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 17, 2022

Public health experts say occurrence of infectious diseases doesn't necessarily mean higher risk and not all case numbers besides zero should be perceived as alarming.

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CovidNow: 30pc of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated as of yesterday https://t.co/BGWQskU8bc — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 17, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― A total of 1,063,569 children aged five to 11 or 30 per cent of the child population in Malaysia have completed their vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as…

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Weekly cases jump 119% https://t.co/nKeZxVpL4Z — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 16, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country in the 19th epidemiological week (ME19) this year (May 8-14) increased by 119.2% to 19,137 cases, compared to 8,732 cases in ME18.

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Two weeks after govt lifts mandatory MySejahtera scans, usage plummets 97pc nationwide | Malay Mail https://t.co/xxjlM4dLbA — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 16, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Usage of MySejahtera nationwide has plunged as far as 97 per cent since the government lifted the mandatory use of the mobile app to check in their presence at premises two weeks ago. While the usage of MyS…

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Pharmaniaga setting up RM300 mil plant to produce Halal insulin,vaccines | New Straits Times https://t.co/OTVj5KxrHJ — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) May 16, 2022