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CodeBlue says ministers and officials made 50 overseas trips in 50 days even as budget cuts continue to squeeze Malaysia’s health service.

Malaysia registered 854 overseas-qualified doctors as specialists in just the first 5 months of 2026 — a major boost for the specialist pipeline.

Malaysia’s healthcare manpower crunch is now serious enough for Health and Higher Education to form a joint workforce planning committee.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health and Higher Education ministries will establish a new committee aimed at ensuring that the country's healthcare workforce supply and manpower planning continue to meet current needs.

PCAKK in KK has provided free home-based palliative care for 28 years. Now they need help — raising RM300,000 through a charity concert on Sept 19 to keep caring for terminally ill patients. 🙏

KOTA KINABALU (June 23): The Palliative Care Association of Kota Kinabalu (PCAKK) is aiming to raise RM300,000 through its Charity Concert and Dinner 2026 to support its expanding services and long-term vision of establishing a p…

Malaysia's youth caught between viral food trends and dodgy slimming injectables — UM nursing experts warn unregistered weight-loss products are a growing public health risk, not just a beauty issue. 🍗

The generation caught between ayam gepuk and weight-loss injections should not be blamed. It is a generation growing up in a complex health environment. The real issue is not that young people enjoy food, but that insecurity has…

🏥 Private hospitals back govt plan to enlist private healthcare workers into public facilities. APHM is ready to help design a flexible framework. Details to follow in coming weeks.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) has expressed support for the Health Ministry's proposal to enlist private healthcare workers nationwide to strengthen public medical facilities.

Cutting sugar entirely? Doctors say don't. The body needs some sugar to function — The Star's health column explains why moderation beats elimination. 🍬

While too much is certainly not healthy, we shouldn't totally stop having sugar.

⛰️ 63 deaths from hiking in 5 years — Malaysia now requires a medical certificate to access high-risk trails. 189 areas have compulsory certified guides, Parliament told.

KUALA LUMPUR: Hiking accidents claimed 63 lives across the country over the past five years, with 1,059 cases recorded in all, the Dewan Rakyat heard on Tuesday (June 23).

🤖 More Malaysians are using AI chatbots for health info, but doctors warn AI can’t examine you — delays on dengue, stroke or cancer symptoms can be fatal.

🏥 Sabah’s RM1 clinic fee is under debate: a UMS study says many patients would pay a little more if B40, rural and elderly protections stay intact.

⚠️ Buying cosmetics online in Malaysia? Check the product’s notification status first — unregistered items can pose serious health risks.

🚨 5 hospitalised after mercury spills from a broken parcel at a George Town courier facility. Hazmat crews decontaminated the site; all victims are stable.

🚨 A Malaysian paediatrician in Perth faces 33 child sex charges involving 9 alleged victims. Doctor held in Hakea Prison; AHPRA has suspended registration following expanded police investigation.

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian paediatrician based in Perth, Australia, has been charged with 33 child sex-related offences involving nine alleged victims following an expanded police investigation.

🩺 1 in 6 Malaysians has diabetes. 1 in 3 has high blood pressure. 1 in 3 has high cholesterol. 54% are overweight or obese. Sarawak Health director: NCDs remain Malaysia's biggest public health challenge.

KUCHING (June 21): Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly diabetes, continue to pose major public health challenges in Malaysia. Sarawak State Health Department director Dr Veronica Lugah said data collected nationwide sh…

👴 64-year-old dies at Sungai Petani care home after alleged fight with another resident. Old bruises found. Police probe opened — classified as sudden death for now. Post-mortem awaited.

SUNGAI PETANI, June 21 — A 64-year-old man’s death at a care centre here has sparked a police investigation after his family alleged he had previously been involved in a fight...

🤖 More Malaysians using AI chatbots for health info — but doctors warn: AI can't examine you. Delays for dengue, stroke or cancer symptoms can be fatal. MMA: "Medicine is examination, judgment and responsibility."

PETALING JAYA: More Malaysians are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for health information, from checking symptoms and understanding medical reports to learning about medications and traditional ­remedies.

💔 Dr Zekry Zuhairy Atan, 33, from Segamat Hospital, and his 2-year-old daughter were killed in a Pekan road crash. A devastating loss for the Malaysian medical family. The driver had 6 prior traffic summonses.

Police say the two vehicles driven by the deceased were heading towards Kuantan when the accident occurred.

🏥 MOH responds on specialist training: 123 doctors appealed LNPT rejections — only 8 qualified even under updated JPA rules. 307 of 400 slots filled. LNPT policy is JPA's, not MOH's.

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has stressed that the selection process for its Advanced Specialist Training Programme (Offer C) is conducted in a structured, transparent and merit-based manner.

🚨 MMC probes fake MC syndicate that stole doctors' identities — operating since 2016. Health Min also: 402 vape cases found to contain meth and controlled substances nationwide. E-MCs on the way.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) will lead investigations into a syndicate allegedly selling fake medical certificates (MCs) using the identities of registered doctors and private clinics amid concerns that the o…

Pahang’s fake MC probe just widened again. Four more buyers were arrested, with forged certificates allegedly sold for RM50–200.

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Home kidney care is getting smarter in Malaysia. If connected monitoring works, it could ease costs and keep patients out of crowded hospitals. 🔌

🏥 Hospital strain isn't about foreign patients, MMA says — it's 11,000 missing specialists and chronic workforce underinvestment.

MMA responds to a social media post which claimed that an influx of foreigners at government healthcare facilities is affecting service quality and doctors’ welfare.

👴 Malaysia becomes an aged nation by 2048 — but can Malaysians afford to grow old? Many retirees' EPF runs out in a few years. Two health experts argue for lifelong income guarantees now.

If Malaysia chooses to act now — on retirement income, social security, health care and family support — we can ensure that our citizens grow old without growing poor.