Category Archives: Health

Why sex is good for your health

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

By Tom Fortune Nothing as much fun as sex can be good for you, surely? In fact, though it’s probably the last thing on your mind when you’re doing it, intercourse offers a whole range of overlooked health benefit As … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Sex

Why Malaysia needs healthcare reform

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

By Keruah Usit THE ANTIDOTE The government’s proposed 1Care health financing reforms have fuelled a fiery debate, not least because the ruling party’s record in privatisation exercises has been abysmal. Critics of 1Care warn that the planned RM44 billion national … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Health/Medicine

Release 1Care details now, Teo tells Liow

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai’s claim that certain quarters are manipulating false details to confuse the public on 1Care was challenged by the DAP today, and it also defied him to disclose the proposed healthcare plan in full. “In actual … Continue reading →

Posted in DAP Updates, Health

Ill feelings over 1Care in East Malaysia

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

By Keruah Usit The expected swing among Sarawakian and Sabahan voters away from the incumbent BN in the upcoming general election will be given an extra push if the BN presses ahead with its controversial 1Care health financing reforms, according … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Health/Medicine, Sabah, Sarawak

‘Storm is coming’ for our medical profession

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

By Keruah Usit There has been a recent rash of angry letters and articles in the press, detailing the incompetence and lackadaisical attitude of many of the new generation of junior doctors, known as interns or house officers. Most writers are contemptuous … Continue reading →

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Hospital ‘acted correctly’ in billing bereaved parents

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

By Keruah Usit Medical staff at Miri Hospital and Limbang in Sarawak provided “appropriate care and management” to the Penan couple whose child died a day after birth at the hospital in Miri, the Sarawak Health Department says. Department director … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Sarawak

To cancer patient, sex more important than life

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

He prized his love life more than his life. To his detriment. He had prostate cancer and could have been cured if he had had the cancer surgically removed at an early stage. But because that carries a risk of … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Here and There, Sex