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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 17h
Healthy ageing needs more than treating illness. Johor researchers explored dementia, loneliness, women’s health, genetics and how Malaysia can prepare healthcare for an ageing population. 🧓 www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 18h
Malaysia’s National Sports Day event at Bukit Jalil has been postponed because of haze. Authorities say the move protects participants and the public from outdoor health risks. 🏃‍♂️ berita.rtm.gov.my/arena/senara...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 18h
Haze warning for childcare: Malaysian authorities urge taska operators to stop outdoor activities and closely monitor API readings to protect young children. 😷 berita.rtm.gov.my/nasional/sen...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 19h
Haze forces schools in Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, KL, Putrajaya and Rompin to close. Lessons move online as officials warn of health risks. 😷 www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/...
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Schools to close in few states, KL and Putrajaya over haze
PETALING JAYA: Schools in Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are ordered to close starting today due to the worsening haze, says the Education Ministry.
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 19h
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 20h
Influenza cases are rising in Penang. Doctors say stay home until fever-free for 24 hours without medication; high-risk groups should consider vaccination. 🦠 www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-...
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Doctors seeing increase in influenza cases in Penang, advise precautions, limited contact with others when sick
GOT a fever? Stay home. Return to school or work only after being fever-free for at least 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medication.
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 20h
RM200 MediAsas premium help for up to 200,000 SME workers in Budget 2027. Cost about RM40m, paid to private insurers and takaful operators. 🧾 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/10/budg...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 21h
MMA applauds ending the contract doctor system, but says permanent posts alone won't keep specialists. RM100 Flying Doctor incentive is too low. 🩺
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 21h
9,000+ contract doctors get permanent posts, but Galen Centre says Budget 2027 skips tobacco tax hikes, sugar subsidy cuts and an independent Health Services Commission. 🚬 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/10/budg...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 22h
RM280 million for health in Budget 2027: RM80m for PeKa B40 screening and RM200m to send public hospital patients to private facilities. 💰 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/10/budg...
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Budget 2027: ProtectHealth Welcomes RM280m For Health Screening, Hospital Outsourcing
The allocations will support ProtectHealth’s continuing role in expanding access to care across both preventive and hospital services.
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 22h
Budget 2027 quietly drops the Madani Medical Scheme that subsidised GP visits for minor illnesses. Hospital outsourcing gets RM200 million instead. 🏥 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/10/gove...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 23h
Malaysia’s contract doctor era is OVER 🩺 Budget 2027: 9,000+ doctors get permanent posts, nurses’ allowance doubled, RM1b for EMR. The catch? MOH gets just +2.5%, and the Madani GP subsidy is gone. medicine.com.my/articles/?ar...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Budget 2027 wish: less administrative rigidity in healthcare. An FMT op-ed says red tape, not just money, holds the system back. 💡 www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opi...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Cigarettes at RM0.65 a stick? Galen Centre wants Budget 2027 to lift excise duty from RM0.42, then to RM0.95 by 2031, raising over RM2 billion a year. 🚬 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/10/gale...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Lung cancer screening is expanding, but are we ready? Experts back MOH's National Lung Health Initiative yet warn: no scans without enough staff, funding and GPs onboard. 🫁 www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
11 ideas to get more health workers to Sabah and Sarawak: a senator lays out measures to strengthen the East Malaysia healthcare workforce. 🏥 www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sabah's doctor shortage fix? Train more Sabahans, says the medical services union, which also blames frozen rural allowances. 🩺 www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
At 2.4% of GDP, Malaysia's public health system is not in crisis, it is being starved, argues a urologist. He urges social health insurance and GP gatekeeping. 💡 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/10/the-...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Public hospital beds grew just 1% a year from 2019 to 2024, versus 3% for private. Analysts expect healthcare demand to stay strong as Malaysia ages. 🏥 www.thestar.com.my/business/bus...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Parliament's health select committee wants MOH to review allowances and incentives so more doctors will actually serve in Sabah and Sarawak. 🩺 nst.com.my/news/nation/...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Medical insurance premiums soaring? Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin says DRG pricing and electronic medical records rolling out next year should rein in private hospital costs. 💊 www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pregnancy fatigue is common—but persistent exhaustion with dizziness, weakness, breathlessness or palpitations may signal iron-deficiency anaemia. Don’t dismiss symptoms that deserve medical assessment. 🤰 www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/lei...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"If doctors are rejecting permanent positions that were once a carrot, the system has failed." Dr Timothy Cheng urges the PM to step in for public healthcare. 🏥 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/10/pmx-...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Chronic illness doesn’t end at hospital discharge. CodeBlue says Malaysia’s financing must cover long-term medicines, specialist care and biologic treatments—not just hospitalisation. 💊 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/10/when...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Batu Pahat schools have been temporarily closed after the air-pollution index hit 211—“very unhealthy”. Exams were postponed and home-based learning arranged as haze blankets Johor. 🌫️ berita.rtm.gov.my/nasional/sen...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Health insurance still centres on hospital stays, leaving long-term chronic illness underprotected. Dr K. Thiruchelvam says Malaysia needs shared financing for chronic care. 💡 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/10/when...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
After the FDS helicopter crash, families of two health workers say they needed immediate help, not ex-gratia payments months later. They want MOH to do more. 🚁 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/10/moh-...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sabah hospital no-shows by new doctors have jumped from 2% in 2022 to 66%. MP Dr Kelvin Yii urges temporarily hiring Malaysian-trained foreign doctors as a "bridge". 🩺 www.theborneopost.com/2026/10/05/m...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sibu Hospital lit up green to honour “Madam SK”, a 55-year-old teacher and its first solid-organ donor in seven years. She donated kidneys and her corneas on 2 October, helping save lives and restore sight. Her family’s decision was praised as an act of courage. www.malaymail.com/news/life/20...
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Sibu Hospital glows green to honour ‘Madam SK’, the teacher whose final gift saved lives (VIDEO)
SIBU, Oct 3 — Green lights illuminated Sibu Hospital on Thursday night in tribute to the hospital’s first solid organ donor in seven years.The deceased female teacher,...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
An eight-year-old boy required surgery after a stray-dog attack in Bachok caused puncture wounds to his head and neck. www.sinarharian.com.my/article/7988...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sibu Hospital honoured “Madam SK”, its first solid-organ donor in seven years. Her kidneys and corneas were donated on 2 October, helping save lives and restore sight. www.malaymail.com/news/life/20...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hanan Qaireen, 8, awarded RM12.19m in medical-negligence case. She has cerebral palsy and needs lifelong care. www.sinarharian.com.my/article/7988...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A doctor couple allegedly lost RM300,000 after being persuaded to invest in the Kad Prihatin Siswa project. The promoter allegedly cited government connections, a telecom partnership and rewards. The couple received no returns and later lodged a police report. www.nst.com.my/news/regiona...
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Doctor couple lose RM300k after being duped by father of former singer | New Straits Times
KUALA LUMPUR: A doctor couple allegedly lost RM300,000 after being duped into investing in the Kad Prihatin Siswa project by a Datuk who promised them lucrative returns.
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sabah wants Budget 2027 to fix rural healthcare gaps. Masidi warns young doctors' reluctance to be posted there will hit rural hospitals. 🩺 www.theborneopost.com/2026/10/03/s...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
MOH says full relocation allowances for doctors posted to Sabah and Sarawak are now approved. Claims are resolved for the 2025 intake, with the benefit continuing beyond 2026. www.nst.com.my/news/nation/...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No more RM12.50 delivery fee for Sabah patients on Ubat Melalui Pos. RM5m covers it for about 87,000 patients. 💊 www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
HKL's emergency and trauma department upgrade enters its final phase, with completion targeted by end-2026. Services continue. 🏥 www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pink October brings breast-health education closer to communities. Jobbie, MAKNA and Lotus’s Malaysia are distributing 20,000 awareness jars. www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/as...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
After doctor no-shows in East Malaysia, the MMA says the govt must review incentives. Will it fix the rural gap? 🏥 freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
No show for Sabah postings? Perhaps look at the Administrative friction! youtube.com/shorts/zdzwy...
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Doctors Sent to Sabah & Sarawak: Are We Making It Too Hard?
YouTube video by DOBBS
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
4,255 new doctors, deadline Oct 7. MOH urges UD10 officers to report for duty after big no-shows in Sabah and Sarawak. 🩺 www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Stroke Thrombolysis After 4.5 Hours? New Evidence Challenges the Time Limit. Full video youtu.be/I8lKXNeg9ww
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mahjong as brain medicine? Pantai Hospital KL is the first to fold competitive social mahjong into a clinical brain health programme, pairing it with cognitive screening to catch dementia early. 🀄 codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/09/pant...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
285,400 medical tourists. RM601.8 million. Penang pulled in both in just H1 2026, over a third of Malaysia's medical tourism, and now eyes Arab nations and Australia next. ✈️ www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
267,873 calls. 518 crises intervened, including suicidal ideation and attempts. Malaysia's HEAL 15555 mental health line has been busy since Covid, and MOH is now stepping up school support. 💙 www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Medicines by post is now live in Malaysia. MOH's Postal Medicine Delivery Programme aims to cut hospital queues, with the MyUbat app already at ~893,000 users. 📦 www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MOH launches a national registry for suicide and fatal injuries, plus postvention guidelines — aiming for better data and support to curb suicidal behaviour in Malaysia. 💙 www.nst.com.my/news/nation/...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MediAsas update: people with pre-existing conditions can still get cover for unrelated illnesses, with a 7-year no-look-back rule and RM100k–RM300k limits. Treatment for the existing condition stays excluded. 🩺 www.thestar.com.my/business/bus...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Malaysia mourns Tun Dr Siti Hasmah, 100 — a doctor who championed maternal and child health, immunisation and rural public health. Her legacy shaped generations of care. 🕊️ www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...
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Malaysian Medical Resources @mymedical.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A 19-year-old factory worker in Ipoh had his hand trapped in a meat grinder — rescuers couldn't free him due to the steel blade and rushed him to Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun. ⚠️ www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...
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