Malaysian Medical Resources
13,968 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 2,796 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (June 23), bringing the cumulative number of cases to 4,549,847.
ALOR SETAR, June 23 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has paid out RM186 million in Covid-19 benefit claims to 173,498 workers in the country since 2020 to date...
REMBAU, June 23 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) aims to establish one-stop centres (OSC) for sleep-related issues in 40 hospitals nationwide within the next five years. Health...
KUCHING: Cases of the highly infectious Covid-19 Omicron variants, namely the BA.2.12.1 and BA.5, were detected in Sarawak recently, according to Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IH…
REMBAU, June 23 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said a new wave of Covid-19 infections in the country is expected to occur earlier than expected in the next two to three...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 2,425 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (June 22), says the Health Ministry.
Dr Kelvin Yii calls for a nationwide review to ensure that the case of HRPB’s ambulance response team allegedly withholding CPR from a patient who collapsed is not happening elsewhere.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) director Dr Murallitharan Munisamy said the ongoing drug shortage was affecting cancer treatment in the country,...
VIENTIANE: A second consignment of 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine donated by the Malaysian government has arrived in Lao capital Vientiane, Xinhua reported, quoting local daily Vientiane Times report Wednesday.
PETALING JAYA (June 21): The Ministry of Health (MOH) is still waiting for feedback from the Attorney-General's Chambers on the amendment to Act 309 of the Penal Code, involving a moratorium (suspension) on the prosecution and co…
A medical assistant from Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital’s ambulance team didn’t perform CPR on a man who collapsed or remove him from his car, claiming his body turned cold (algor mortis), despite arriving within 20 minutes from…
Applicants being interviewed by Public Service Commission asked if they are prepared to serve in Sabah and Sarawak rural areas.
KUALA LUMPUR: Paxlovid, an oral antiviral drug to treat Covid-19, is only expected to be available at private hospitals by early next week.
SHAH ALAM, June 21 — An influenza-like illness (ILI) cluster was detected in a fully residential school in Gombak district on June 19, according to the Selangor Health...
Khairy Jamaluddin says private health facilities started giving the antiviral drug yesterday, with patients only needing to pay consultation and other fees.
PETALING JAYA: A total of 107,844 individuals aged 12 years old and above have received their second Covid-19 booster jabs as of Monday (June 20), says the Health Ministry (MOH).
Shortages mainly involve medicines for cough and cold, fever, and antibiotics for children. Khairy Jamaluddin expects the situation to stabilise within a month or so.
Widespread screening for ovarian cancer is inadvisable due to limited evidence that the general approach significantly saves lives, Khairy Jamaluddin says.
The negotiated deal for MySejahtera will be submitted to the Ministry of Finance and the Cabinet for final approval.
KOTA BARU: A total 37 health clinics in Kelantan are participating in the five-day Covid-19 vaccination drive for children which began yesterday.
SIBU, June 21 — Sibu Division has seen an increase in hand, food and mouth disease (HFMD) cases with a total of over 500 cases reported for the first six months of this...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — A total of 1,299,348 children aged five to 11, or 36.6 per cent of the child population in the country have been fully vaccinated under the National...
MOH, university, and private hospitals manage their drug stocks differently; both MOH and university hospitals also ration prescriptions to deal with shortages.
KUALA LUMPUR: Rubberex Corporation (M) Bhd (RCB) sees Southeast Asia as a strong market for medical test kits and plans to shift its focus to test kit manufacturing to capitalise on the region's growth.