Rare diseases hard to diagnose early due to shortage of experts
February 26, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR – A drama series titled
Rahimah Tanpa Rahim screened recently by a local television channel became the butt of jokes among netizens.
As indicated by its title, the drama depicts the story of a woman born without a uterus which netizens felt was ludicrous because, according to them, no woman could possibly be born without a uterus.
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Those netizens, obviously, are unaware of a disorder called Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome which occurs in females and affects their reproductive system. The affected women usually do not have menstrual periods due to the absent uterus.
New test can help eliminate mosquito-borne disease
After nearly a decade of research, a new test that detects the magnetic properties of malaria-infected blood could soon be used to help eliminate the mosquito-borne disease.
Dr Stephan Karl, a Senior Research Fellow in Malaria and Vector Biology at James Cook University s Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, has led an international study to field-test a new tool in the fight to eliminate the disease, which had 229 million reported cases in 2019.
Malaria is easily treated but it is actually hard to diagnose, and because of that there can be over-treatment, which we have seen can lead to the spread of drug-resistant malaria.
After nearly a decade of research, a new test that detects the magnetic properties of malaria-infected blood could soon be used to help eliminate the mosquito-borne disease.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is looking at delegating powers to private medical practitioners to handle Covid-19 patients. Health direct.
Published on: Saturday, February 06, 2021
By: Bernama
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Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said so far, private medical practitioners were not authorised to deal with COVID-19 cases and only can refer them to a government facility. (AP pic)
Kuala Lumpur: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is looking at delegating powers to private medical practitioners to handle COVID-19 patients.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said so far, private medical practitioners were not authorised to deal with COVID-19 cases and only can refer them to a government facility.
“With these delegated powers given, private facility doctors will be allowed to order high risk patients to undergo home surveillance order (HSO) and wear bracelets for monitoring.