M'sia now talks about suicide more openly, say two nursing academics — but awareness alone isn't prevention. Access to care matters once someone asks. 🧠
FPMPAM backs calls for fairness in the Sabah hospital case — the accused was reassigned, the complainant took his role, before any finding was made. ⚖️
M'sia needs 22,435 specialists by 2030, has 9,040. A MOH doctor: those who followed official training rules now denied subspecialty spots over that same paperwork. 🩺
Pharmacists nationwide brace for more haze-related visits. Advice: watch API readings, check your inhaler technique, wear a properly fitted N95 outdoors. 😷
Dengue up 34.8% in Malaysia this year, deaths up 79%. Doctors warn: a falling fever doesn't mean recovery — bleeding or vomiting after that needs urgent care. 🦟
AADK: Malaysia's synthetic drug crisis is a public health emergency. 'Dual diagnosis' cases (addiction + mental illness) jumped from 6% to 27% of drug users in a year, hitting ages 15-39 hardest. 🧠
Malaysia has logged 56,752 dengue cases and 49 deaths this year (to Aug 13). MOH warns chronic illness — diabetes, heart disease — sharply raises the risk of severe dengue. 🦟
“How dare doctors complain? They received subsidised education.” Apparently, that means unlimited overtime, inadequate staffing and permanent gratitude. Taxpayer-funded education is not a lifetime labour contract. Doctors owe patients good care. The government owes them fair pay, safe hours and a functioning health service. Read the original FMT article:
🏥 Kuching's private healthcare is booming: RM1.45 billion flowing into new hospitals like IHH's Gleneagles and HMI's Regency Specialist, fuelled by medical tourism and an ageing Sarawak.