CodeBlue is a health news website that reports on issues, policies and trends in healthcare in Malaysia and around the world.codeblue.galencentre.org Kuala LumpurJoined February 2019
A pharmacy-first path, loaded with unnecessary supplements and a subsequent GP consultation, tends to be more expensive. This doesn't include intangible costs such as prolonged sick leave. The cheaper option is often more expensive in the long run.
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A public health physician at the Institute for Public Health has published Malaysia’s first peer-reviewed scientific article, transparently co-written with AI, in an international journal. Dr Kishwen says his work shows AI can be a partner in research.
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A drug for pulmonary fibrosis created using artificial intelligence is showing early promise in patients. Its progress highlights how AI is remaking one of the slowest, costliest areas of science.
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MMA says the on-call allowance issue shouldn’t be framed as “doctors versus MPs”, after Parliament Speaker Johari Abdul compared doctors’ pay to MPs. MMA demands raising on-call allowance from RM9.16 to RM25/hour, adding that there are many principled MPs.
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Doctors tell Parliament Speaker Johari Abdul that they personally cover expenses for impoverished patients. United with the medical fraternity in their rage against politicians, ordinary Malaysians say they see doctors work 36 hours straight doing on-call.
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On doctors demanding on-call allowance raise, Parliament Speaker Johari Abdul asks what about policemen/firemen, adding MPs’ RM25,000 monthly allowance isn’t enough as they give donations, unlike doctors who keep 100% of salary. MPs work 7am-12am weekends.
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Activist Lee Lam Thye calls for cage-free egg production in Malaysia, slamming conventional factory farming with hens in battery cages. Cage-free farms use less antibiotics too. Officials urge higher standards to boost safety, exports, and consumer trust.
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MMA says blanket generic-only mandates by TPAs for private health care providers undermine professional ethics and patient rights. Requiring doctors to prescribe only by active ingredient also shifts control over the medicine choice to the corporate payer.
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As science moves closer to machine-mediated gestation, lawmakers face urgent questions on rights, ethics and reproductive autonomy.
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