EARLY INTERVENTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ALZHEIMER’S PREVENTION KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – Dementia is a group of symptoms that affects memory, thinking and a person’s daily life. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder in which the brain tissue breaks down over time. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that...
THAILAND TO ROLL-OUT MIX-AND-MATCH COVID-19 VACCINATION PLAN BANGKOK, Sept 10 — Thailand to roll-out its mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccination plan as early as October as the kingdom fights its worst COVID-19 outbreak. Director of News Division from the Department of Information of Foreign Affairs Ministry Pensom Lertsithichai said the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting...
AVOID DONATING BLOOD WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF COVID-19 VACCINATION – NATIONAL BLOOD CENTRE KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12– Malaysians are asked to abstain from donating blood within seven days after receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations if they have no side effects, the National Blood Centre (PDN) said. PDN said if a vaccine recipient had any minor side...
COVID-19: THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN RECOVERY KUALA LUMPUR, 14 September — “Mama, I pray to Allah for your speedy recovery from COVID-19 each day. I hope and pray that you can come back soon and hug me. I don’t want you to die, adik loves you mama.” These are the words of 7-year...
SINGAPORE PRIME MINISTER GETS COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTER JAB SINGAPORE, Sept 17 — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his COVID-19 vaccine booster jab at Singapore General Hospital this morning. “Cases are increasing rapidly. A booster jab will strengthen your protection against COVID-19,” wrote Lee in his Facebook. Lee who got his first dose of...
COVID: DAILY RECOVERIES CONTINUE TO EXCEED NEW CASES KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Malaysia’s COVID-19 recovery cases continue to exceed the number of daily new infections when 17,205 recoveries were reported compared to 15,549 new cases as of noon today. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today’s numbers bring the country’s cumulative...
MALAYSIA YET TO DECIDE ON VACCINATION FOR CHILDREN PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 — Malaysia has yet to decide to go ahead with COVID-19 vaccination exercise for children below 12 years old, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “There has been no approval for paediatric vaccination yet in Malaysia or anywhere else. It’s still under review by regulatory agencies,...
SOUTH KOREA DETECTS 3 ‘MU’ VARIANT CASES FOR FIRST TIME SEOUL, Sept 3 — South Korea has confirmed the country’s first cases of a coronavirus strain called “Mu” from three patients, Yonhap news agency reported. The variant, which was first identified in Colombia, was confirmed from three imported cases from Mexico, the United States and...
CHILE TO VACCINATE KIDS 6 TO 11 WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGAINST COVID-19 SANTIAGO, Sept 9 — Chile will resume its vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) next week by vaccinating adolescents aged 14 to 17, and children aged 6 to 11 with underlying medical conditions, reported Xinhua. “Between Monday, Sept. 13 and Thursday,...
HIFU TREATMENT THAT PRESERVES WOMEN’S FERTILITY NOW AVAILABLE IN MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR, 6 September — A non-invasive procedure to treat uterine fibroids known as High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is set to change the treatment landscape for women nationwide. According to Mahkota Medical Centre (MMC) Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr S. Selva, the cutting-edge treatment option with...
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