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CodeBlue

@codebluenews

CodeBlue is a health news website that reports on issues, policies and trends in healthcare in Malaysia and around the world.

Kuala Lumpur

codeblue.galencentre.org

Joined February 2019

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Apr 3
In a next level scheme at Tunku Azizah Hospital (HTA) in KL, a 28-year-old N1 admin assistant (pembantu tadbir or PT) allegedly scammed at least 187 housemen in the paediatric department of the government hospital out of more than RM47,000 over the past two and a half years from
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Jan 27, 2022
Malaysia To Ban Cigarettes For Anyone Born After 2005 Malaysians aged 17 today will not be able to legally buy tobacco next year when they turn 18, or ever in their lifetime.
Malaysia To Ban Cigarettes For Anyone Born After 2005
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Jul 9, 2021
Covid-19 patients at the emergency dept in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) Klang share an oxygen supply wall that is meant for a single patient. This will result in reduced pressure and inaccurate readings. Video taken from an anonymous doctor in the week of July 5-9, 2021.
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Jul 5, 2024
BNM will require a co-payment option in health insurance by this Sept at a minimum 5%, no cap stated. For example, if an insured patient receives an RM50,000 hospital bill, a 5% co-payment means the patient has to pay RM2,500 in cash out of pocket, despite having regularly paid
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Mar 17, 2023
No fire alarms were heard going off despite a large fire breaking out at the Pharmacy Department of Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital Seremban (HTJS) in Negeri Sembilan at approx 4.15pm on March 16, 2023. A doctor asks if there were smoke detectors and why fire extinguishers weren't used.
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Nov 19, 2024
Seorang doktor pakar berkata sistem shif di bawah SSPA tidak memikirkan kebajikan pegawai kerana tempoh jam bekerja selepas 5pm dikira sama seperti shif pagi. Sepatutnya, polisi kiraan jam setara yang mengambil kira "circadian rhythm" patut dilaksanakan.
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Kebajikan Kakitangan Perubatan Dan Kesihatan Kerajaan Yang Bekerja Shif Diabaikan Bawah SSPA — Dr...
Seorang doktor pakar berkata sistem shif di bawah SSPA tidak memikirkan kebajikan pegawai kerana tempoh jam bekerja selepas 5pm dikira sama seperti shif pagi. Sepatutnya, polisi kiraan jam setara...
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Mar 7, 2023
MP @howardlee_my wants health workers to wait for the government "to look into all the necessary measures to ensure all stakeholders are taken into account, into policy" before going on strike. "I think the Ministry needs to be given the room to do everything that's necessary."
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Dec 27, 2022
“If pilots are not allowed to fly planes if they lack sleep, why are doctors allowed to manage patients or perform surgery on you when they had barely any shuteye over the past 24 hours?” — Concerned resident doctor from a public hospital
Medical Brain Drain: A Sinking Ship -- Concerned Resident Doctor From A Public Hospital
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Mar 20, 2023
House officers at Sungai Buloh Hospital’s OB-GYN department accuse medical officers of perpetrating a “tradition” of bullying in the department, including sexual harassment, sexist slurs, and denial of annual leave and meal and rest breaks. codeblue.galencentre.org/2023/03/20/hou…
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Aug 9, 2021
Adeeba: With Hospital Bed Shortage, Premature To Reopen Even With 100% Vaccination
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Adeeba: With Hospital Bed Shortage, Premature To Reopen Even With 100% Vaccination
Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman highlights potentially worse Covid-19 outbreaks in states with less health care resources than the Klang Valley, such as Johor, Kedah, Penang and Terengganu with fast...
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Jun 9, 2023
JPA dropped scholarships in medicine because of projected oversupply of medical officers from 2026 to 2030 based on an MOH study, says a Minister in the PM’s Department. “The cost of sponsoring one medical student is equal to 10 students in other fields.” codeblue.galencentre.org/2023/06/09/jpa…
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Aug 28, 2024
LIAM CEO Mark O'Dell received a 13-page hospital bill of RM18,837.55 for a minor hernia procedure at a private hospital in KL. The life insurance expert said he didn't understand some of the line items, calling for private hospital charges to be regulated. The bill included
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Jul 2, 2021
EU ‘Vaccine Passport’ Doesn’t Recognise AstraZeneca Vaccines Given To Malaysia The European Medicines Agency’s approval for AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine does not cover AstraZeneca doses made by South Korea, Thailand, or Japan that supply Malaysia.
EU 'Vaccine Passport' Doesn’t Recognise AstraZeneca Vaccines Given To Malaysia
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Jun 9, 2021
Selangor Residents To Get Covid-19 Home Assessment Kits The free home assessment kits include a KN95 face mask, a thermometer, pulse oximeter, medication and a saliva-based test kit.
Selangor Residents To Get Covid-19 Home Assessment Kits
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