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From a cat-scratch infection to Covid lung damage: vet pathologist Prof Vanessa Herder on how animal disease research reshapes pandemic preparedness (One Health). 🔬

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"If MOH were a person, we'd be doing CPR." An anonymous specialist says Malaysia's Health Ministry needs an apolitical task force of healthcare pros — not politic…

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A fall isn't just physical — it leaves lasting fear too. Grab bars, non-slip mats & better lighting at home go a long way, says physio Gunasekaran Sukumaran. 🏠

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thestar.com.my7 Aug

Fear of falling keeps many seniors from moving — but chair squats, wall push-ups & balance training can rebuild strength and confidence, say Malaysian physios. 💪

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thestar.com.my7 Aug

About 15% of Malaysians 60+ fall at least once a year (NHMS 2025) — yet the country still has no national falls prevention strategy, says geriatrician Dr Tan Maw …

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Malaysia’s health story,
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In Malaysian health today

From a cat-scratch infection to Covid lung damage: vet pathologist Prof Vanessa Herder on how animal disease research reshapes pandemic preparedness (One Health). 🔬

"If MOH were a person, we'd be doing CPR." An anonymous specialist says Malaysia's Health Ministry needs an apolitical task force of healthcare pros — not politic…

A fall isn't just physical — it leaves lasting fear too. Grab bars, non-slip mats & better lighting at home go a long way, says physio Gunasekaran Sukumaran. 🏠

Fear of falling keeps many seniors from moving — but chair squats, wall push-ups & balance training can rebuild strength and confidence, say Malaysian physios. 💪

About 15% of Malaysians 60+ fall at least once a year (NHMS 2025) — yet the country still has no national falls prevention strategy, says geriatrician Dr Tan Maw …

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From a cat-scratch infection to Covid lung damage: vet pathologist Prof Vanessa Herder on how animal disease research reshapes pandemic preparedness (One Health). 🔬

"If MOH were a person, we'd be doing CPR." An anonymous specialist says Malaysia's Health Ministry needs an apolitical task force of healthcare pros — not politic…

A fall isn't just physical — it leaves lasting fear too. Grab bars, non-slip mats & better lighting at home go a long way, says physio Gunasekaran Sukumaran. 🏠

Fear of falling keeps many seniors from moving — but chair squats, wall push-ups & balance training can rebuild strength and confidence, say Malaysian physios. 💪

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Hundreds mourned Kuching nurse Vanessa Ewot, 37, who died after a night shift at Sarawak General Hospital. Colleagues want chronic understaffing addressed as post…

US agency donates RM135,293 in medical gear — ultrasounds, defibrillators, O2 concentrators — to Miri's Flying Doctor Service, Baram. ✈️

MOH is tailoring fixes to rural Sabah & Sarawak clinics — flood-proofing, staffing, dengue/rabies readiness. 🏔️

Beyond viral HKL urinal photos: a Malay Mail columnist says public hospitals need real transparency, not just outrage, to fix chronic underfunding. 🚽

Malaysia's healthcare debate is sliding from standardisation into "commoditisation", warns a hospital-ops doctor — squeeze care too far and it stops being differe…

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