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Covid-19 (Oct 29): 649 new cases, no deaths for first time since Oct 7

UPDATED 7.55PM | COVID-19 | active cases dip for first time in nearly a month, number of ICU admissions increased.

Deputy Health D-G: 8,506 beds to treat Covid-19 in Sabah with 43pc usage rate | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — There are currently 8,506 hospital beds in Sabah to treat Covid-19 patients, with a 43 per cent usage rate, Deputy Health Director-General Datuk Dr Rohaizat Yon said today. In a Facebook posting shared by t…

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On a mission to get women in Sarawak access to breast cancer screening

For the women in rural Sarawak, screening for breast cancer isn't practical: it costs just too much to get to a big specialist hospital. It also takes too long, which means losing income. Two Sarawakian women are determined to ca…

Health Ministry: Malaysia temporarily halts use of two flu vaccines after South Korea deaths | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Health Ministry has announced today it has temporarily halted the use of two influenza vaccines — SKYCellflu Quadrivalent and Vaxigrip Tetra — as a precautionary measure after at least four dozen people…

Health DG admits backlog in transporting Covid-19 patients for treatment in Sabah

Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also says frontliners and health ministry staff are going through mental and physical lethargy after combating Covid-19 for the past 10 months.

Malaysia’s active Covid-19 cases breach 10,000-mark; 801 new cases, eight deaths today | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Health Ministry today reported 801 new Covid-19 cases today and eight deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases has crossed the 10,000-mark. Today’s deaths raise the tally to 246 since the…

Budget 2021: Experts want focus on Covid-19 vaccination programme

KUALA LUMPUR: Health experts are rooting for more allocations under the 2021 Budget to secure access to Covid-19 vaccines and decisively defeat the pandemic.

Healthcare frontliners near burnout

PETALING JAYA: Frontliners at hospitals in Tawau and Semporna, which have seen one of the highest Covid-19 cases in Sabah, are on the verge of burning...

Sabah doctor tells of nurses in tears, doctors on sleeping pills | Daily Express Online - Sabah's Leading News Portal

A healthcare worker in Sabah claims the biggest challenge for the state to manage the spike in Covid-19 cases is the lack of manpower in hospitals

Study: 3% Of Mild Covid-19 Patients Worsened In Malaysia Early Wave

Half of the participants in a study by Malaysia’s Institute for Clinical Research did not show Covid-19 symptoms upon hospital admission.

Dangerous aesthetic beauty 'quack' doctors

KUALA LUMPUR: The recent tragic death of a young local model, pursuing aesthetic beauty, raised alarm bells among medical practitioners.

Kidney transplant best option for end-stage kidney disease patients

Sime Darby still considering a spin-off of healthcare unit

Sime Darby Bhd and its joint-venture (JV) partner, Australia’s Ramsay Health Care, are still deliberating about whether the market is conducive for the listing of Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care Sdn Bhd (RSDHC), says executive dire…

Sabah Highest Covid-19 Incidence Rate, Selangor Below National Average

Sabah’s and Labuan’s average daily case incidence rate per 100,000 people over the past 14 days exceeded the national average by six to five times, while Penang came in third highest in Malaysia.

Sabah's healthcare system not collapsing, get facts right - Health DG

COVID-19 | Only 52 pct of hospital beds in Sabah are being used, he says.

Malaysia sets new record of 1,240 daily Covid-19 cases

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,240 new Covid-19 cases today – the highest daily tally of infections since the pandemic began in March.

Check beauty centres' licences

The definition of aesthetic medicine is relatively new. In 2013, the Health Ministry defined it as “an area of medical practice that embraces multidisciplinary modalities dedicated to creating a harmonious physical and psychologi…

Safe abortions: Malaysian short film project looks at what would happen if men had unwanted pregnancies (VIDEO) | Malay Mail

PETALING JAYA, Oct 26 — We’ve all heard a rendition of this story before. Girl falls in love with boy, they have unprotected sex, and boy dumps girl once he realises there’s an unwanted pregnancy in the picture. But what if the g…

S'gor loses last green district, but many sub-districts are Covid-19 free

Only Petaling and Kapar are entirely red, 23 of 56 subdistricts green.

Covid-19 is reshaping healthcare with new tech

THE Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of telemedicine in the healthcare industry as governments across the globe impose restrictions on movement as part of efforts to contain the spread of the disease.Malaysia Healthcare…

Perikatan Maintaining 2016 BN Decision To Ban E-Cigarettes With Nicotine

A new Act will be enacted for the use, sale, promotion, sponsorship, and health-related labelling of electronic cigarettes that do not contain nicotine.

Unlikely for Covid-19 infection rate to drop quickly, say medical experts

The Malaysian Medical Association says community transmissions will be the main factor in deciding whether to lift or to extend the CMCO in Selangor.