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MediAsas goes nationwide in Jan 2027. What does the basic medical insurance plan cover and what will it cost you? 💡 Quick explainer:

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A new initiative in Malaysia brings together GP education, specialist referral pathways and cancer awareness to support earlier action and more coordinated cancer…

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If Muslim staff get guidelines on selling non-halal goods, why not tobacco and vapes too? 🚭 MyWatch wants JAKIM to extend them.

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Recognition, salary, backdated pay – when? A district specialist asks who is accountable when the goalposts keep moving 🩺

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Private doctors' fees are still governed by a decades-old schedule. A hand surgeon says it's time to scrap the 13th Schedule of Act 586 and write a new law ⚖️

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Nicotine vapes are illegal under the Poisons Act, so why are they still on shelves? 🚨 KL private doctors (PMPASKL) tell MOH: seize them now.

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MediAsas is voluntary, NOT a national health insurance scheme 🏥 What it means for you:

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Drugs have gone digital ⚠️ Synthetic substances sold online are hooking younger & more educated Malaysians, Dewan Rakyat told.

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