Are You Concerned About Your Health Screenings?

Associate Professor Dr Adina Abdullah, Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty Of Medicine, University of Malaya

10-May-22 17:00

Are You Concerned About Your Health Screenings?

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The Ministry of Health has launched a probe into a fake blood screening campaign that was aimed at selling health products. We get into what an actual health screening should entail as well as how we can identify their authenticity.

Image Source: Mufid Majnun, Unsplash

Produced by: Jeremy Ng, Lee Chwi Lynn

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories: social issues

Tags: health scam, evening edition, health screening, scams, health supplements, senior citizens, elderly, ministry of health,

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