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MMA & MNU demand safer workplaces after harassment complaints hit a KL hospital HOD and a Kota Kinabalu hospital director. Fair, fast probes needed. 🏥

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Senior Malaysian doctors say sexual harassment is under-reported in the profession — powerful consultants often go unchecked while victims stay silent. 😔

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17% of M'sian workers report stress from nonstop digital connectivity. A nurse educator warns of 'digital presenteeism' & wants a 'right to disconnect' policy. 📵

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MOH staff need more than a pension, says a Monash academic — think EPF-plus, retention pay & health cover. Attrition's hidden cost beats any savings. 💊

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Only 54% of Malaysia's 12,198 housemanship slots filled after 3 intakes this year (6,580 places). MOH says capacity is still enough for the remaining 3 rounds. 🩺

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Malaysian doctors warn 'text neck syndrome' now hits kids as young as 6. Bending your neck 30° to check a phone can load it with up to 30kg — 6x the weight vs sit…

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Broken urinals, stagnant water, wet floors — Harian Metro checks at a KL hospital's emergency ward toilets expose hygiene and fall-risk issues for patients, espec…

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Health Minister Dzulkefly: motorcyclists make up 59% of Malaysia's road deaths, with 18 people dying daily on our roads. After more RXZ convoy tragedies, he wants…

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