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2 weeks ago |
thestar.com.my | Christina Chin
PETALING JAYA: Originally used as an anaesthetic, etomidate is now being misused recreationally in e-cigarettes, or vapes, warns a psychiatrist and addiction specialist. Unregulated vapes have been found to contain heavy metals, synthetic cannabinoids and harmful solvents, increasing the risk of respiratory and neurological damage, particularly among adolescents, said Monash University Malaysia Associate Professor and KPJ Puteri Hospital consultant, Dr Anne Yee.
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2 weeks ago |
thestar.com.my | Christina Chin
A DECADE ago, when e-cigarettes, or vapes, landed on our shores, tobacco cessation experts cautioned that the devices could be a gateway to smoking, and a threat to Malaysia’s goal of becoming a smoke-free nation. Today, the fear is that vapes are luring teens to drugs, creating a generation addicted to substances even more dangerous than nicotine, Monash University Malaysia associate professor and KPJ Puteri Hospital consultant Dr Anne Yee told StarEdu.
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2 months ago |
thestar.com.my | Christina Chin
PETALING JAYA: Universiti Malaya (UM) will be setting up its first overseas branch campus and it’s going to be in China. Prof Datuk Seri Dr Noor Azuan Abu Osman, vice-chancellor of the country’s oldest and highest ranked varsity, told Sunday Star that the branch campus will be in Shandong. “This will also be the first branch campus of a public Malaysian university in China. “We are very excited as discussions have started and if all goes well, the branch campus will open next year.
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2 months ago |
thestar.com.my | Christina Chin
UNIVERSITI MALAYA (UM) will be appointing experts as Professors of Practice. The move, introduced on March 6, said UM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Noor Azuan Abu Osman, will enhance academia-industry synergy, allowing students to gain direct exposure to industry leaders, enhancing their critical thinking, leadership and innovation skills, and access high-quality industrial training opportunities. “We already have candidates for the positions.
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Feb 15, 2025 |
thestar.com.my | Christina Chin
THE Republic of Maldives and Universiti Malaya (UM) will be collaborating to realise the nation’s goal of creating a healthy generation of Maldivians. Minister of State for Education Dr Ahmed Mohamed said Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu had made a “very difficult” decision to ban vaping in the country because the latter wants to make sure that the country’s future talent remains healthy.
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