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Survey by Medical Protection Society indicates doctors are being abused by patients and their relatives due to long waiting time
A survey of 362 doctors in Malaysia revealed that two-in-five experienced or witnessed verbal abuse from patients or their relatives within the past 12 months and at least one-in-50 suffered physical abuse.
Survey by Medical Protection Society indicates doctors are being abused by patients and their relatives due to long waiting time
22 Feb 2024
Well-managed blood sugar through multidisciplinary care can stave off dementia in T2D patients
A multidisciplinary intervention program for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the primary care setting subsequently reduces the incidence of dementia, as reported in a study.
Well-managed blood sugar through multidisciplinary care can stave off dementia in T2D patients
21 Feb 2024
SG Framingham Risk Score needs recalibration to improve prediction accuracy
Current guidelines that are being used in Singapore (SG) for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) must be updated to improve risk prediction accuracy. This can be done by recalibrating risk functions and employing wearable metrics that provide a huge amount of objective health data, suggests a study.
SG Framingham Risk Score needs recalibration to improve prediction accuracy
21 Feb 2024
Breast cancer research at UNM boosted with the Wellcome Trust Career Development Award
The Wellcome Trust Career Development Award amounting to RM11.3 million has been granted to Associate Professor Dr Ho Weang Kee, Ph.D, who leads a research program on breast cancer co-hosted by University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) and Cancer Research Malaysia.
