Many generations of Malaysian doctors have been bound by the clutches of rules that forbade them from advertising their services. Even privately owned practices are subjected to the same rules.
Times have changed and patients are becoming increasingly knowledgeable. The internet has liberalised medical knowledge and pried it away from the exclusive domain of healthcare professionals. With this, patients are already choosing their doctors carefully, looking into not only their qualifications and experience but their unofficial rankings in chat forums.
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PUTRAJAYA: Geckos are not cures for HIV, AIDS or cancer.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) posted a message on its Facebook page to remind people that reports stating otherwise were not true.
JOHOR BARU: All thalassemia patient Yap Sin Yee wants is to be able to run around and play with her classmates.
The 11-year-old, who has been suffering from the inherited blood disease since she was eight months old, said she always felt envious to see her friends taking part in sports while she could only sit and watch.
Breast cancer continues to be the most common type of ailment among women.
Once a proud institution standing tall among its neighbours, UM has been relegated to the shadows of singaporean and some Thai universities . The reasons have been quite obvious , stifling the growth of this …
Following this article that appeared on the BBC website, one ponders if the poor grasp of English could result in miscommunication with the doctors as well.
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The recent discovery of a list of sensitive patient information from Stanford Hospital exposed at another website raises questions on the safety of electronic medical systems.
There are enough detractors of EMS as it is. …
The NHS in North Yorkshire has banned elective Caesarean sections from being carried out, in the name of safety. Despite denials that this is a cost-cutting move, it is quite obvious on the contrary.
A 25 year old who successfully underwent an operation in Thailand, dies of a heart problem. The question is how and why he died? An apparently well person, who even had the strength to fight for his right to change his gender through a futile court process, has died from a heart problem.
Our Minister of Health was reported as wanting to adopt the American medical education system, which requires aspiring medical students to complete a basic degree. As of now, the Malaysian system is tailored according to …
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There has been a recent move by pharmaceutical companies to do away with travel grants to international conferences for doctors. Some argue that this practice is unethical and may be a form of …
Lyon, France, May 31, 2011 ?? The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B), based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer , associated with wireless phone use.
From The Star,
Monday June 13, 2011
Liow: Dengue vaccine to be rolled out after final trial
BENTONG: The dengue vaccine developed by the Health Ministry and pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis is expected to be rolled out once its …
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