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Health News Digest: Bogus Medicine

40 mins·16:00, 23 Oct 2017
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Health News Digest: Bogus Medicine

40 mins
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16:00, 23 Oct 2017
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We bring the latest in health news. This week, we discuss fake dentist, botched gold thread skin rejuvenation, and an elaborate cancer cure hoax. Dr Law Yao Hua (not a medical doctor) joins Health & Living producer Tina Carmillia in breaking down these stories with expert opinions from Dr Ruban Nathan, Chairman of the Cosmetic Board of the National Dermatology Society; Dr Noraini Alwi, President of the Malaysian Association of Orthodontists; and Dr Philip George, Consultant Psychiatrist.

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0:00 - Intro

2:09 - Gold thread skin rejuvenation (Source: The Star)

12:20 - Fake dentist (Source: The Star)

28:12 - Belle Gibson's cancer hoax (Source: The Guardian)

Presenter: Tina Carmillia and Law Yao Hua

Producer: Tee Shiao Eek and Tina Carmillia

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