[ To become a doctor, one must navigate an arduous journey. After slogging for five to six years to obtain a medical degree, one has to endure a gruelling stint as a houseman in Malaysia. Even after qualifying as a full-fledged medical officer, life is not a bed of roses. The working hours are long … Read more
[ KUALA LUMPUR: The parallel pathway programme for medical specialists issue will be jointly addresed by the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) and the Health Ministry (MOH). Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir (pic) said the decision was made following a discussion with Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, as well as … Read more
[ A sexual health doctor has said that she feels sexual health patients are being let down as a new report warns that services are “at breaking point”. A recent report by the Women and Equalities Committee found that in 2022, gonorrhoea infections were at their highest level since records began, with 82,592 confirmed cases, … Read more
[ Police have made nine arrests in central London at a pro-Palestine protest in central London attended by hundreds of thousands of people. Among those arrested by Metropolitan Police officers were three people who were accused of inciting racial hatred and one person who it is alleged had an offensive placard. Around 1,700 Metropolitan Police officers monitored … Read more
[ The number of so-called “ghost patients” – who might not exist but are registered with GPs – has risen by almost two thirds over the last five years. Ghost patients as a term is given when more people are registered with GP practices than are in the population – perhaps those who have signed … Read more
