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Moratorium on medical schools continues
The “ban” on new medical schools is supposed to continue for another 5 years, according to this Star report THE ban on new medical programmes is expected to continue for at least another five years....
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Handling abusive patients
(pic via Medscape) Doctors and nurses will on and off encounter “difficult” patients who can turn abusive and even violent. An example is this video which went viral on the social media. Kudos to the...
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Post-call accidents – time to revamp the system
(image credit to FMT) In the last few months we have seen couple of young doctors losing their lives in road traffic accidents post call. In May Dr Nurul Wahida Md Noor died in an accident having been...
View ArticleFeedback: Phytoscience and double stem cells
We just received an email query: Are there any scientific papers to substantiate the claims made by Phytoscience or is this just another MLM scam? Thank you for your email. To our knowledge there are...
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Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri
The MMR wishes all Muslim readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
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Are you a fresh medical graduate?
Recently, one of the members of our Doctors Facebook group, Dobbs FB, herself a fresh graduate asked: Hello all Doctors, What would you recommend us, the newly graduands to do during this long waiting...
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Post-call MVA: a real and present danger
Earlier this month we blogged about Post-call accidents in the light of the tragic deaths of young doctors in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) the day after calls. The DG did mention it here We also...
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The Malaysian Medical Association website has been updated
The MMA is the official professional body representing the interests of the medical profession in Malaysia. I am pleased to inform you that the website has been thoroughly revamped and has a modern...
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GP Conference and Scientific meeting
Attention GPs and Solo Practitioners ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Date : 3rd October 2015 . Time : 8.00am till 5.00pm Venue : Sunway Putra Hotel 1.JOINTLY ORGANISED BY FPMPAM( Federation of Private Medical...
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Talk: Update on Diabetes Mellitus
Mark your Calendar – Dr. TK Khoo will be giving a couple of lectures at the IMU Seremban clinical school October 7,2015: – Updates on Diabetes Mellitus – Specialty training in the USA. He will be...
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Selamat Hari Merdeka!
We would like to wish all readers a Selamat Hari Merdeka May God bless our country and keep it safe For doctors, nurses and medical staff at work on call the long weekend, we appreciate your dedication...
View ArticleUpdated: Doctors’ Blogroll
We have updated the MMR Doctors Blogroll which tracks all Malaysian doctor’s blogs with the addition of The Road to Heaven which is a great blog by Cardiologist, Dr. Oteh Maskon. His latest blog post...
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Query about Dialysis cost
Jay wrote in our MMR Facebook page: I hope someone can help me answer this question on GST. Before GST in April 2015, the cost of single dialysis treatment was RM90. After the implementation of GST,...
View ArticleAn open letter to MPs of Malaysia
13 November 2015 An open letter to the Members of Parliament of Malaysia We, the undersigned medical professional bodies and non-governmental organisations, would like to register our concern...
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Incentives to stay healthy
Recently a medical doctor called for incentives for Malaysians to stay healthy. I happen to think she is on the right track though some were rather critical. I think both the carrot and stick approach...
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The changing landscape of junior doctor jobs in Malaysia IV
An interesting announcement was recently made by the MOH/MMC on the waiting period for housemanship, a need for screening candidates and last but not least a line about the MMC not issuing the...
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The dengue vaccine – an open letter to the MOH
(image credit: the MalayMail online) There’s no doubt about it – the statistics are grim. Dengue has seen a steep rise in 2014 and even higher numbers were seen in 2015. Early on in 2016, we have to...
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Tumour markers revisited
It’s still happening in Malaysia where some private labs offer routine “cancer marker” screening to otherwise normal people. When used routinely there are many problems as this Malaysian doctor...
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Common licensing exam for Malaysian medical graduates
3 years ago we heard some noise about an MMLE or Malaysian Medical Licensing Examination which was to be a common licensing examination for all graduates but apparently this proposal did not see the...
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The worst reasons why people visit A&E
A&E stands for Accident & Emergencies but for some reason people seem to think it stands for “All & Everything”. The A&E is not a polyclinic to treat all your minor ailments....
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