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"Cancer does not care how virtuously you live." A columnist argues blaming patients misses the real problem: a healthcare system that runs out of options. 🎗️

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Sunway Healthcare to build an RM800mil, 400+ bed hospital in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, opening 2030 — ~1,400 jobs as chronic disease & an ageing population drive de…

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Haze update: Kanowit's API eased from 244 to 208 (still "very unhealthy"), Lubok Antu down to 195. Most other Sarawak stations remain unhealthy. 😷

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Health Ministry van carrying 11 trainee nurses overturns in Ipoh after running a red light and hitting a car; 3 hurt, treated at hospital. 🚑

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"What happens to my child when I'm gone?" Minister urges Malaysia to plan long-term care for neurodivergent adults as their parents age. 🧩

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"Build their confidence, rather than simply punish them." Sabah minister urges families to guide youths away from drugs, starting with phone-free dinners together…

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A 3D AI scanner at govt clinics now maps your spine, shoulders & pelvis alignment. Penang physio demand has doubled in 10 years, and sessions cost just RM1–RM5. 🦴

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Parit Buntar Hospital officially opened: RM173.3mil, 76 beds, maternity, HDU, dialysis & 2 OTs, 8 years after construction began on tricky padi-field soil. 🏥

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