Tag: chronic disease

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18 September 2025
Malaysia

Obesity In Malaysia: A Disease, Not A Moral Failure

An endocrinologist says obesity must be recognised as a chronic disease, like diabetes, not a moral failure. Telling obesity patients to just eat less and move more only goes so far because our body sees weight loss as a threat. New therapies bring hope.
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21 May 2025
Malaysia

Experts Debunk Covid-19 Vaccine Link To Current Ailments

Medical experts say the Covid-19 vax taken years ago cannot be linked to current ailments. There's no evidence showing that any Covid-19 vaccine causes diabetes, heart problems, or cancer. Side effects would have occurred in days or a few weeks of the jab.
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14 December 2022
Malaysia

Catching Diabetes Before It’s Too Late

“Diabetes doesn’t make you feel sick. You don’t feel like you’re going to die, you know? You don’t feel like you need medical help,” says Yeoh Phek Chin, a 47-year-old type 2 diabetic patient. “Until something drastic happens.”