{
  "id": 17748235,
  "title": "Health Ministry approves 240 GLP-1 treatment applications costing RM2.56mil this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/health-ministry-approves-240-glp-1-treatment-applications-costing-rm2",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T04:40:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1568909/health-ministry-approves-240-glp-1-treatment-applications-costing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry approved 240 applications for GLP-1 treatment between January and September this year, at a total cost of RM2.56 million.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/health-ministry-short-of-1-176-drivers-including-for-ambulances",
        "published": "2026-11-02T02:02:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Health Ministry faces shortage of 1,176 drivers, including ambulance personnel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/health-ministry-faces-shortage-of-1-176-drivers-including-ambulance",
        "published": "2026-11-02T02:37:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}