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KL Wellness City To Be Malaysia's First Health Care-Oriented Township

Holistic connected services in the Bukit Jalil project aim to elevate health care delivery and patient experiences.

MOH: Lethargy Most Dominant Long Covid Symptom

About 75% of 25,122 reported long Covid patients in Malaysia experienced lethargy; 63% have shortness of breath; 14% develop coughs; 9% have difficulty sleeping; and 4% develop anxiety.

Ensure whole-of-society approach by engaging with stakeholders on white paper

FROM Dr Koh Kar Chai

Socso: Benefit claims for Covid-19 cases now processed under occupational diseases category | Malay Mail

TWL Holdings inks MoU with Tatra Investment to penetrate in healthcare sector in Malaysia, SEA

Covid-19 Watch: 14,692 new cases bring total to 4,234,087 says Health Ministry

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 14,692 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (April 3), says the Health Ministry.

Booster dose: 3-month extension for Sinovac recipients, senior citizens with history of Covid-19 infection | New Straits Times

Next CPD stream: SJMC Cardiology Grand Rounds #18 - Atrial Fibrillation, New Weapons for an Old Enemy Saturday 2.4.22 2-3 pm

Atrial Fibrillation: new weapons against an old enemy part 1

Subang Jaya residents appeal for health clinic

HOPE among Subang Jaya residents for a government health clinic in their midst has been dashed.

Thousands of workers return home as Malaysia fully reopens

Thousands of Malaysians working in Singapore have returned home as Malaysia fully reopened its borders after more than two years of pandemic closure.

Malaysia only in transition to endemic phase, keep following SOP, says Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR: The public has been reminded that the country is only in a transition phase to endemic and has not yet entered the endemic phase, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Malaysia logs 15,941 new Covid-19 infections, 33 deaths | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The Health Ministry today reported 15,941 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, a slight increase from 15,215 cases recorded yesterday. This brings the cumulative total infections to 4,183,359 fro…

Selangor reps Wong Chen, Michelle Ng, question govt’s decision to axe RM45m USJ health clinic project | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Two Selangor lawmakers today questioned the government’s decision to cancel a health clinic project in USJ1, Subang Jaya with an original RM45 million budget, citing high cost after the project was valued…

MMA: Time to consider putting MySejahtera to better use

Malaysia-China Sign MOU On Traditional Chinese Medicine

Malaysia’s Health Ministry aims to integrate traditional and complementary medicine with modern medicine as part of efforts to reduce the country’s disease burden.

Sinovac, Sinopharm recipients, those over 60 to lose fully-vaccinated status starting April 1 unless they get booster shots | New Straits Times

KJ: if things don't get worse MySejahtera 'check-in' to end

This process will take a few weeks.

MySejahtera Check-Ins Fall 26% Amid App Ownership Doubt

On March 28, the Covid-19 app recorded about 18 million check-ins, 6.3 million fewer than March 25 with 24.3 million check-ins.

Covid-19: Health Ministry reports more recoveries than new infections

906 new hospital admissions, ICUs at 32% capacity

Meanwhile, 950 patients were discharged yesterday.

Fasting for diabetics

CovidNow: Nearly 67pc of Malaysia’s adult population have received booster shot | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — A total of 15,711,005 individuals or 66.8 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday. Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 22,951,201 indi…

Don't reduce quarantine period for healthcare workers, govt told

The Malaysian Health Coalition says shortening the isolation period from seven to five days increases the risk of infection to other staff and patients.

Over 180,000 adults in Kedah to lose fully-vaxxed status by April