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Back in those days, when I was a young, innocent houseman, WARD ROUNDS were a big thing. It was the most important part of the day for...

Health Ministry to regulate doulas

Dzulkefly Ahmad says his ministry is monitoring the practice and will formulate a way to regulate it.

Why junior doctors won't report bullying

They say it could cost them their careers.

Tell us your concerns at sessions, ministry urges junior docs - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/0DWhyN via @staronline

The Health Ministry will organise dialogue sessions with junior doctors and housemen to discuss their concerns at the workplace.

Malaysia has highest rate of diabetes in Asia -

Statistics suggest that almost half of Malaysians do not know that they have diabetes.

HFMD: 4 child care centres in Melaka ordered to close -

Melaka Health and Anti-Drug Committee chairman Low Chee Leong says 10 HFMD cases were reported at three child care centres in Alor Gajah and two at a child care centre in Melaka Tengah.

Healing rhythm

Ring Helpdoc, MMA tells bullied doctors

'The number of SOS calls so far does not match the high incidence of harassment reported in a recent survey.'

Dr Dzulkefly: Statement about traditional medicine is fake, not issued by Health Ministry - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/oFitoz via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad has clarified that a statement on integrating herbal medicine into mainstream healthcare being circulated on social media is not from the Health Ministry.

Services of community clinics nationwide to be enhanced, health minister says | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The service at 353 Community Clinics nationwide will be enhanced including with the provision of doctors, pharmacies and healthcare services to the people, said Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said,…

FIND and DNDi support Malaysian MOH to simplify and decentralize HCV screening & treatment https://eurekalert.org/e/8l5y via @DNDi @EurekAlert

FIND and the DNDi will partner to generate evidence that will support policy change and scale up of hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment. This work, announced at the AIDS 2018 conference in Amsterdam and ahead of World Hepatitis D…

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…