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Employers, stop screening without follow-up. Doctors say track 3 things: weight, BP and blood sugar ⚖️

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Tragedy in Sungai Petani: a 42-year-old patient died of chest injuries at a mental health centre; a fellow patient is held 🕯️

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"Age and dependency are not synonymous." Sultan Nazrin says healthy ageing must not be only for the rich, as RM1 in care can return RM7 👴

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Two in three months! Sabah Women and Children's Hospital separates a second pair of conjoined twins, no transfer to the Peninsula needed 👶

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Pick wisely: MediAsas users may pay an extra 20% co-insurance at hospitals not following the scheme's DRG pricing 🏥

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U-turn on vapes: Dzulkefly confirms nicotine vape liquid is again a scheduled poison under the Poisons Act after Putrajaya dropped its appeal 💨

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92% of those arrested in Dalat for drug offences this year tested positive. Sarawak's minister urges communities to step up ⚠️

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Sky lifeline: Bomba's Air Unit flew two critical patients, one with a neck fracture, from Miri to Sarawak General Hospital 🚁

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