The HEALTH : April 2019
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Health Advisory Council set up with seven panellists to advise ministry
Dr Dzulkefly (seated) with six of the seven panellists – (from left) Dr Yap Wei Aun, Datuk Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Tan Sri Abu Bakar Suleiman, Tan Sri Kamal Mat Salih, Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamaruzzaman and Datuk Dr Alex Mathews. PETALING JAYA: The Health Advisory Council has been set up with seven members on its…
Berita MPA Newsletter February 2019
Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera, Happy New Year 2019! Esteemed members of MPA, a fresh new year is once again upon us and another year of success and happiness has passed. It’s time for us to reflect on what we have done in the past year and be thankful for the blessings and achievements, despite all…
Italian politician and leading anti-vax figure is hospitalised with chickenpox
Massimiliano Fedriga is the president of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in Italy Argued against decree which made vaccination mandatory for schoolchildren Twitter users mocked Mr Fedriga for catching infection after vaccine comments But he claimed he was not an anti-vaxxer, and had his own children vaccinated A leading anti-vax figure and Italian politician was…
Whooping cough vaccine less effective because the bacteria is mutating, study suggests
The vaccine for whooping cough doesnʼt work as well as it used to, and new research suggests itʼs largely because the bacteria behind the disease has mutated. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed lab samples from patients with whooping cough between 2000 and 2013 and found Bordetella pertussis, which causes whooping…
Remembering Dr Gwen Smith
The late Dr Gwendolen Smith, consultant paediatrician, is remembered by many with great fondness for her dedication as a clinician as well as her passion in advocating for children’s health and well-being. One of only two paediatricians in Malaysia in the 1960s, Dr Smith was part of a pioneering group of specialists that established many…
THE DAILY DIGEST: THE RISE OF PSEUDOSCIENCE
When a doctor debates with an anti-vaxxer, does that legitimise pseudoscience? We look at TV AlHijrah’s recent panel sessions on the rise of anti-vaxxers and doulas. Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Tina Carmillia, Kelly Anissa Reproduced by: BFM
Pediatrician: How I partnered with parents who didn’t want to vaccinate
(CNN)Vaccinating, like all parenting decisions, is one that is made from a place of love and caring. A parent who chooses to vaccinate has their child’s best interest at heart, as does a parent who chooses not to vaccinate. With the rise of social media, vaccinations have become debated online, and — emboldened by anonymity…
Medical Speak: Separating vaccine facts from fiction
By Musa Mohd Nordin The Greeks (429 BC) first observed that those who survived small pox did not get re-infected (immune memory). Buddhist nuns (900 AD) pounded the smallpox scabs (the antigen which stimulates the immune response) and practised variolation, where healthy people inhaled the powder to prevent against smallpox. Turkish physicians (1700 AD) used…
Lecturer: How I wish there was polio vaccine then
KUALA LUMPUR: Lecturer Khoo Boo Hin (pic) wished a polio vaccine had existed when he was a baby. Having contracted the virus when he was just 18 months old, Khoo lost his ability to walk properly after a fever. “Those days, there was no polio vaccine yet. If there was, I would wish my parents…