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Pregnant staff at an understaffed Klinik Kesihatan in Selangor are allegedly allowed to leave work early only at 36 weeks' gestation instead of 22 weeks. Some pregnant MOs developed hypertension. Overworked doctors are further burdened with taking vitals. The post Overworked MOs, Pregnancy-Related Health Risks Among Staff At A Selangor Klinik Kesihatan — Medical Officer appeared first on CodeBlue.| CodeBlue
Make Samsung's Galaxy Watch8 your personal health coach, the world's first smartwatch that measures your antioxidant level. The Galaxy Watch8 has complete heart monitoring, measuring your vascular load, BP and heart rate, besides tailored workout routines. The post Samsung Galaxy Watch8: Your New Personal Health Coach appeared first on CodeBlue.| CodeBlue
The Ministry of Health will begin using real-world evidence like treatment outcomes from hospitals to inform drug listings in the MOH formulary, moving away from relying on clinical trial data alone in a shift towards value-based care and patient outcomes. The post MOH To Use Real-World Evidence In Blue Book Drug Listing appeared first on CodeBlue.| CodeBlue
Dr Dzul says Rakan KKM will offer total knee replacement surgery, saying one has to wait six months for this major procedure in public hospitals, "but if not, we go to private. Instead of us going to private, now there's a choice to come to Rakan KKM." The post Rakan KKM To Offer Total Knee Replacement Surgery appeared first on CodeBlue.| CodeBlue
MOH is the first ministry to release workplace bullying guidelines. The guidelines require HODs to protect bullying victims from retaliation, like transfers. The definition of psychological bullying includes "intentionally imposing excessive workloads." The post MOH’s New Workplace Bullying Guidelines: Department Heads Must Protect Victims From Retaliation appeared first on CodeBlue.| CodeBlue
Dr John Teo highlights various anecdotes to show that GP care cannot be measured by drug prices alone, like a GP who treated a poor foreign worker without charge during Covid and another GP who successfully identified signs of domestic abuse of a woman. The post A Story About GPs — Dr John Teo appeared first on CodeBlue.| CodeBlue
KPKM sec-gen Isham Ishak says Singapore’s poultry imports from Malaysia prove that our food safety standards are robust, amid calls to ban chlorine-washed chicken and ractopamine. KPKM cites myGAP and myOrganic as internationally recognised certifications. The post Singapore’s Imports Show Safety Of Malaysian Chlorinated Chicken, Says KPKM appeared first on CodeBlue.| CodeBlue
Doctors' groups FPMPAM, PMPASKL and MPCAM have rejected cooperation with MOH to provide data on drug prices for the ministry's new medicine "price catcher" app, dubbed a "Trojan horse". MPCAM says the app will spark a price war between GPs and pharmacists. The post Doctors’ Groups Slam Medicine ‘Price Catcher’ App As ‘Trojan Horse’ appeared first on CodeBlue.| CodeBlue
Accredited in May 2025, Assunta joins the global network of BFHI-recognised hospitals that ensure every mother and baby receive optimal care. The post Assunta Hospital Receives Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Accreditation appeared first on CodeBlue.| CodeBlue
MOH invites doctors and pharmacists to submit drug price data in a pilot project on development of MOH's new medicine “price catcher” app, named MyPriMeCatcher. Participants are eligible for CPD points. KPDN’s existing PriceCatcher app lists retail goods.| CodeBlue
Anti-tobacco groups urge all states to ban the sale of vapes. Seven states (Johor, Terengganu, Kelantan, Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Selangor) have already banned or are open to banning vape sales. Putrajaya legalised nicotine vape in 2023 to tax e-liquids.| CodeBlue
MMA is organising a march from KKM Putrajaya to PMO on May 6 to protest against drug price display that was imposed unilaterally, considered a "betrayal" of doctors. "General practitioners across the country have every reason to feel frustrated and angry."| CodeBlue
Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad tells doctors, “I hear you loud and clear", announcing that he and MOH's top brass are reviewing doctors' proposal for MOH to take jurisdiction of drug price display by placing it under Act 586 instead of Act 723 under KPDN.| CodeBlue
Opposing a drug price display mandate, FPMPAM has advised its over 5,000 members nationwide to impose a new Regulatory Compliance Charge (RCC) in their GP clinics, starting at a minimum RM20. The RCC charge will be adjusted as new regulations are imposed.| CodeBlue
LIAM CEO Mark O'Dell was stunned by his 13-page hospital bill of ~RM19,000 for a minor hernia surgery at a KL private hospital, saying he didn't understand some line items. O'Dell suggests regulating private hospital charges with Diagnostic Related Groups.| CodeBlue
Three lawyers say MOH lacks "punca kuasa" to enforce a drug price display order under Act 723. The authority bestowed on the KPDN minister under Section 3 is “non-delegable”. Inspections or issuing summonses for non-compliance lie solely within KPDN's power.| CodeBlue
Private GPs have been dealt another blow, after Cabinet ordered MOH to go back to the drawing board on its proposal to review GP consultation fees. In a parliament reply, Dr Dzul also defends use of the "legitimate" Act 723 to mandate drug price display.| CodeBlue
KPKM Minister Mohamad Sabu says Malaysia's pork self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) dropped by 15 percentage points to 69.6% in 2023 from 84.6% in 2022 due to ASF outbreaks. Though Malaysia achieved 93.4% pork SSR in 2021, the government now targets 90% by 2030.| CodeBlue
Retired surgeon Dr Nagarajan T. Vellasamy reflects upon the metamorphosis of a surgeon in five stages.| CodeBlue
Azrul Mohd Khalib says uptake of life & critical illness insurance like Tenang and i-Lindung for the low-income was poor. Govt's new MHIT shifts the burden to individuals. "Policymakers must resist the urge to mortgage our future for today’s convenience."| CodeBlue
This historic achievement marks the first time that kidney health has been formally prioritised within the WHO’s non-communicable disease agenda.| CodeBlue
Dr Nagarajan T. Vellasamy calls for government hospitals to provide the latest medical tech, as the current generation of doctors wants to treat patients based on the latest advancements. Introducing social insurance can help finance public health care.| CodeBlue
DRG, touted as a "silver bullet solution" to purported overcharging by private hospitals, has quietly fizzled out. MOH has deferred implementing DRG in private hospitals, as confirmed by IHH Healthcare. DRG is being implemented in public hospitals instead.| CodeBlue
Drug price display has triggered a domino effect: a doctors' group plans to advise a service fee in Penang private medical clinics, after its Sarawak counterpart recommended a prescription fee plus 2 new fees. Selangor/KL practitioners mull a facility fee.| CodeBlue
A doctors' group will decide next week on whether to recommend private GP and specialist clinics in Selangor & KL to charge patients new facility and registration fees, after its Sarawak counterpart advised three new fees in response to drug price display.| CodeBlue
A doctors' group advised private GPs in Sarawak to introduce 3 new optional charges from last May 1 to maintain quality care: prescription fee (RM5-RM10), registration fee (RM5-RM10) & regulatory compliance charge (RM5-RM20) as consult fees are capped low.| CodeBlue
Scientific evidence highlights the significant role of a healthy diet, regular physical activity, and cognitive engagement in reducing dementia risk.| CodeBlue
Medical groups are pressuring MOH to impose a federal ban on vape sales. The Malaysian Thoracic Society and Lung Foundation Malaysia say Act 852 empowers the health minister to gazette an order prohibiting vape if there is an "acute or critical situation".| CodeBlue
The Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) calls for dispensing and professional fees for pharmacists to enable community pharmacies to deliver health services, besides a mandatory prescription policy. MPS stopped short of calling for dispensing separation.| CodeBlue
Public health must take precedence over profit, and we cannot allow these harmful products to jeopardise the well-being of future generations.| CodeBlue
FPMPAM warns MOH that mandating itemised billing at private clinics will lead to an increase in patient charges, as GPs will be forced to unbundle all services, including the use of basic instruments, consumables, and procedures, like private hospitals.| CodeBlue
There is no dearth of treatments that claim to hold back ageing. No magic pill exists that is proven to work – but we do know of some that might.| CodeBlue
In an historic rally, over 700 doctors protested against KPDN's jurisdiction over drug price display under Act 723, saying that the order should be under Act 586 instead under MOH's jurisdiction. Doctors' groups maintain support for price transparency.| CodeBlue
