Malaysian Medical Resources
13,963 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
IPOH: People in Perak, especially the aged and those with mobility issues, won’t need to go to health clinics or hospitals to get their medication in the future.
The low salary and long work shifts may be why some young doctors choose to leave the country, says MMA president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai.
Howard Lee calls for a needs analysis audit to determine the actual need and demand in public hospitals, as well as more investment into staff and equipment, saying the contract system leads to doctor brain drain.
DECEMBER 24 — I read with interest the articles on the brain drain of doctors. This issue is not a new one. I graduated from UM as a doctor 10 years ago in 2012. About 30 of my...
PETALING JAYA: While it is true that the healthcare sector is facing a brain drain, it is not the only profession facing the problem.
Jakim communications chief Zakaria Othman says the health ministry needs to be consulted first.
PUTRAJAYA - Kewujudan ramai profesional berpengalaman, proses dan amalan yang diperkemas serta pilihan tapak yang luas memperkukuh kedudukan Malaysia sebagai destinasi ujian...
The ministry says it is monitoring the product’s recall process after confirming that it is sold in Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has deployed a total of 56 teams with various medical expertise to states severely affected by floods, including mental...
Since the 1970s, medical officers in Sarawak have been trained and have provided life-saving emergency surgical, orthopaedic, and obstetric operations in district hospitals.
Although it might take time before we can curb the issue of AMR in Malaysia and across the globe, if we are committed to playing our parts, it is a goal that we can achieve together.
Should there be any concern in there being a lacuna upon repeal -- the government can instruct, administratively, for the police to invoke its powers under Section 10 of the Mental Health Act in cases of attempted suicide to admi…
Howard Lee wants to pilot a mobile wound care centre for those with bed sores or amputation wounds. One in five Malaysian adults have diabetes, which can cause foot wounds.
IN conjunction with World Disability Month which fell on Dec 3, IOI Cluster of Hotels came together for the first time to carry out a charity fund dedicated to children with disabilities, focusing on those diagnosed with cerebral…
A total of 25 beneficiaries will receive one-year sponsorship of antiretroviral medicines from the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP), amounting to RM210,000 for the Medicine Assistance Scheme under the Malaysi…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is losing some of its “best and brightest” medical graduates to Singapore annually, said former Universiti Malaya (UM) medical faculty dean Prof Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman.
PASIR MAS: Kelantan today recorded its first Covid-19 victim among the flood evacuees who were relocated to a relief centre here recently.
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): When former journalist Ali Imran Mohd Noordin got Covid-19 in July this year, it was bad. He had trouble breathing. He had to be hospitalised for four days. Doctors put him on Paxlovid. This was his second…
Some healthcare professionals are concerned it is condoning homosexual sex.
Public hospitals in Besut, Setiu, and Hulu Terengganu can only be accessed via water or air transport. Floods have affected 40 public health care facilities in Terengganu and 32 in Kelantan.
Unsafe reporting of suicides is a risk factor for future suicidal behaviour among vulnerable groups through imitation, especially when detailed methods are portrayed in the report.
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KOTA BARU, Dec 19 — Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZ II) is postponing elective surgeries until further notice following the flood disaster in Kelantan. State Health...